Job Summary

The Director of Internal Audit & Management Advisory Services leads and oversees a robust, risk-based internal audit program encompassing complex audits across financial, operational, compliance, and information systems domains. This role involves directing comprehensive evaluations, consultations, and reporting services to ensure optimal resource allocation, effective program operations, and strong asset stewardship. The Director of Internal Audit & Management Advisory Services provides strategic guidance, delivering insightful recommendations to MCCCD leadership on long-term strategies to address district-wide, emerging risks, and issues, and upholds the highest standards of independence and objectivity throughout all audit processes.

Essential Functions  

30% Oversee, direct, plan, and execute the development and implementation of a multi-year audit plan based on systematic and on-going entity-wide risk assessments to provide MCCCD with reasonable assurance that Governing Board Policies, Administrative Regulations, etc., are being adhered to and that risks are mitigated. 

25% Oversee departmental activities in planning and performing of and conduct complex financial, operational, compliance, internal control, information systems and security audits, etc.

15% Oversee, direct, conduct, and execute investigative audit procedures and communicate results of fraud investigations or sensitive/confidential audits to key internal parties (i.e., Governing Board members, Chancellor, senior-level executives, General Council, etc.) and external parties (i.e., Attorney General, Maricopa County Attorney, law enforcement, etc.).

15% Oversee, direct, plan, and provide management advisory services by providing objective analyses of emerging/complex financial and non-financial issues faced by leadership and staff that may surface in their daily operations and provide recommendations, financial analyses, and policy interpretations; perform special projects, reviews, or analyses requested by MCCCD senior-level executives (i.e., Chancellor, Vice Chancellors, Presidents). 

15% Responsible for annual departmental budget/expenditure review; recruitment and development of staff; oversight of contract audit staff; serve as support for the Maricopa Concern Line; and participate in organization-wide and department process improvement committees toward accomplishment of established objectives.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree from a regionally accredited institution in finance, accounting, auditing or directly related field and six (6) full-time equivalent years of progressively responsible professional internal audit experience, which includes two years of management and supervisory experience.

OR

An equivalent combination of the conferred degree and directly related full-time work experience as described above sufficient to successfully perform the essential duties of the job such as those listed above, unless otherwise subject to any other requirements set forth in law or regulation, may be considered.

Desired Qualifications

A. Master’s degree in Accounting or Auditing.

B. Eight (8) years’ experience with multiple types of audits such as:  internal controls, program compliance, special audits, financial audits, information system and security audits, operational audits, and investigative audits.

C. Knowledge and experience with annual departmental budget and expenditure review. 

D. Strong verbal/written communication skills; experience interfacing with and presenting to executive management.

E. Experience working in Higher Education and/or Government.

F. Certification as a CPA (Certified Public Accountant) or CIA (Certified Internal Auditor). 

G. Comprehensive knowledge of and experience with Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) pronouncements; Governmental Auditing Standards (GAS); Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP); Generally Accepted Accounting Standards (GAAS), and the Institute of Internal Auditors standards (IIA).

Special Working Conditions

This position requires attendance at evening meetings and responding to emergencies after working hours or on weekends. 

Requires a valid Class D Arizona driver’s license and successful completion of MCCCD's Defensive Driving training.