Audit associate Jobs in Berkeley, CA

Job Title

Director of Performance and Audit

Job Summary

Ride BART to a satisfying career that lets you both: 1) make a difference to Bay Area residents, and 2) enjoy excellent pay, benefits, and employment stability. BART is looking for people who like to be challenged, work in a fast-paced environment, and have a passion for connecting riders to work, school and other places they need to go. BART offers a competitive salary, comprehensive health benefits, paid time off, and the CalPERS retirement program.

Examples of Duties

The Director of Performance and Audit provides strategic leadership over BART's performance management, internal audit, compliance, and organizational accountability functions. The position evaluates the effectiveness of BART programs and business processes, oversees audits and performance reviews, monitors key performance measures, and identifies opportunities to strengthen internal controls and improve organizational performance.

The most qualified candidates for this position will have highly developed competencies in the following areas, which will be reinforced with related work experience and will be clearly articulated during the selection process:

• Extensive leadership experience in performance management, internal audit, program evaluation, compliance, or a related field within a complex public-sector or large organizational environment.
• Strong knowledge of governance, risk management, internal controls, and public-sector accountability practices.
• Proven experience analyzing complex operational and financial data and translating findings into actionable recommendations for executive leadership.
• Experience developing performance metrics, dashboards, and reporting frameworks to monitor organizational effectiveness and outcomes.
• Demonstrated ability to lead multidisciplinary teams and collaborate effectively with executives, Board members, departments, external stakeholders, and oversight agencies.
• Strong strategic thinking, analytical, communication, and presentation skills, with the ability to convey complex information clearly to executive and public audiences.
• Experience identifying operational risks, evaluating controls, and recommending improvements that strengthen efficiency, effectiveness, and accountability.
• Advanced knowledge of audit, performance management, data analysis, and business improvement methodologies.

Minimum Qualifications

Education: A Bachelor's degree in business administration, public administration, accounting, finance or a closely related field from an accredited college or university. A master's degree in a similar field is preferred. Experience: Seven (7) years of (full-time equivalent) verifiable professional financial and operational audit and business performance management experience which must have included at least three (3) years of management responsibility. Other Requirements: Possession of a valid certificate as a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) or Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) is desirable. Substitution: Additional professional experience as outlined above may be substituted for the education on a year-for-year basis. A college degree is preferred.

Knowledge and Skills

Knowledge of:

• Principles and practices of policy development and administration
• Principles of performance management, performance improvement and management analysis
• Operations of a comprehensive internal and external financial and operational auditing program.
• Government Auditing Standards promulgated by the Comptroller General of the United States.
• Principles and practices of general, fund, and government accounting advanced methods and techniques of public sector auditing Principles and practices of program development and administration Principles and practices of regulatory auditing and control.
• Provisions of contractual agreements.
• Principles and practices of budget preparation and administration Principles of supervision, training and performance evaluation Funding policies of various government entities and commissions Related Federal, State and local laws, codes and regulations.

Skill in:

• Identifying and responding to sensitive community and organizational issues, concerns and needs.
• Managing a comprehensive internal and external financial and operational auditing program.
• Managing a comprehensive performance management program.
• Developing and administering departmental goals, objectives and procedures.
• Analyzing and assessing policies and operational needs and making appropriate adjustments.
• Reviewing audit work products for quality assurance control.
• Planning, organizing, directing and coordinating the work of lower level staff.
• Delegating authority and responsibility.
• Selecting, supervising, training and evaluating staff.
• Researching, analyzing and evaluating new service delivery methods and techniques.
• Preparing clear and concise administrative and financial reports.
• Preparing and administering large and complex budgets.
• Interpreting and applying applicable Federal, State and local policies, laws and regulations.
• Communicating clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing.
• Establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.

Equal Employment Opportunity

The San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants shall not be discriminated against because of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age (40 and above), religion, national origin (including language use restrictions), disability (mental and physical, including HIV and AIDS), ancestry, marital status, military status, veteran status, medical condition (cancer/genetic characteristics and information), or any protected category prohibited by local, state or federal laws. The BART Human Resources Department will make reasonable efforts in the examination process to accommodate persons with disabilities or for religious reasons. Please advise the Human Resources Department of any special needs in advance of the examination by emailing at least 5 days before your examination date at employment@bart.gov . Qualified veterans may be eligible to obtain additional veteran's credit in the selection process for this recruitment (effective Jan. 1, 2013). To obtain the credit, veterans must attach to the application a DD214 discharge document or proof of disability and complete/submit the Veteran's Preference Application no later than the closing date of the posting. For more information about this credit please go to the Veteran's Preference Policy and Application link at

Benefits

The San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART) prides itself in offering best in class benefits packages to employees of the District. Currently, the following benefits may be available to employees in this job classification. Highlights

• Medical Coverage (or $350/month if opted out)
• Dental Coverage
• Vision Insurance (Basic and Enhanced Plans Available)
• Retirement Plan through the CA Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS)
• Money Purchase Pension Plan (in-lieu of participating in Social Security tax)
• Deferred Compensation & Roth 457
• Sick Leave Accruals (12 days per year)
• Vacation Accruals (3-6 weeks based on time worked w/ the District)
• Holidays: 9 observed holidays and 5 floating holidays
• Life Insurance w/ ability to obtain additional coverage
• Accidental Death and Dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance
• Survivor Benefits through BART
• Short-Term Disability Insurance
• Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts: Health and Dependent Care
• Commuter Benefits
• Free BART Passes for BART employees and eligible family members.