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About the Role
Make an impact with a career in audit! The Texas Office of Inspector General was established to combat fraud, waste, and abuse in publicly funded state Health and Human Services programs. We are looking for talented, innovative and driven people who believe they can help create a better future. Our office provides a collaborative and supportive workplace culture to grow your career and help positively impact the lives of Texans. Our success is truly based on our people. This is why we commit to supporting our people not only in professional growth, but also in our commitment to work life balance. Audit Division members enjoy meaningful, challenging and diverse audit work, a supportive and innovative work environment, coaching and mentor programs, and many more benefits. This position offers a hybrid schedule of remote (telework) and in-office work schedules. This position’s ability to telework will be determined by agency and division telework policies and will be required to come into the office, as directed, to fulfill essential job functions.
Responsibilities
- Performs advanced (senior level) managerial work providing direction and guidance in strategic operations and planning related to the HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) Audit Division.
- Provides guidance to professional audit staff conducting audits of Health and Human Services (HHS) agency programs, contractors, and medical services providers in accordance with generally accepted government auditing standards, applicable information technology auditing standards, and OIG policies and procedures.
- Uses critical thinking to understand and interpret federal and state requirements, policy, and Texas Administrative Code governing HHS agency programs.
- Develops strategic plans, goals, and objectives in alignment with OIG strategic plans.
- Establishes policies, procedures, standards, schedules, priorities, and tracking tools to determine progress in meeting performance measures.
- Provides input on the annual risk assessments and audit plans.
- Coordinates with the OIG Centralized Risk Review staff and HHS agency internal audit directors to avoid duplication of work and to ensure high risk areas have adequate audit coverage.
- Hires, oversees, and trains a large staff and plans, assigns, and supervises the work of senior audit managers and other professional audit staff.
- Oversees ongoing direction for multiple audits in accordance with applicable professional auditing standards, and Audit and Inspections policies and procedures.
- Provides leadership, planning, and coordination of performance audits.
- Utilizes expert business management and risk assessment skills in overseeing critical project management duties to identify, plan, schedule, implement, review, and report on the work of audit staff.
- Leads staff in identifying potential fraud, waste, and abuse, and non-compliance with state and federal requirements and contract provisions.
- Provides direction to audit staff in the examination of complex financial, operational, and information technology processes and systems.
- Provides guidance in defining audit scope and objectives, documenting business processes and controls, determining control effectiveness, and making recommendations for improvement.
- Identifies and reviews the results of special investigations, audits, reviews, research studies, plans, forecasts, rules, regulations, and effective business methodologies to accomplish audit objectives.
- Directs the development of external audit reports that are organized, concise and ready for publication.
- Ensures the report effectively communicates the results of audit work and recommendations for improvement to management and other stakeholders.
- Directs performance of audit project risk assessments using meaningful risk factors, evaluating the relative importance of those factors, collecting, and analyzing applicable data and information.
- Determines the relative risk of programs, contracts, functions, and information technology processes and systems involved.
- Provides guidance on evidence and audit documentation to ensure sufficiency to achieve audit objectives and meet professional auditing standards.
- Serves as a process improvement facilitator, leading management groups in conducting business risks assessments and controls analyses.
- Oversees the development and implementation of OIG and Audit and Inspections goals, objectives, strategic plans, and budgets.
- Establishes operational policies and procedures.
- Monitors and evaluates plans, budgets, staffing, policies, procedures, standards, and performance measures and makes needed adjustments.
- Prepares for external peer reviews.
- Monitors performance and implements operational enhancements.
- Oversees professional audit staff; hires, develops, coaches, evaluates, and disciplines division employees.
- Outlines and communicates performance expectations to staff.
- Completes performance plans and performance evaluations of directly supervised staff.
- Develops and manages staff continuing professional education and training plans.
- Creates and presents in-house training on internal policies and processes and a variety of business management and audit topics.
- Establishes systems for setting priorities, planning activities, and organizing staff to accomplish goals.
- Communicates and coordinates with peers and HHS agency internal audit directors to avoid duplication of work and ensure high risk areas have adequate audit coverage.
- Coordinates with HHS agency executives and program managers during audits, communicating effectively with all levels of management.
