City of Austin - JOB DESCRIPTION

Chief of Investigations

Under limited direction, this position manages multiple investigators, auditors, and engagements within the Office of the City Auditor.  

1. Provides service to elected officials, employees, representatives of outside agencies, and members of the public by providing accurate, complete, and up-to-date information in a courteous, efficient, and timely manner.
2. Manages all aspects of the fraud hotline including the receipt, recording, and referral of allegations, conducting investigations of fraud, waste, and abuse, managing and coaching staff, and presentation of information supporting the City’s ethics structure.
3. Manages all aspects of investigative, audit, and non-audit services for assigned engagements, including planning, budgeting, scheduling, risk assessment, methodology, fieldwork, work paper review, report writing, quality assurance, and presentation of results and recommendations for engagements as applicable.
4. Prepares and reviews reports to ensure that key integrity violations are sufficiently supported and documented in a well-organized, logical, and clear manner
5. Manages the preparation of investigative and audit reports in compliance with applicable standards.
6. Assists or conducts oral presentations and representation to elected officials, appointed officials, state agencies, management, employees, vendors, contractors, and the public as required. Reviews written presentations, and recommended improvements in organization, logical presentation, and clarity as well as content.
7. Develops employee development plans to ensure staff competency necessary to meet or exceed including continuing professional education required for licenses and certifications.
8. Serves on committees, associations, and task groups as assigned
9. Maintains the credibility of the office, assisting with the office’s quality assurance function and ensuring that the standards of objectivity and independence are maintained, the office’s status as a regional and national auditing leader is maintained, and all staff adhere to the ethical standards required by the profession and the City of Austin.

Responsible for the full range of supervisory activities: selection, training, evaluation, counseling and recommendation for dismissal.

• Knowledge of investigative and fraud examination principles.
• Knowledge of Council of Inspector Generals on Integrity and Efficiency (CIGIE) Quality Standards for Investigations.
• Knowledge of Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) Fraud Examination Manual.
• Knowledge of Generally Accepted Governmental Auditing Standards (GAGAS).
• Knowledge of performance measurement principles.
• Knowledge of audit related quantitative methods.
• Knowledge of investigative and audit project management.
• Knowledge of process improvement methodologies.
• Knowledge of City and Office of the City Auditor personnel policies and procedures and the ability to effectively apply them.
• Knowledge of management principles and practices applicable to government functions, programs, and processes.
• Knowledge of applicable internal control frameworks.
• Knowledge of Information technology concepts.
• Skill in oral and written communications in a local government setting.
• Skill in decision-making with specific emphasis on professional auditor judgment.
• Skill in analytical and conceptual practices.
• Ability to establish and maintain good working relationships with elected officials, management, other employees, and the public.
• Ability to maintain high ethical standards in difficult situations.
• Ability to resolve issues and overcome obstacles needed to achieve objectives.
• Ability to treat City employees, representatives of outside agencies, and members of the public with courtesy and respect.
• Ability to maintain a professional presence and demonstrate sound judgment in answering questions.

• Graduation with a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in a field related to the job, plus five (5) years of related experience, including two (2) years of experience which were in management and/or supervisory capacity.
• Graduation with a Master’s degree from an accredited college or university in a field related to the job may substitute for one (1) year of non-managerial experience.

Two (2) of the following audit-related certifications, one (1) of which must be a CFE:

• Certified Government Auditing Professional (CGAP)
• Certified Internal Auditor (CIA)
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
• Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE)
• Certification in Control Self-Assessment (CCSA)
• Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA)
• Certified Government Financial Manager (CGFM)
• Certified Management Accountant (CMA)
• Certified Financial Manager (CFM)
• A certification approved by the City of Austin’s City Auditor