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Full-time

Ventura County Government Center, CA Capellen United States

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WHAT WE OFFER

• General Salary Increase - 3.50% effective 12/22/2024.

• Educational Incentive - An educational incentive of 2.5% for completion of an associate's degree, 3.5% for completion of a bachelor's degree, OR 5% for completion of a graduate's degree.
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) Incentive An incentive of an additional five percent (5%) of your base salary may be paid for an active CPA Certification.
• Bilingual Incentive - Incumbents may also be eligible for bilingual incentive depending upon operational needs and certification skills.
• Vacation Accrual Initially 14 days per year; after approximately 5 years of service increasing to 19 days a year; after approximately 11 years increasing to 20 days per year and then increasing 1 day a year through 15 years of service; topping out at 26 days per year after approximately 20 years of service with a maximum accumulation of 400 hours.
• Vacation Leave Redemption After 14,560 hours (equivalent to 7 years) of continuous County service the ability to \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"cash in\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\" or redeem up to 80 hours of vacation accrued in the same year after using 80 hours of vacation in the preceding 12 months.
• Deferred Compensation- Eligible to participate in the County's 401(k) Shared Savings Plan and/or the Section 457 Plan. This position is eligible for up to a 3% match on your 401(k) contributions.
• Health Plans You are afforded a flexible credit allowance for purchasing medical, dental, and/or vision insurance from a group of authorized plans. For Plan Year 2024 tier one for employee only is $502 per pay period, tier two for employee plus one is $730 per pay period and tier three for employee plus family is $905 per pay period.
• Flexible Spending Accounts - Choice of participation in the Flexible Spending Accounts which increase spending power through reimbursement of pre-tax dollars for IRS approved dependent care and health care expenses.
• Pension Plan - Both the County and employees contribute to the County's Retirement Plan and to Social Security. If eligible, reciprocity may be established with other public retirement systems, such as PERS.
• Holidays - 12 paid days per year which includes a scheduled floating holiday.

Ventura County is a general law county, governed by a five-member, elected-by-district Board of Supervisors. The Supervisors appoint a County Executive Officer (CEO) to oversee the County budget, day-to-day operations, and to advise, assist, and act as an agent for the Board of Supervisors in all matters under the Boards jurisdiction. It focuses on serving its residents by promoting engagement, strategy, execution and accountability to include diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives to ensure that all employees are treated with respect and without discrimination, and to improve culturally appropriate outcomes for community members.

THE AUDITOR CONTROLLER'S OFFICE
By State Law, the Auditor-Controller is charged with the responsibilities normally associated with that of the Chief Financial Officer. The office is charged with the establishment and supervision of the accounting and financial operations of all activities under control of the Board of Supervisors. The Auditor-Controller provides the County with professional fiscal leadership to protect the interests of the citizens of Ventura County; promotes public oversight; and provides accountability. These services are performed in a customer oriented, efficient, economical, and effective manner.

THE POSITION
Under general direction, the Senior Internal Auditor/Analyst assumes project management responsibility for leading and implementing County-wide projects including, but not limited to, the County's Control Self-Assessment (CSA) program; leads, schedules, assigns, monitors and reviews the work of assigned professional and technical staff; performs complex performance and compliance audits in timely, independent and objective manner, and in accordance with professional standards and processes; and assists management at all levels within the County by bringing a systematic approach to evaluating and improving risk management, control and governance processes of County departments and agencies. Audit functional areas include, but are not limited to, financial, compliance, performance and information systems.

The ideal candidate will have experience performing supervisory and/or lead responsibilities including training, coaching and team building. Strong analytical abilities used to perform critical examination of governmental operations and activities are desired.

The eligible list established from this recruitment may be used to fill current and future Regular (including Temporary and Fixed-Term), Intermittent, and Extra-Help vacancies. There is currently one (1) Regular vacancy in the Auditor Controller's Office.

The Senior Internal Auditor/Analyst is represented by the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) and is not eligible for overtime compensation.

Duties may include but are not limited to the following:

• Plans, performs and reports on complex performance and compliance audits in a timely, independent and objective manner, and in accordance with professional standards and processes;
• Serves in a project management capacity on complex programs with County-wide impact including, but not limited to, the County's Control Self-Assessment (CSA) program;
• Plans, leads, schedules, assigns, monitors and reviews the work of assigned professional and technical staff;
• As assigned, may receive, review and analyze complaints received by the County's Fraud Hotline; prepares notifications to appropriate parties identifying the nature of the complaint; follows through to determine whether complaint has been satisfactorily resolved;
• Monitors changes to County policies and procedures, accounting/auditing standards and state/federal laws; analyzes impact on various County operations and recommends appropriate actions;
• Performs special research projects and assists external auditors as necessary;
• Participates in the development, implementation and maintenance of policies, objectives and short and long-range audit plans; develops and implements projects and programs to assist in the accomplishment of goals;
• Assists in the selection, training, supervision and evaluation of professional, technical and clerical staff;
• Assists in conducting presentations before agency management, County Executive Officer, Grand Jury and Board of Supervisors regarding audit findings and recommendations;
• Coordinates with and assists the District Attorney's Office on incidents of fraud and embezzlement;
• Performs related duties as assigned.

These are entrance requirements to the examination process and assure neither continuance in the process nor placement on an eligible list.

