Audit-Quality Control Reviewer

Job Description: Make an impact with your career in audit! The Texas Office of Inspector General was established to combat fraud, waste, and abuse in publicly funded state Health and Human Services programs. We are looking for talented, innovative, and driven people who believe they can help create a better future. Our office provides a collaborative and supportive workplace culture to grow your career and help positively impact the lives of Texans. Our success is truly based on our people. We commit to supporting our people for their professional growth while maintaining a work life balance. Quality Control team members enjoy meaningful, challenging, and diverse audit work, a supportive and innovative work environment, coaching and mentor programs, and many more benefits. This position offers a hybrid schedule of telework and in-office work. This position's ability to telework will be determined by agency and division telework policies and will be required to come into the office, as directed, to fulfill essential job functions. Highlights of the Quality Control Reviewer role:•Performing thorough quality review of audit program steps, audit project workpapers, and reports. •Confirming that audit program steps, workpapers, and reports are completed in accordance with Generally Accepted Government Auditing Standards (GAGAS) and Division policies. •Providing guidance to audit teams, as needed, on how to effectively complete key quality control processes and related tools and templates. •Developing and training team members. What you bring to the Quality Control Reviewer role:•Ability to manage multiple tasks and provide excellent customer service to team members while ensuring project timelines are met. •Understanding of audit skills and applicable standards. •Ability to produce clear and concise coaching notes in an electronic working paper system. •Working knowledge of electronic working papers, Sharepoint, Excel, and Word. OIG is responsible for preventing, detecting, auditing, inspecting, reviewing, and investigating fraud, waste, and abuse in the provision of Medicaid and other HHS programs. Work is conducted in accordance with generally accepted government auditing standards and OIG Audit policies and procedures. Essential Job Functions: EJF 1: Professionalism -40% Quality of Work: •Performs thorough quality review of audit program steps, audit project workpapers, and reports. •Confirms that audit program steps, workpapers and reports are completed in accordance with Division policies as well as Generally Accepted Government Auditing Standards (GAGAS) or Quality Standards for Inspection and Evaluation and First Level Reviewed, as applicable. •Produces clear and concise coaching notes in TeamMate to communicate sufficiency of audit evidence and documentation to support audit or inspection issues, and evidence of appropriate completion of audit program steps. •Provides guidance to audit teams, as needed, on how to effectively complete key quality control processes and related tools and templates. Knowledge: •Verifies based on the documentation, and evidence provided that an experienced auditor with no knowledge of the project can determine how the conclusion was reached. •Demonstrates understanding of audit skills, applicable standards, and Division policies and procedures. •Demonstrates working knowledge of TeamMate, Excel, ACL, Access, and Word. Analytic Judgment: •Uses a logical, rational and objective approach to solve problems. •Considers the broader impact of various alternatives. •Effectively reviews and analyzes information from a variety of sources and provides useful high-level summaries. •Draws accurate conclusions from available information. EJF 2: Personal Conduct -20% Self-Direction: •Organizes, prioritizes, and carries out responsibilities with limited supervision •Makes decision independently, where appropriate. •Responds effectively to job demand and adjusts priorities appropriately Initiative: •Conceives ideas and creates circumstances to support actions and decisions •Improvises when necessary •Proactively looks for ways to encourage professional cooperation. Dependability: •Can be relied on to finish assignments timely. •Is on time for work and meetings •Is available throughout the day and responds to inquiries timely Flexibility: •Reacts quickly and appropriately to changes in priorities •Works with audit teams to allow for professional judgement compromises EJF 3: Communication -20% •Diplomatically voices opinions, suggestions •Effectively communicates in written coaching notes as well as verbally with the teams. •Demonstrates active listening skills, and expresses thoughts clearly and accurately to provide, exchange, or verify information, answer inquiries, and address standards issues. EJF 4: Team Work -15% •Offers creative and innovative approaches to assignments on the QC team to help the team complete assignments timely. •Provides a customer service approach to their assignments and exhibits professionalism, patience, and a "people first" attitude. •Develops and maintains effective work relationships. •Completes own assignments and assists other QC reviewers as needed to keep audit projects on track. •Handles conflict in an effective manner. •Is sensitive to the needs of others. EJF 5: Training -5% •Assists in