Internal Auditor IV

The Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) works to build on strengths of families and communities to keep children and vulnerable adults safe, so they thrive. We do this through investigations, services, and referrals.  

What You Get Beyond Your Paycheck

When you join the State of Texas, your monthly paycheck is just one part of your real income. Our benefits provide extra value that many private employers simply don’t match—often adding hundreds of dollars each month to what you take home or save.

Here’s what you get as a full-time employee:

• 100% paid health insurance for you, and 50% paid for eligible family members—saving you hundreds every month in out-of-pocket medical costs
• Retirement plans with lifetime monthly payments after five years of state service, plus options to save even more with 401(k) and 457 plans
• Paid vacation, holidays, and sick leave so you can recharge and take care of life outside work (that’s time off you’re actually paid for)
• Optional dental, vision, and life insurance—at rates much lower than most private plans
• Flexible spending accounts for added tax savings on health and dependent care
• Employee discounts on things like gym memberships, electronics, and entertainment

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Functional Title: Internal Auditor IV 
Job Title: Internal Auditor IV 
Agency: Dept of Family & Protectve Svc 
Department: Internal Audit 
Posting Number: 11694 
Closing Date: 03/02/2026 
Posting Audience: Internal and External 
Occupational Category: Protective Services 
Salary Group: TEXAS-B-25 
Salary Range: $5,797.66 - $7,292.42 
Pay Frequency: Monthly
Shift: Day 
Additional Shift: Days (First) 
Telework:  
Travel: Up to 5% 
Regular/Temporary: Regular 
Full Time/Part Time: Full time 
FLSA Exempt/Non-Exempt: Nonexempt 
Facility Location:  
Job Location City: AUSTIN 
Job Location Address: 4900 N LAMAR BLVD 
Other Locations:  
MOS Codes: 3451,310X,651X,751X,3402,3404,3408,8844,36A,70C,36B,65FX,87Q0,6F0X1,8I200,F&S,FIN10,SK 
 
 
 

Brief Job Description:

Performs advanced (senior-level) internal auditing work. Work involves overseeing and/or conducting, planning, scheduling, coordinating, and reviewing audits and reporting results; and providing guidance and assistance in governmental auditing to improve governance, risk management, and internal control processes. May supervise the work of others. Work is performed under minimal supervision, with considerable latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment.

Essential Job Functions (EJFs):

Performs internal audits that are highly complex in nature or primarily large in scale and/or oversees others who perform internal audits, including coordinating assignments and audit activities.

• Leads and performs highly complex, large scale internal audits and consulting engagements for the agency’s Internal Audit Division.
• Conducts planning, fieldwork, and reporting activities for internal audit projects in accordance with agency and division policies and procedures and Internal Auditing Standards.
• Coordinates internal audit project activities, engagement assignments, and agency business partner requests under the supervision of internal audit project management.

Oversees and/or examines and analyzes management operations, internal control structures and systems, information technology databases and systems, and accounting records for reliability, adequacy, accuracy, efficiency, and compliance with legal regulations.

• Evaluates agency financial, business operations, program area and other management processes, systems or controls for efficiency, effectiveness and compliance with statutory requirements, policies and procedures.
• Assesses the accuracy, reliability and integrity of financial and operational data or transactional information obtained.
• Identifies and evaluates the design and operating effectiveness of information technology systems controls in consultation with Internal Audit Information Technology auditors.
• Evaluates and documents the significance of internal control deficiencies within the context of the internal audit objectives.

Oversees and/or prepares working papers to document the results of the work performed, including interviews, data analysis, and other documentation.

• Prepares working papers to document the results of work performed for internal audit projects, including interviews, process observations or walkthroughs, business process maps, data analysis, process control assessments and testing.
• Ensures audit documentation is clear, concise, sufficient and relevant to achieve the engagement objectives.
• Documents internal audit work performed in compliance with Internal Auditing Standards and division policies and procedures.
• Reviews working papers prepared by other internal auditors and provides feedback to improve the clarity, accuracy and relevancy of the audit documentation and conclusions.

Oversees and/or prepares audit reports, including the preparation of outlines, specification of internal reviews, preparation of draft reports, review of draft reports with clients, preparation of the final reports incorporating client comments as appropriate, and submission of the final reports for review and approval.

