Internal Auditor I

Job Description:

Internal Auditor I

Description

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By joining us, you become part of a community that values its people and is committed to making Austin the most thriving and resilient city in the country.

The purpose of this role is to provide internal audit services for Austin Energy, with a focus on evaluating and testing internal controls, risk management, and governance processes across various business units. Key responsibilities will include identifying relevant criteria and best practices, gathering, and analyzing data, conducting interviews, drawing conclusions, making recommendations, and drafting audit reports. Findings will be communicated to executive management and presented at Audit Committee meetings. This role involves both independent tasks and collaboration with three other auditors and may include leading smaller audits or sections of larger audits.

Please note that this is not a financial auditing position

Job Description:

Purpose:

• Under general direction, this position performs entry-level auditing work which includes investigating, reviewing, and analyzing financial information, internal controls, operational performance, and management practices to ensure compliance with internal policies and procedures and Local, State, and Federal laws, statutes, and guidelines.
  

Duties, Functions and Responsibilities:

• Essential duties and functions, pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, may include the following. Other related duties may be assigned.
  
• Assists with narrow-scope audits, small projects, or fraud investigations.
  
• Collects, reviews, and analyzes various types of information and data that are significant to the project.
  
• Performs interviews of personnel in the course of performing projects.
  
• Performs tests of internal controls to ensure safeguarding of assets, compliance with laws and policies, accomplishment of objectives, reliability of information, and efficiency of operations.
  
• Prepares work papers and summaries.
  
• Develops conclusions and recommend improvements.
  

Responsibilities - Supervisor and/or Leadership Exercised:

None.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Must possess required knowledge, skills, abilities, and experience and be able to explain and demonstrate, with or without reasonable accommodations, that the essential functions of the job can be performed.
  
• Basic knowledge of and ability to adhere to appropriate professional standards, including the Yellow Book and Red Book.
  
• Knowledge of the concepts for review and evaluation of internal control systems and auditing procedures.
  
• Skilled in effective oral and/or written communication.
  
• Skilled in completing assigned duties and functions in a timely and effective manner.
  
• Skilled in determining needs, gathering, analyzing and presenting data to provide accurate information for management's use.
  
• Skilled in resolving problems or situations requiring the exercise of good judgment.
  
• Skilled in analyzing data to discover patterns and discrepancies.
  
• Proficient at collecting information according to an established project plan.
  
• Skilled in establishing and maintaining good working relations with other City employees and the public.
  
• Skilled in working with others to achieve project goals and objectives.
  
• Ability to maintain integrity, objectivity, and independence and implement appropriate standards of care in all scopes of work.
  
• Ability to seek and accept coaching/feedback from others and use that feedback to improve performance.
  
• Ability to maintain high ethical standards in difficult situations.
  

Minimum Qualifications:

4 year degree in accounting, business, social sciences, public administration, or related field

Licenses and Certifications Required:

None.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Knowledge of audit methodologies
  
• Knowledge of the Institute of Internal Auditor’s Global Internal Audit Standards
  
• Proficient with Microsoft Office tools, including Word, Excel, and Outlook
  
• Experience working as a government internal auditor or within the electric utility industry
  
• Experience writing audit reports or other documents for a professional or academic audience
  
• Must be able to work on-site when needed and travel to multiple work locations within the Austin area
  

Notes to Candidate:

Pay Range: Entry: $26.61 - Mid: $31.87

Location: 4815 Mueller Blvd, Austin Texas 78723

Schedule: Monday-Friday | 40 hours per week | Primarily Remote (On-site as needed)

Employment Application:

• The City of Austin employment application is an official document; incomplete applications will not be considered.
  
• The Employment Record should be complete with job titles, employment dates, job duties, functions, and responsibilities for each position held.
  
• Starting salary will be based on overall relevant experience from your application.
  
• Responses to supplemental questions regarding experience should also be clearly documented in the ‘Experience’ section of the main application.
  
• Please be sure to detail on the application all current and previous employment that you wish to be considered as part of your qualifications.
  
• Résumés will not be accepted and statements such as “see résumé” will not be accepted. You may use “N/A” for fields that are not applicable.
  
• Please note that Austin Energy may close the job posting at any time after 7 days from the date of the initial advertisement. Once the job posting has closed, applications cannot be changed.
  
• Current City of Austin employees must submit their application through ‘Job Hubs’ in Workday to be considered.
  

If you are selected as a top candidate:

• Verification of your education (which may include high school graduation or GED, undergraduate and/or graduate degrees) will be required. You must provide proof of education from an accredited organization/institution
  
• This position may require a criminal background investigation.
  

Good Standing Employees

Employees, in Good Standing, who are candidates within the department/division that the position resides in and who meet the minimum and all of the preferred qualifications (if any) of the position will be included in the initial interview. Department/division employee must remain in Good Standing through the Top Candidate Selection phase at which time the Good Standing status will be re-verified.

Critical:

This position has been designated as a Critical Employee position. Critical Employees are considered necessary and vital and supports activities that impact City or department operations. This work can be done while at a designated work site or while working at an alternate work location. Critical employees who are able to work at an alternative work location are required to do so. Schedules may be modified, and employees may be reassigned to another area during extraordinary situations or emergency conditions to provide essential services.

Travel: If you are selected for this position, and meet the Driver Safety Standards in the City of Austin Driver Safety Program, you may drive when necessary to multiple locations as part of your regular job duties. Otherwise, you are responsible for getting to and from these locations.

Assessments:

Your skill level in some of the competency areas for this job may be assessed through skills testing.

Candidates selected for interview(s) may be required to complete an assessment(s) approved by Municipal Civil Service process, Rule 4.

Fair Labor Standards Act:

This position is considered FLSA non-exempt. Non-exempt employees will be compensated for any additional hours worked when such compensation is required by law.

Important Note to Applicants:
Please be aware that the Job Posting Close Date reflects the final day to apply, but the posting will close at 11:59 PM the day before the date listed. All application steps, including attachments and submission, must be fully completed before that time.

We also recommend that you save or print a copy of the job posting for your records. Once a posting has closed, it will no longer be viewable in the system.

EEO Statement for City of Austin:

The City of Austin will not discriminate against any applicant or employee based on race, creed, color, national origin, sex, gender identity, age, religion, veteran status, disability, or sexual orientation. In addition, the City will not discriminate in employment decisions on the basis of an individual's AIDS, AIDS Related Complex, or HIV status; nor will the City discriminate against individuals who are perceived to be at risk of HIV infection, or who associate with individuals who are believed to be at risk.

City of Austin is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. If you require reasonable accommodation during the application process or have a question regarding an essential job function, please call (512) 974-3210 or Texas Relay by dialing 7-1-1.

Closing Date/Time: 2025-09-22