identifying training opportunities on a systemic basis and provides direction to staff on audit or inspection projects. Recognizes when work reviewed is commendable and can identify staff with particular skills and traits. Recognizes when work needs improvement and brings it to the attention of management as applicable. •Assists in identifying and procuring external training. •Develops, edits, and conducts internal staff training. •Works one on one with staff to provide individual training as needed. Knowledge Skills Abilities: •Generally Accepted Government Auditing Standards •Financial, operational, and information technology internal controls •Audit procedures and processes including performance audits •Health and Human Services programs, functions, and systems, including related local, state, and federal laws and regulations •International Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing •Information Systems Auditing Standards Skill in: •Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems and in operating computers and applicable computer software. •Performing research, evaluating information, and drawing logical conclusions •Managing projects •Developing interpersonal relationships, including the ability to work with people under pressure, negotiate among multiple parties, resolve conflicts, and establish and maintain effective working relationships with various levels of personnel in governmental entities •Motivating, training, guiding, mentoring, and evaluating professional audit staff •Planning, assigning, and supervising the work of professional audit staff •Using software applications to conduct audit work and evaluate business operations and systems Ability to: •Analyze and evaluate highly complicated and technical information •Identify issues, develop creative and workable alternatives to complex problems and policy issues, and recommend effective solutions •Provide effective leadership •Work cooperatively in a team environment •Communicate effectively, both orally and in writing Registration or Licensure Requirements: The individual in the Audit Quality Control position must be a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), licensed by, and in good standing with, a state board of accountancy, a Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), a Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), a Certified Government Financial Manager (CGFM), Certified Inspector General Auditor (CIGA), a Certified Forensic Accountant (CFA), or a Certified Government Audit Professional (CGAP) designation obtained prior to 2018 or grandfathered in by the Institute of Internal Auditors. Initial Selection Criteria: •Bachelor's degree from a college or university. •At least three years of experience in auditing, information technology/systems auditing, financial analysis, accounting, or other relevant fields as determined by the hiring manager. •Advanced degrees may be substituted for one year of experience at the hiring manager's discretion. Additional Information: The OIG is responsible for preventing, detecting, auditing, inspecting, reviewing, and investigating fraud, waste, and abuse in the provision of HHS in Medicaid and other HHS programs. Potential employees of OIG are subject to criminal background checks in accordance with the HHS Human Resources policy. Selected applicants must complete a national fingerprint based, criminal background check through Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) and Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) to determine if they have criminal history record information that constitutes a bar to employment. OIG will request that all applicants considered for an interview provide responses to essay questions. Failure to respond to the request could disqualify an applicant from the interview process. Any employment offer is contingent upon available budgeted funds. The offered salary will be determined in accordance with budgetary limits and the requirements of HHSC Human Resources Manual. HHS agencies use E-Verify. You must bring your I-9 documentation with you on your first day of work. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), HHS agencies will provide reasonable accommodation during the hiring and selection process for qualified individuals with a disability. If you need assistance completing the on-line application, contact the HHS Employee Service Center at 1-888-894-4747. If you are contacted for an interview and need accommodation to participate in the interview process, please notify the person scheduling the interview. MOS Code: 36A, 70C,310X, 651X, 751X,F&S,FIN10,3402,3404,3408,8844,2R0X1,6F0X1,81200,65FX,87Q0 HHS agencies use E-Verify. You must bring your I-9 documentation with you on your first day of work.I-9 Form - Click here to download the I-9 form.In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), HHS agencies will provide reasonable accommodation during the hiring and selection process for qualified individuals with a disability. If you need assistance completing the on-line application, contact the HHS Employee Service Center at 1-888-894-4747. If you are contacted for an interview and need accommodation to participate in the interview process, please notify the person scheduling the interview.Top 10 Tips for Success when Applying to Jobs at HHSC and DSHS