• Completes internal audit report draft sections under the supervision of internal audit project management.
• Identifies the condition, cause, criteria, impact, and recommendation for internal audit potential issues.
• Prepares preliminary results information or presentations to communicate internal audit engagement results, conclusions, issues and recommendations to agency management.
• Finalizes draft internal audit reports and incorporates management responses provided for internal audit recommendations.
• Prepares action memos and final report documents for internal audit management review and approval.

Develops audit scopes, programs, objectives, procedures, and deliverables that test controls and provides a conclusion on the audit objectives.

• Drafts internal audit project objectives, scopes, and engagement reports or final deliverables.
• Develops methodologies for testing internal controls significant to the internal audit objectives.
• Drafts internal audit engagement work programs with sufficient procedures to conclude on the engagement objectives.
• Drafts and provides input into the development of key internal audit project planning, fieldwork and reporting documents prior to submitting to internal audit management for review and approval.

Develops standardized audit procedures and office guidelines for the practical application of professional internal audit standards.

• Provides suggestions to internal audit management for new or updates to internal audit engagement procedures or division policies and procedures to improve internal audit processes or strengthen compliance with Internal Auditing Standards.
• Develops draft procedures, incorporating the practical application of Internal Auditing Standards, for internal audit engagement templates in the audit management software application for internal audit management review and approval.

Reviews audits for completeness; compliance with standards; uniformity in method; and adherence to statutes, departmental ruling, and legal decisions.

• Reviews completed audit documentation and procedures to ensure work performed is sufficient to conclude on the audit objectives.
• Performs quality assurance reviews of audit work performed to ensure work complies with internal auditing standards, internal audit division and agency policies, procedures, and statutory requirements.
• Performs cross-referencing of internal audit draft report issues and findings to supporting evidence in the Internal Audit Division’s audit management software application.

Reviews and identifies changes in professional standards, pronouncements, and federal audit requirements, and notifies management and audit staff.

• Reviews and identifies changes in Internal Auditing Standards, statutory requirements, Federal or State auditing requirements, or agency policies and procedures that impact internal audit function activities.
• Notifies internal audit management and staff of changes identified and provides input and suggestions to implement changes, as appropriate, into internal audit function activities.
• Attends continuing professional education courses or trainings to obtain/further auditor knowledge and understanding of current, proposed and/or changes to professional auditing standards or requirements, and identifies potential impacts to internal audit division practices.

Reviews processes and programs to identify potential fraud or ethical concerns.

• Identifies potential fraud, waste or abuse risks or scenarios during internal audit project risk assessments.
• Assesses the risk of fraud occurring that is significant within the context of the audit objectives or potential ethical concerns during internal audit reviews of agency program areas and business operations, and communicates results to internal audit management, if identified.
• Reviews internal audit function processes and communicates potential fraud or ethical concerns to internal audit management, if identified.

Recommends and advises management regarding changes in business processes, information systems, and accounting or management procedures.

• Communicates criteria, testing results and overall conclusions for the engagement objectives to agency management.
• Provides information to agency management regarding the significance, likelihood and potential impact for issues of noncompliance with statutory requirements, policies or procedures, efficiency and effectiveness of operations, safeguarding of assets, and achievement of strategic objectives.
• Identifies and recommends opportunities to improve agency financial, business operations, program area and other management processes, systems or controls.

Presents information to key stakeholders, including board/commission members and executive management.

• Leads and/or participates in internal audit entrance conferences to discuss audit objectives, scopes, and methodologies with agency executives and management.
• Summarizes relevant information from engagement work performed outlining preliminary results, items for follow-up, and potential issues for internal audit project status updates with agency and internal audit management.
• Prepares and presents internal audit project status update reports to agency management, business partners, internal stakeholders, and internal audit management on a regular and consistent basis throughout the engagement process.

Presents and/or oversees the presentation of audit reports and results to department executives and managers.

• Leads and/or participates in internal audit exit conferences to present internal audit results, conclusions and recommendations to agency executives and management.
• Leads and/or participates in discussions and presentations of preliminary internal audit results and draft audit reports to division management.

Acts as a liaison with external auditors, organizations, and law enforcement agencies; and coordinates management responses for internal/external audits.

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Implements annual audit plans, including coordinating audit work to ensure timely completion of audits.

