STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
HUMAN RESOURCES
CLASSIFICATION: AGENCY AUDIT MANAGER
Class Code: 0137-25
Date Established: 09-13-82
Occupational Code: 7-2-4
Date of Last Revision: 12-28-01
BASIC PURPOSE: To plan and supervise agency audits
and/or contractors' financial records and related functions to determine
compliance with state and federal auditing methods and directives, or to assist
management in establishing internal controls to govern the safekeeping and use
of funds entrusted to its care.
CHARACTERISTIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
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Reviews audit reports
of subordinate staff to ensure the establishment of audit trails with
exceptions noted.
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Meets with
appropriate agency officials to determine and plan the auditing requirements of
the agency.
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Reviews, edits and
corrects final drafts of audit reports prepared by audit staff prior to
distribution of completed reports.
·
Reviews internal
controls of the department's various bureaus/districts to ascertain compliance.
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Makes on-site
observations and examinations of documents, financial statements and source
records.
·
Trains and assigns
work to auditing staff and conducts yearly performance evaluation of staff.
·
Reviews, analyzes and
evaluates annual independent Certified Public Accountant audit reports to
determine compliance.
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Coordinates the
development and drafting of plans, policies and procedures of auditing unit.
·
Presents findings of
audits to appropriate agency officials and audits and recommends corrective
action, and follows up on the results of any corrective action implemented.
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DISTINGUISHING FACTORS:
Skill: Requires skill in analyzing and
interpreting data, policy and procedures OR in using equipment in order to
arrive at logical conclusions or recommendations.
Knowledge: Requires logical or scientific
understanding to analyze problems of a specialized or professional nature in a
particular field.
Impact: Requires responsibility for achieving
direct service objectives by assessing agency service needs and making
preliminary recommendations for the development of alternative short-term
program policies or procedures.
Errors at this level result in incomplete assessments or misleading
recommendations causing a disruption of agency programs or policies.
Supervision: Requires direct supervision of programs
or of employees doing work which differs from the supervisor, including
disciplining employees, solving personnel problems, recommending hiring and
terminating employees, and developing work methods. The supervisor in this position manages a working unit or
section with responsibility for employee performance appraisal.
Working Conditions: Requires performing regular job
functions in a controlled environment with minimal exposure to disagreeable job
elements and little risk of hazard to physical or mental health.
Physical Demands: Requires light work, including
continuous walking or operating simple equipment for extended periods of time
as well as occasional strenuous activities such as reaching or bending.
Communication: Requires reviewing summaries and
reports and making management level decisions to solve problems or to achieve
work objectives as well as articulating and expressing those solutions and
goals. This level also requires
formal presentations of solutions and goals to employees and the general public
to increase the responsiveness of the agency toward the demands of its client
system.
Complexity: Requires coordinating a combination of
diverse job functions in order to integrate professional and technical agency
goals. This level also requires
considerable judgment to implement a sequence of operations or actions.
Independent Action: Requires independent judgment in
planning and evaluating work procedures and in supervising the development of
professional, technical and managerial standards under administrative direction
and according to broad departmental guidelines.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Education: Bachelor's degree from a recognized
college or university with a major study in accounting or business
administration. Each additional
year of approved formal education may be substituted for one year of required
work experience.
Experience: Six years' experience in an accounting
or auditing position, three years of which must have been in a supervisory,
management or consultant level position.
Each additional year of approved work experience may be substituted for
one year of required formal education.
License/Certification: Possession of a valid New Hampshire
driver's license and/or have access to transportation for statewide travel.
RECOMMENDED WORK TRAITS: Knowledge of the general principles of
public fiscal administration including budgeting and reporting. Knowledge of the principles and
practices of accounting and auditing with special reference to governmental
procedures, practices and objectives.
Knowledge of the principles and practices of public administration. Knowledge of laws, rules, regulations,
procedures, and organizational practices of the department concerned. Knowledge of principles and practices
of supervision and office management.
Ability to apply and promote the use of management techniques and
departmental operations in order to obtain budgetary savings. Ability to plan and coordinate the
development of plans, policies and procedures. Ability to supervise subordinates and conduct annual
performance appraisals. Ability to
edit, organize and present clear and concise reports of findings and
recommendations. Ability to
establish and maintain effective working relationships with department heads,
subordinates, associates, and representatives of other governmental
agencies. Must be willing to
maintain appearance appropriate to assigned duties and responsibilities as
determined by the agency appointing authority.
DISCLAIMER STATEMENT: This class specification is descriptive
of general duties and is not intended to list every specific function of this
class title.
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