Career Opportunity

Audit Intern - City Services Audits Division - Controller's Office (9920)

Recruitment: RTF0126475-01148286

Published: September 20, 2022

Accepting applications until: October 04, 2022

Apply using SmartRecruiters, the City and County of San Francisco's application portal.

About:

About the Controller's Office:
The Controller is the City’s chief financial officer. Our team includes financial, technology, analytical and other professionals who work hard to secure the City’s financial integrity and promote efficient, effective and accountable government. We hold ourselves to high standards and strive to be a model for good government. We value the diverse backgrounds, perspectives and lived experiences of our teams and clients in everything we do. We work in a collaborative and inclusive environment, promote equal opportunity, and invest in the professional development and wellbeing of our team members. You can expect to work alongside colleagues who are committed to serving the public with integrity and want to see positive impacts from their work. We are looking for smart, motivated individuals who want to make a difference and use government to play a role in solving our City’s problems, including addressing long-standing and harmful disparities in our communities. For a career with purpose and professional growth, join us in the Controller’s Office.

About City Services Audits:
The Audits Division provides an independent, risk-based assessment of the City’s $14 billion budget for major public service offerings, infrastructure, suppliers, contractors and community-based organizations. Audits staff has expertise in performance and compliance audits, investigations, data analytics, network and system security evaluations, capital project and contractor audits, and operations and leading practices assessments.

The Audits Division’s goals include:
Conduct performance audits of city departments, contractors, and functions to improve efficiency and effectiveness of service delivery and business processes.

• Investigate complaints of fraud, waste, or abuse of city resources received through the whistleblower hotline and website.
• Provide actionable audit recommendations to city leaders to promote and enhance accountability and improve the overall performance and efficiency of city government. 

The Audits Division produces a wide range of audit and assessment reports relating to the City's revenue, spending, and programs. Some are technical in nature, such as bond expenditures reviews, lease compliance audits, and security reports on the City’s systems. Others provide a broader review of departments or programs, such as reports on the efficiency and effectiveness of departmental programs/functions or audits of the City’s management of construction contracts.

Role description

Application Opening: September 20, 2022
Application Deadline: October 4, 2022
Compensation: $49,842 Annually - Audits Intern (9920) Compensation Information
Recruitment ID: TEX-9920-126470

Appointment Type: Temporary - Exempt
The successful candidate appointed to Exempt Positions are appointed at the pleasure of their appointing officer and are considered to be "at-will". This means that exempt employees are not protected by the same grievance and job protection rights as Permanent Civil Service employees.

Description:
The 9920 Public Service Aide – Assistant to Professionals Audit Intern Program was established to ensure excellent performance in the auditor series of the City and County of San Francisco. The Audit Intern Program introduces incumbents to career opportunities in the auditing field and provides them organized training and work experiences, allowing them to learn about the auditing work environment and to interact with experienced mentors in the Office of the Controller’s City Services Auditor, Audits Division (CSA Audits).

Interns assist CSA Audits staff to perform audits, analyses, and assessments. Assigned duties increase in scope and difficulty within prescribed performance planning guidelines. Interns may be asked to:

• Under direct supervision, plan, organize, and conduct compliance, investigative or performance audits, or analytical tasks.
• Review and analyze policies and internal controls, management practices, and operations of governmental agencies, vendors, contractors, and other parties that do business with the City.
• Gather relevant data and analyze it for audit decisions, risk assessments, public integrity reviews, and other projects using both qualitative and quantitative techniques.
• Assist with fraud hotline report processing, investigations of the misuse of city funds and resources, and coordination of employee training.
• Evaluate city departments' cybersecurity programs or their individual components to determine compliance with cybersecurity policies and standards and help assess third-party risks.

To complete their work, interns use multiple computer applications, which may include Web search engines and software for spreadsheets, databases, and data visualization. Interns are expected to access, manipulate, and analyze data, and develop audit working papers and reports.

Interns work on a variety of projects that generally fall into five areas:

Efficiency and Effectiveness Audits – These audits examine whether city processes are efficient and effective, align with best practices, and/or deliver services equitably. They examine a wide variety of departments and operations. Recent examples include
audits of police use-of-force data, construction safety management, Sheriff’s staffing, citywide facilities maintenance, and the City’s 311 system.

Compliance Audits - These audits examine whether routine city processes, such as inventory, payroll, eligibility screening, cash handling, and construction change management are carried out accurately and with appropriate internal controls to safeguard city assets.

Whistleblower Program – This program responds to specific allegations of administrative wrongdoing by city employees and those who do business with the City. The program investigates reported deficiencies in the quality and delivery of city government services, wasteful and inefficient city government practices, misuse of city
government funds, and improper activities by city government officers and employees.

Cybersecurity Program – This program helps city departments use a systematic and disciplined approach to manage their cybersecurity risks through security objectives outlined by industry-accepted cybersecurity frameworks. The program also evaluates the effectiveness of cybersecurity risk management, internal controls, and governance processes and determines whether they are aligned with legal and regulatory requirements.

