FINANCIAL COMPLIANCE AUDITOR PROGRAM SUPERVISOR

The Maryland State Department of Education is dedicated to supporting a world-class educational system that prepares all students for college and career success in the 21st century. With excellent stewardship from our divisions, we oversee State and federal programs that support the needs of a diverse population – students, teachers, principals, and other educators throughout Maryland.

STANDARD SALARY SCHEDULE GRADE 19

200 West Baltimore Street

Baltimore, MD 21201

This is a professional position serving as a supervising auditor in the State Aid Section of the Audit Office responsible for coordinates and supervising the activity of the staff auditors assigned to perform financial and compliance audits of State Aid to Education program funds provided to local school systems.

Designs and develops auditing programs for local school systems (LSS) audits. This would include auditing programs for state aided educational programs administered under the Bridge to Excellence Public School Act; Supervises and provide guidance and direction to staff auditors on the audit programs, audit techniques and audit tools to be used in order to perform their duties efficiently; Reviews staff auditors’ working papers that document the audit tests performed and compiles the results of the audit tests to produce draft reports; Evaluates the adequacy and effectiveness of internal controls at the LSS’s; Reviews and assesses the adequacy of audit working papers including supporting documentation to ensure objectives have been accomplished, reporting is consistent with working papers and in compliance with government auditing standards; Develops and revises, as necessary, audit tools; Review forms to determine that audits are conducted in accordance with U.S. General Accounting Office standards and that audit programs are designed to ensure compliance with MSDE policies and procedures; Evaluates staff auditors, and lead auditors’ as required by personnel regulations.

Education:  A Bachelor's degree in Accounting from an accredited college or university or a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with 30 credit hours in Accounting and related courses, including or supplemented by 3 credit hours in auditing.  

Experience: Four years of experience performing financial and compliance audits of a State agency, grantee, business or other entity.  

Notes:  

1. Applicants who had met the requirements for admission to the CPA examination prior to July 1, 1974 will be considered to have met the educational requirement.  

2. Candidates may substitute the possession of a certificate as a Certified Public Accountant or Certified Internal Auditor or a Master's degree in accounting from an accredited college or university for one year of the required experience.  

3. Applicants may substitute one year of professional accounting experience for one year of auditing experience only.  

4. Candidates may substitute U.S. Armed Forces military service experience as a commissioned officer in Internal Review classifications or Auditing specialty codes in the Financial or Auditing fields of work on a year-for-year basis for the required experience.

Preference will be given to applicants who possess the following preferred qualification(s). Include clear and specific information on your application regarding your qualifications.

Two years of government auditing experience

Please make sure that you provide sufficient information on your application to show that you meet the qualifications for this recruitment. All information concerning your qualifications must be submitted by the closing date. We will not consider information submitted after this date. Successful candidates will be ranked as Best Qualified, Better Qualified, or Qualified and placed on the employment (eligible) list for at least one year.

On-line applications are the preferred method for receiving your application/attachments.  Using this method will allow applicants to access their documents for future recruitment's for which they apply and verify that the appropriate documents (resume-credentials) have been attached to the recruitment that requires them. Applicants must include their resume and provide sufficient information on the application to document that they satisfy the minimum qualifications for this recruitment.

Please do not put "See Resume" in the job duties section of your application; your application will not be considered. 

If you utilize fax or regular mail as the option to submit required attachments, you will need to resubmit these documents each time you apply for a new position that requires the attachments.  Additionally, you must include the following information on each page of the attachment you submit in order to ensure that we append the attachments to the correct recruitment: First and Last Name, Recruitment Number  last 4 digits of your SS# indicate application for Financial Compliance Auditor Program Supervisor, PIN# 039371 – JobAps# 20-006743-0002 Mailing Address: Maryland State Department of Education, Office of Human Resources 200 West Baltimore Street Baltimore, Maryland  21201. Fax: 410-333-8950 – This fax number is for Department of Education recruitment actions only.  If you have difficulty with your user account or have general questions about this online application system, please contact the MD Department of Budget and Management, Recruitment and Examination Division at 410-767-4850. For inquiries or an MSDE Application, contact 410-767-0019 or TTY/TDD 410-333-3045 or visit our website at http://www.marylandpublicschools.org/.

Appropriate accommodations for individuals with disabilities available upon request