EDUCATION, TRAINING, and EXPERIENCE:
Any combination of education and experience which has led to the acquisition of the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.

The required knowledge, skills, and abilities can also be obtained by a Bachelor's degree with at least 18 semester units of college-level accounting, business, and/or business-related coursework (e.g., public administration, information technology, etc.)
PLUS
Four (4) years of progressively responsible professional auditing, compliance or related analytical experience
OR
Two (2) years of experience as an Internal Auditor/Analyst II in the County of Ventura.

Education/Experience Substitution
Professional level auditing experience may be substituted for up to two (2) years of undergraduate education on a year for year basis, provided the candidate possesses at least eighteen (18) semester units of college-level accounting/business related coursework.

The following may substitute for one (1) year of professional auditing experience for a maximum substitution limit of one (1) year experience:

A Certified Public Accountant (CPA) license, a Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) certificate, a Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) certificate or an advanced degree in accounting, business and/or a business-related field (e.g., public administration, accounting, finance, statistics, information technology, etc.) To be a substitution, the license or certification must be current and active. Please, attach a copy to your application.

Necessary Special Requirements
Must possess and maintain a valid California driver license.
Experience:

• Leading projects performed in accordance with accounting and/or auditing standards;
• Utilizing automated systems to generate reports and perform research and analysis for auditing and/or accounting purposes.

Verification of the required college degree and/or 18 semester units of college-level accounting, business, and/or business-related coursework (e.g., public administration, information technology, etc.).

• Submit your college transcripts/grade reports from an accredited college or university which shows your name, the conferred date of your degree and the major area of study within three (3) days of the closing date of this recruitment.
• Unofficial transcripts are acceptable.
• If you need additional time to submit transcripts, contact the analyst conducting the recruitment for an extension at Esmeralda.Oseguera@ventura.org.
• Degree(s) from a foreign institution require an academic credential evaluation to determine the U.S. equivalency.
• If the name on this documentation is different from the name on your application, include documents that show the name change (e.g., a marriage certificate).

DESIRED
Experience:

• Supervising and/or leading teams including training, coaching and team building;
• Performing critical examinations and analysis of governmental operations and activities.

Advanced training, as evidenced by a Master's Degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Public Administration, Information Technology, or a related field is highly desirable.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Thorough knowledge of:

• Operations, services and activities of a comprehensive audit function;
• Operations, services and activities found in County government;
• Project management techniques;
• Generally Accepted Accounting Principles;
• Generally Accepted Auditing Standards;
• Internal control principles and frameworks;
• Theories, techniques, and practices relating to financial, compliance, and performance audits; accounting methods and practices;
• County specific administrative manuals, operational guides and personnel related policies and procedures;
• Application of automated systems for financial reporting and accounting/auditing purposes;
• Fiscal monitoring and control methods;
• Budgeting methods and techniques;
• Cost benefit analysis;
• Methods and techniques of analyzing risk factors;
• Principles of lead supervision and training;
• Methods of effective team building;
• Different instructional and coaching techniques.

Skill in:

• Reading, interpreting and analyzing legal and procedural requirements of contract provisions, laws, statutes, codes and regulations governing audit operations;
• Conducting research;
• Legislative analysis;
• Reading and reconciling financial statements;
• Maintaining confidentiality in all audit activities;
• Developing scopes of work and establishing audit methodologies;
• Developing clear and concise audit reports and related documents;
• Use of computers and related technology including software applications specific to work performed, such as VCFMS.

Ability to:

• Serve in a project management capacity for assigned program;
• Perform complex analytical and critical examination of governmental operations and activities;
• Plan, organize and direct the work of professional and technical staff;
• Devise new or revised policies and procedures to adapt to internal and external policy changes or legal mandates;
• Exercise sound judgment in sensitive situations;
• Understand interrelationships among financial records and documents;
• Analyze financial/accounting data and draw logical conclusions;
• Analyze and evaluate administrative and abstract accounting/auditing concepts and procedures;
• Understand, interpret and apply legal and procedural requirements;
• Interpret and apply professional principles and standards;
• Evaluate and reconcile financial data from multiple financial accounting systems;
• Adapt to new or revised policy changes or legal mandates;
• Maintain the confidence of departmental and agency staff and other officials during audits and while resolving difficult problems;
• Maintain impartiality and objectivity;
• Effectively communicate both orally and in writing; and
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.

100%: A job-related oral examination may be conducted to evaluate and compare participating candidates' knowledge, skills, and abilities in relation to those factors which job analysis has determined to be essential for successful performance of the job. Applicants must earn a score of seventy percent (70%) or higher to qualify for placement on the eligible list.

If there are three (3) or fewer qualified applicants, an examination will not be conducted. Instead a score of seventy percent (70%) will be assigned to each application, and each applicant will be placed on the eligible list.

Applicants successfully completing the examination process may be placed on an eligible list for a period of one (1) year.

BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION : A thorough pre-employment, post offer background investigation which may include inquiry into past employment, education, criminal background information, and driving record may be required for this position.

For further information about this recruitment, please contact Esmeralda Oseguera by e-mail at Esmeralda.Oseguerea@ventura.org or by telephone at (805) 477-7268.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
The County of Ventura is an equal opportunity employer to all, regardless of age, ancestry, color, disability (mental and physical), exercising the right to family care and medical leave, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, political affiliation, race, religious creed, sex (includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, and related medical conditions), and sexual orientation.