- Represents Audit and Inspections at briefings and meetings and with legislative committees and other internal and external stakeholders.
- Routinely briefs the IG and agency executives on audit results and recommendations.
- Provides guidance and direction to professional audit staff in the development of formal communications with client management and the review and approval of these deliverables.
- Periodically briefs OIG and HHS System leadership and audit clients on project status, outstanding management action plans, and other matters.
- Establishes excellent working relationships with audit staff, HHS agency program staff, OIG management, and other stakeholders.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree from a college or university
- At least six years of auditing experience, including at least three years of experience managing and supervising professional audit staff.
- Certified Public Accountant (CPA), licensed by, and in good standing with, a state board of accountancy, Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), or Certified Government Financial Manager (CGFM).
- Advanced degrees may be substituted for one year of experience at the hiring manager’s discretion.
- Experience and education may be substituted for one another.
Skills
- Knowledge of Medicaid and other HHS programs, functions, and systems, including related local, state, and federal laws and regulations.
- Knowledge of principles and practices of public administration and management.
- Knowledge of audit procedures and processes.
- Knowledge of government auditing standards.
- Knowledge of International Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing.
- Knowledge of Information Systems Auditing Standards.
- Knowledge of financial, operational, and information technology internal controls.
- Skill in monitoring and evaluating internal operations and making needed adjustments to goals, policies, procedures, and performance measures.
- Skill in analyzing and evaluating complex program and policy issues.
- Skill in conducting research, collecting, and analyzing data, evaluating information, and drawing logical conclusions.
- Skill in guiding professional staff in the use of project management techniques.
- Skill in interpersonal relationships, including ability to collaborate with people under pressure, negotiate among multiple parties, resolve conflicts, and establish and maintain effective working relationships with various levels of personnel.
- Skill in planning, assigning, and supervising the work of professional audit staff.
- Skill in motivating, training, guiding, mentoring, and evaluating professional audit staff.
- Skill in using software applications to conduct audit work and evaluate business operations and systems.
- Ability to provide effective leadership to foster a productive environment.
- Ability to establish goals, objectives, policies, procedures, and performance measures in alignment with the organization’s strategic goals.
- Ability to communicate effectively with staff, stakeholders, and executive management.
- Ability to direct and organize program activities for complex organizations.
- Ability to identify issues, develop creative and workable alternatives to complex problems and policy issues, and implement effective solutions.
- Ability to create, analyze, and evaluate highly complicated, and technical information and translate it into easily understandable, useful, and concise documents, including audit reports, and oral presentations for agency executives, elected officials, and the public.
- Ability to work cooperatively in a team environment.
Location
- AUSTIN
- 4601 W GUADALUPE ST
- Austin
Work Type
- Eligible for Telework
- Hybrid schedule
- Regular
- Full time
Experience Level
- Advanced (senior level)
- Six years of auditing experience
- Three years of experience managing and supervising professional audit staff
Education Level
- Bachelor's degree
- Advanced degrees may be substituted for one year of experience
Salary/Compensations
- $7,716.67 - $11,666.67 Monthly
Benefits
- 100% paid employee health insurance for full-time eligible employees
- Defined benefit pension plan
- Generous time off benefits
- Numerous opportunities for career advancement
- Collaborative and supportive workplace culture
- Coaching and mentor programs
About the Company
- Join the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) and be part of a team committed to creating a positive impact in the lives of fellow Texans.
- At HHSC, your contributions matter, and we support you at each stage of your life and work journey.
- The Texas Office of Inspector General was established to combat fraud, waste, and abuse in publicly funded state Health and Human Services programs.
- Our office provides a collaborative and supportive workplace culture to grow your career and help positively impact the lives of Texans.
- Our success is truly based on our people.
- The OIG is responsible for preventing, detecting, auditing, inspecting, reviewing, and investigating fraud, waste, and abuse in the provision of HHS in Medicaid and other HHS programs.
Equal Opportunity
- In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), HHS agencies will provide reasonable accommodation during the hiring and selection process for qualified individuals with a disability.
- HHS agencies use E-Verify. You must bring your I-9 documentation with you on your first day of work.