• Leads and/or performs internal audits, consulting engagements, and other internal audit projects or activities as approved in the Internal Audit Annual Audit Plan.
• Develops timelines for key internal audit project deliverables and engagement assignments under the supervision of internal audit project management.
• Tracks internal audit project progress and provides regular status updates to internal audit management.
• Coordinates and/or provides input for internal audit project team and individual work assignments under the supervision of internal audit project management.

Assists with the development of annual audit plans.

• Performs internal audit annual risk assessment activities, including information review, interviews and surveys, to gather input for consideration in development of the internal audit annual audit plan.
• Compiles and assesses risk information to assist in determining the agency areas of highest risk as part of the internal audit annual risk assessment process.
• Provides input and suggestions for internal audit projects or areas to internal audit management for consideration in development of the internal audit annual audit plan.
• Completes draft sections of the internal audit annual audit plan for internal audit management review.

Assists in the Quality Assurance Improvement Program, including conducting quality control on other audits and advisory services and preparing for the annual internal quality control program or peer review.

• Leads and/or performs internal audit self-assessment activities as part of the annual internal Quality Assurance and Improvement Program and in preparation for the internal audit function external peer review every 3 years.
• Reviews completed audit documentation for internal audit and consulting engagements to determine whether work is performed in conformance with Internal Auditing Standards.
• Drafts internal self-assessment reports concluding whether the internal audit function complies with Internal Auditing Standards and identifying suggestions to improve internal audit processes or procedures.

May conduct follow-up assessments to determine implementation status of recommendations.

• Performs follow-up assessments to determine the implementation status of internal audit report recommendations.
• Evaluates management actions taken and determines whether risks associated with internal audit report recommendations have been appropriately addressed.
• Documents sufficient evidence to support the results of the follow-up work performed and communicates results to agency management.

May testify before governmental bodies, juries, and courts, or in administrative hearings.

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May supervise the work of others.

• Supervises staff auditor work performed for internal audit engagement work assignments, tasks, priorities and deadlines under the supervision of internal audit project management.
• Provides input and guidance for internal audit project team or individual assignments, priorities and completion timelines based on direction from the audit project manager.

Performs related work as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs):

Knowledge of:

• International Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing
• Generally Accepted Government Auditing Standards
• Audit processes and procedures
• Accounting and information technology principles, processes, systems and analytics
• Business process mapping
• Policies, functions and operations of health and human services and DFPS programs
• Texas state government policies and operations

Skill in:

• Applying audit principles and practices
• Interpreting policies and procedures relating to programs, management operations, and support services
• Performing research
• Collecting and analyzing data
• Applying critical thinking to analyze information and draw conclusions
• Communicating orally and in writing effectively
• Using computer software applications, including Microsoft Office Suite and electronic working paper software

Ability to:

• Gather, understand and analyze accurate and relevant data and information, summarize results and develop conclusions
• Evaluate agency operations and processes for efficiency and effectiveness and to identify issues
• Conduct effective interviews and meetings with agency business partners at all organizational levels
• Identify and assess potential risks related to agency program and operational areas
• Compose clear and concise audit documentation and reports
• Work independently and cooperatively in a team environment
• Effectively prioritize, organize and meet deadlines
• Plan, assign, and supervise the work of others

Registrations, Licensure Requirements or Certifications:

No certification is required. 

Certification or actively seeking certification as a Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), or Certified Government Financial Manager (CGFM) is preferred.    

Initial Screening Criteria:

Bachelor's or Master’s degree from an accredited college or university is required. 

Full-time auditing, accounting, management information systems, quality assurance, process improvement, compliance or other related business experience. 

Experience in internal auditing or conducting risk-based, performance or operational audits is preferred. 

Health and human services or Texas state government experience is preferred. 

Additional Information:

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Military occupation(s) that relate to the initial selection criteria and registration or licensure requirements for this position may include, but not limited to those listed in this posting. All active-duty military, reservists, guardsmen, and veterans are encouraged to apply if qualified to fill this position. For more information please see the Texas State Auditor’s Job Descriptions, Military Crosswalk and Military Crosswalk Guide at Texas State Auditor's Office - Job Descriptions. You may also contact the DFPS Military Liaison at dfpsmilvets@dfps.texas.gov with additional questions.

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