Disaster Cost Recovery, Data Analytics, and Other Assessments – Projects include the pre-auditing and submittal to federal and state agencies of citywide costs related to emergency response (for example: COVID-19, wild fires),analyzing city data as part of risk assessments and work planning efforts, and conducting public integrity assessments and other non-audit services in support of the organization’s mandated functions. Interns
work is evaluated on the basis of progress in the program, which includes but is not limited to: 

• Auditing
• Knowledge of the fundamentals of auditing and risk analysis
• Written and oral communication
• Computer proficiency
• Human Relations

Interns work with increased independence as professional competence is demonstrated. Failure to demonstrate professional competence, or the inability to compete the program, will result in dismissal from employment or termination of an assignment in Class 9920. 

Intern Mentors and Supervisors
Interns are assigned a mentor and supervisor(s) to guide and train them. There may be
multiple supervisors during a rotation. An intern’s supervisors may change, depending on the assignment or training topic. In some cases, the mentor and supervisor will be the same person. When they are not the same person, an intern’s mentor and supervisor(s) work closely together to provide high-quality, comprehensive, training.

Training Workshops
Interns attend various training workshops to build their technical competencies and develop an understanding of the City's processes, policies, and procedures, with emphasis on their relationship to auditing.

How to qualify

Education:
Candidates must be enrolled in, or have graduated within the last three years from, a bachelor’s or master’s degree program at an accredited college or university in business,
public administration, public policy, accounting, finance, economics, statistics, the social sciences, English, information systems, or a related field.

Experience:
No previous audit experience is necessary for this classification. Candidates must be willing to learn auditing principles and practices and receive on-the-job training to acquire the ability to apply professional standards and develop auditing skills.

Desirable Qualifications:
CSA Audits desires candidates who have strong academic aptitude and well-developed
analytical problem-solving skills, demonstrated success in completing team projects or working in a team environment, dedication to building a career in public service, and strong written and verbal communication skills. The outstanding candidate is a leader who demonstrates personal accountability and urgency in completing assignments and achieving results.

Selection Procedures:
The selection process will include evaluation of applications in relation to minimum requirements. Applicants meeting the minimum qualifications are not guaranteed advancement to the interview. Depending on the number of applicants, the Department may establish and implement additional screening mechanisms to comparatively evaluate the qualifications of candidates. If this becomes necessary, only those applicants whose qualifications most closely meet the needs of the Department will be invited to participate in the oral/performance interview.

What else should I know?

Additional Information Regarding Employment with the City and County of San Francisco:

• Information About The Hiring Process
• Conviction History
• Employee Benefits Overview  
• Equal Employment Opportunity 
• Disaster Service Worker
• ADA Accommodation
• Veterans Preference
• Seniority Credit in Promotional Exams [required for Combined, Promotive, Entrance (CPE) Exams only]
• Right to Work
• Copies of Application Documents
• Diversity Statement

HOW TO APPLY
Applications for City and County of San Francisco jobs are only accepted through an online process. Visit https://careers.smartrecruiters.com/CityAndCountyOfSanFrancisco1/ and begin the application process.

• Select the “I’m Interested” button and follow instructions on the screen

Applicants may be contacted by email about this recruitment and, therefore, it is their responsibility to ensure that their registered email address is accurate and kept up-to-date. Also, applicants must ensure that email from CCSF is not blocked on their computer by a spam filter. To prevent blocking, applicants should set up their email to accept CCSF mail from the following addresses (@sfgov.org, @sfdpw.org, @sfport.com, @flysfo.com, @sfwater.org, @sfdph.org, @asianart.org, @sfmta.com, @sfpl.org, @dcyf.org, @first5sf.org, @famsf.org, @ccsf.edu, @smartalerts.info, and @smartrecruiters.com).

Applicants will receive a confirmation email that their online application has been received in response to every announcement for which they file. Applicants should retain this confirmation email for their records. Failure to receive this email means that the online application was not submitted or received.

Analyst Information: If you have any questions regarding this recruitment or application process, please contact the Kira Sanchez at Kira.sanchez@sfgov.org

CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT:  All City and County of San Francisco employees are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as a condition of employment. Someone is fully vaccinated when 14 days have passed since they received the final dose of a two-shot vaccine or a dose of a one-shot vaccine. Any new hire must present proof of full vaccination status to be appointed. Any new hire who will be routinely assigned or occasionally enter High-Risk Settings, must provide proof of having received a COVID-19 booster vaccine by March 1, 2022, or once eligible.

The City and County of San Francisco encourages women, minorities and persons with disabilities to apply. Applicants will be considered regardless of their sex, race, age, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition (associated with cancer, a history of cancer, or genetic characteristics), HIV/AIDS status, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, military and veteran status, or other protected category under the law.