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Pima County Government


Internal Auditor I

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Recruitment began on May 23, 2025
and the job listing Expires on June 24, 2025
Full-time
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Job Description Summary

Department – Finance and Risk Management

Job Description

OPEN UNTIL FILLED

Job Type: Classified

Job Classification: 5546 – Internal Auditor I – Finance

Salary Grade: 11

Pay Range

Hiring Range: $52,251 – $62,701 Annually

Pay Range: $52,251 – $73,151 Annually

Range Explanation:

  • Hiring Range is an estimate of where you can receive an offer. The actual salary offer will carefully consider a wide range of factors, including your skills, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, training, and internal equity.
  • Pay Range is the entire compensation range for the position.

First review of applications will be on 5/30/2025.

Pima County’s Department of Finance and Risk Management is looking for an Internal Auditor I to join our internal audit team. This role offers the opportunity to learn from experienced auditors who assess risks and recommend improvements across County operations. The successful candidate will assist in reviewing departmental processes, documenting findings, and helping draft reports. We’re looking for a dependable, quick learner with strong communication skills, a positive attitude, and a desire to grow professionally as part of a collaborative team.

What you’ll do:

  • Assist other members of the internal audit team as they perform their assigned projects to evaluate County processes and procedures.
  • Learn the County’s current organizational structure, operations, and procedures, as well as relevant best practices used by other organizations.
  • Assist senior auditors as they identify potential weaknesses in the County’s current business practices and work with client departments to develop appropriate solutions.
  • Learn the process of reviewing software applications used by the County to identify potential security vulnerabilities and operational issues.
  • Learn how senior auditors document the work they perform using audit management software (currently TeamMate+) and assist with creating written reports to communicate the results of each project to County management.

What we’re looking for:

  • A learner who is curious about how and why things work.
  • A detail-oriented individual who can still see the big picture.
  • A creative problem solver who is great at observing a process and developing innovative approaches to overcome obstacles.
  • A critical thinker that is unafraid to question the conventional approach.
  • An effective communicator that is outgoing and can work with a wide range of personality types.

Essential Functions:

As defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act, this classification may include any of the following tasks, knowledge, skills, and other characteristics. This list is ILLUSTRATIVE ONLY and is not a comprehensive listing of all functions and tasks performed by incumbents of this class. Work assignments may vary depending on the department’s need and will be communicated to the applicant or incumbent by the supervisor.

  • Assists in conducting internal audits by gathering and analyzing financial data; evaluating compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and policies; performing risk assessments and identifying key areas of focus; and supporting the development of audit objectives, scope, and testing procedures;
  • Assists in preparing work papers and testing financial processes to identify errors, inconsistencies, or inefficiencies;
  • Participates in and documents interviews with employees and stakeholders to gather relevant information while maintaining confidentiality and ensuring the security of sensitive audit information;
  • Assists in identifying audit findings and developing recommendations to address deficiencies or enhance controls;
  • Assists with drafting written audit reports, consultation memos, and application review issue forms to document findings and recommendations;
  • Participates in presenting audit findings, issues, and potential impacts to department personnel;
  • Attends meetings with department management to review audit results and review draft reports;
  • Participates in follow-up audits to assess corrective actions taken by departments;
  • Supports the review of automated systems to assess internal controls and identify areas needing improvement;
  • Researches and applies audit standards, policies, and best practices while collaborating with senior auditors to gain knowledge of audit techniques and methodologies.

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with a major in accounting, finance, business administration, or a closely related field as defined by the department head at the time of recruitment

OR:

Associate degree AND two years of professional-level experience in accounting, finance, public or business administration, or closely related field as defined by the department at the time of recruitment.

(Relevant experience and/or education from an accredited college or university may be substituted.)

(See Special Notice Items for further requirements.)

(Applicants for positions in this classification with non-accounting majors, such as public or business administration, must provide transcripts at the time of application showing completion of at least nine semester hours (or the equivalent) in college-level accounting courses.)

Qualifying education and experience must be clearly documented in the “Education” and “Work Experience” sections of the application. Do not substitute a resume for your application or write “see resume” on your application.

Preferred Qualifications: (Be specific in describing your experience in your application. Ensure the descriptions provided illustrate your competencies, specifically addressing the required and preferred qualifications.):

  • Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance.
  • Experience with/knowledge of cash handling, accounts payable, or accounts receivable.
  • Experience with public speaking and/or presentation in an academic or professional setting.
  • Experience working on a team while delivering customer service.
  • Experience with creating/modifying spreadsheets and/or extracting information from databases.
  • Experience receiving and providing feedback regarding written documents in an academic or professional setting.

Selection Procedure:

Pima County Human Resources Department reserves the right to admit to the selection process only those candidates that meet the minimum qualifications. All applications will be assessed based on an evaluation of the listed education and experience. Candidates meeting the minimum qualifications may be further evaluated/scored against any advertised Preferred Qualifications. The hiring authority will interview and select the successful candidate from a referral list provided by Human Resources. Additional assessments/testing may be required as part of the selection process.

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