The salary range for this role is: $113,715 - $200,829
The expected salary range for this role upon offer is: $113,715 - $187,784
WHO WE ARE
The primary focus of The Office of the County Executive is to provide policy direction, reinforce accountability, and ensure that county departments provide effective and efficient services to our residents, businesses, and visitors. The office oversees the enforcement of the laws and policies and the operations and services of over 30 executive branch departments and a 10,000-person workforce supporting a jurisdiction that is over 500 square miles with 1.06 million residents. The Office of Internal Audit is organizationally part of the Office of County Executive in recognition of the central role the Internal Audit function performs in county-wide risk assessment, evaluation of internal controls and processes, and monitoring of corrective actions for audits
WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR
Montgomery County Government seeks a highly organized and detail-oriented individual to serve as Manager II (Download PDF reader) of the Internal Audit Office in the Office of the County Executive for Montgomery County, Maryland.
The Internal Audit Manager will possess a comprehensive understanding, or the ability to rapidly acquire and understand, County, State and Federal rules and regulations and laws pertinent to the activities of the organization. The ideal candidate will be adept at establishing strong working relationships with high-ranking executive officials within local government, in order to identify existing internal control gaps and weaknesses, and opportunities for improvement; and to implement necessary enhancements or corrective actions in response to audit findings and recommendations.
The candidate must be able to present complex and technical information in appropriate forms for a wide range of executive and legislative branch audiences, and must also possess demonstrated executive level management experience or acumen, knowledge of compliance and enterprise risk management and mitigation, responsible professional experience in auditing or audit management, and be skillful at decision-making, best practices in governance and management practices, and relationship building. Excellent communication skills are required to effectively represent, justify, and defend controversial findings and recommendations, and negotiate suitable solutions with program and executive-level officials.
As a County leader, the incumbent will continually promote effective management and implementation of the County’s mission, vision, policies, objectives, values, and priorities. The work of promoting effective risk management and control practices is essential to the mission of the County Government and affects all residents in the County.
What you will be doing:
The Internal Audit Manager provides independent internal audit services for all County government executive branch departments and offices, developing and executing a multi-year risk-based audit plan, and providing technical and consultative assistance to County officials to address complex program management issues. This role is integral in ensuring enterprise-wide and department-specific operations have designed and implemented effective risk controls and processes to minimize opportunities for fraud, abuse, or waste. This position works with senior County and program officials to ensure that corrective actions to address audit findings and recommendations have been timely implemented. The Internal Audit function is organizationally part of the Office of the County Executive in recognition of the financial management obligations that are an integral responsibility of County government; and in recognition of the central role the Internal Audit function performs, consistent with best practice recommendations advanced by the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA), in risk assessment, evaluation of internal controls and processes, and monitoring of corrective action plan implementation for all audits, including those conducted by the Office of Inspector General.
A Manager II (Internal Audit Manager) candidate should be able to:
Experience: Seven years of progressively responsible professional experience in auditing, financial accounting, or a related field, three (3) years of which were in a supervisory or executive capacity. The term "executive" is further defined as a high echelon or high-level position in an organization that is assigned technical research, management advisory services responsibilities, or policy-making duties and responsibilities that exerts considerable influence on organizational policy, plans, and operations through technical research, management advisory services, and/or policy-making duties and responsibilities (e.g., County positions at Grade 30 or above).
Education: A bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university.
Equivalency: An equivalent combination of education and experience may be substituted.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
The Office of Human Resources (OHR) reviews the minimum qualifications of all applicants, irrespective of whether the candidate has previously been found to have met the minimum requirements for the job or been temporarily promoted to the same position. This evaluation is based solely on the information contained in the application/resume submitted for this specific position.
Montgomery County Government(MCG) is an equal opportunity employer, committed to workforce diversity. Accordingly, as it relates to employment opportunities, the County will provide reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities, in accordance with the law. Applicants requiring reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process should email OHR at Hiring@montgomerycountymd.gov. Individual determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made in accordance with all applicable laws.
MCG also provides hiring preference to certain categories of veterans and veterans/persons with a disability. For more information and to claim employment preference, refer to the Careers webpage on Hiring Preference.
All applicants will respond to a series of questions related to their education, relevant experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities required to minimally perform the job. The applicant's responses in conjunction with their resume and all other information provided in the employment application process will be evaluated to determine the minimum qualifications and preferred criteria or interview preference status. Based on the results, the highest qualified applicants will be placed on an Eligible List and may be considered for an interview. Employees meeting minimum qualifications who are the same grade will be placed on the Eligible List as a "Lateral Transfer" candidate and may be considered for an interview.
This will establish an Eligible List that may be used to fill both current and future vacancies.
If selected for consideration for this position, you may be required to provide evidence that you possess the knowledge, skills, and abilities indicated on your resume.
Montgomery County Ethics Law: Except as provided by law or regulation, the County's "Public Employees" (which does not include employees of the Sheriff's office) are subject to the County's ethics law including the requirements to obtain advanced approval of any outside employment and the prohibitions on certain outside employment. The outside employment requirements of the ethics law can be found at 19A-12 of the County Code. Additional information about outside employment can be obtained from the Ethics Commission website.
Leave Benefits
Our generous leave package starts with non-MLS permanent and term employees earning 15 days of sick leave and 15 days of annual leave in their first year, as well as up to three additional personal days each calendar year. Positions in MLS earn 35 days of paid time off each year. In addition, we offer all employees 10 paid holidays. Our leave policies adhere to the Family Medical Leave Act of 1993, and we provide six weeks of paid parental leave for new parents.
Retirement Benefits
All permanent and term positions are eligible for robust retirement plans. Public safety positions are eligible for a defined benefit pension plan in which they are vested after only five years. Employees in non-public safety positions can participate in retirement plans that contribute up to 12 percent of their annual salary. All employees can also participate in a supplemental retirement plan, the 457 Deferred Compensation Plan, to contribute even more to their retirement goals.
Tuition Assistance & Student Loan Forgiveness
Montgomery County employees are eligible to participate in the Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program. Participants who meet all requirements may qualify for forgiveness on the remaining balance on their Direct Loans after making 120 qualifying monthly payments under a qualifying repayment plan while working full-time in a qualifying public service position. To learn more about PSLF, please visit the Student Loan Repayment Benefits page. Our tuition assistance program allows you to receive up to $2,130 annually in tuition assistance to help you achieve a degree that supports your career path.
Free Mass Transit Benefit
County employees are entitled to use the RideOn Bus service for free with a valid County-employee ID. This benefit can be used any time of the day or evening, including weekends. We also offer a pre-tax flexible spending account to reduce the cost of other mass-transit options such as MARC trains and Metro.
Reduced Child and Health Care Costs
Working for Montgomery County also entitles permanent and term employees to participate in healthcare and childcare Flexible Spending Accounts. These plans allow eligible employees to save on a pretax basis for healthcare and dependent care costs incurred during the plan year.
Employee Wellbeing
We deeply care about your holistic wellness. Our award-winning wellness program, LiveWell, will support you in improving and maintaining your physical, mental, financial, social, and intellectual well-being.
Learn more about our wonderful benefits available to you once you join our team. Montgomery County Benefits
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