Please note: State agencies that contact job applicants do not usually request personal or financial information via text message or over the phone in connection with your response to a job posting. If you are contacted for such information by these methods, or any other method, please verify the identity of the individual before transmitting such information to that person.
Note: For questions about the job posting, please contact the agency that posted this position by using the contact information provided on the "Contact" tab for the position.

Review Vacancy

Date Posted 01/06/21

Applications Due01/21/21

Vacancy ID84019

NY HELPNo

AgencyInformation Technology Services, Office of

TitleDirector Internal Audit, Ref #00075

Occupational CategoryAdministrative or General Management

Salary GradeNS

Bargaining UnitM/C - Management / Confidential (Unrepresented)

Salary RangeFrom $109956 to $138763 Annually

Employment Type Full-Time

Appointment Type Temporary

Jurisdictional Class Exempt Class

Travel Percentage 20%

Workweek Mon-Fri

Hours Per Week 37.5

Workday

From 9 AM

To 5 PM

Flextime allowed? No

Mandatory overtime? No

Compressed workweek allowed? No

Telecommuting allowed? No

County Albany

Street Address NYS Office of Information Technology Services

ESP, Swan Street Building, Core 4

City Albany

StateNY

Zip Code12223

Minimum Qualifications Bachelor’s degree and seven years of relevant experience.* Relevant experience includes but is not limited to: conducting internal audits following IIA guidance, demonstrated familiarity with federal and state laws, rules, and regulations, and a minimum of two (2) years of management or supervisory experience.

*Substitutions: four years of specialized experience or associate’s degree and two years of specialized experience may substitute for bachelor’s degree; J.D. or master’s degree may substitute for one year of specialized experience; Ph.D. may substitute for two years of specialized experience.

Preferred Qualifications: Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Certified Public Accountant (CPA)

Duties Description Reporting to the head of the agency, the Director, Internal Audit manages the internal audit program for the Office of Information Technology Services (ITS) within the Bureau of Risk Management and is responsible for reviewing agency operations and IT systems to assure compliance with management policies, federal and state laws, rules and regulations and the effectiveness of internal controls.

Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Develop and execute the annual audit plan linking strategic initiatives to the key audit, cyber security, and technology risks. Establish audit schedules for agency operations, modifying as needed to meet priorities or address identified and potential problems;

• Help the agency achieve its mission by providing consulting services designed to identify and mitigate risk;

• Develop, review, and modify audit policies, standards, procedures, guidelines and practices;

• Direct and conduct audits of internal operations and IT systems in accordance with generally accepted professional auditing standards, identify control weaknesses, and recommend corrective actions;

• Prepare and approve detailed reports of findings, with supporting documentation for management and recommendations to resolve problems identified;

• Evaluate the costs and benefits, both short and long term, of auditing modifications and new systems, including various alternatives, to improve compliance with financial standards;

• Advise ITS executive team of affects proposed policy changes might have on internal accounting and auditing controls;

• Develop, revise, and implement training of staff to ensure they have an understanding of management standards and their roles and obligations to ensure adherence to the standards;

• Work with external auditors when they are conducting audits, respond to external audit findings, and implement corrections for deficiencies;

• Perform regular follow-up on audit findings and recommendations to evaluate the adequacy of corrective actions;

• Conduct periodic meetings with executive management to report audit results;

• Prepare, review, and approve an annual independence statement identifying actual and potential impairments to independence;

• Meet with Directors of Internal Audit from other state agencies to share audit resources and best practices with them;

• Perform full range of supervisory responsibilities.

Additional Comments Salary commensurate with experience.

Appointment to this position is pending Division of Budget approval to fill.

Some positions may require additional credentials or a background check to verify your identity.

Name Louise C. Nails

Telephone (518) 473-0398

Fax (518) 402-4924

Email Address HR.Recruitment.its@ogs.ny.gov

Address

Street Empire State Plaza

Corning Tower, 26th Floor

City Albany

State NY

Zip Code 12242

 

Notes on ApplyingTo apply for this position, please submit a cover letter and resume to the attention of Louise C. Nails and indicate you are applying for Director Internal Audit, Ref #00075. Please clearly indicate how you qualify for this position. Your Social Security number may be required in order to determine eligibility.

Printable Version