Centralized Accounting and Payroll/Personnel System
TCEQ - Chief Auditor
Centralized Accounting and Payroll/Personnel System, Austin, Texas, us, 78716
Overview
Job Description - TCEQ - Chief Auditor (00052893) Organization
TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY Primary Location
Texas-Austin Work Locations
Headquarters (582-HQAUS) 12100 Park 35 Circle Austin 78753 Job
Management Employee Status
Regular Schedule
State Job Code: 1625 Salary Admin Plan: B Grade: 31 Salary (Pay Basis)
12,472.00 - 13,312.68 (Monthly) Number of Openings
1 Overtime Status
Exempt Job Posting
Sep 30, 2025, 9:25:30 AM Closing Date: Oct 14, 2025, 9:59:00 PM Description
Are you an experienced Auditor, ready for a unique opportunity to grow with an environmental state agency? Join TCEQ! We bring passion and drive to carry out our mission of protecting our state’s public health and natural resources. YOUR FUTURE TEAM As part of the commissioners’ office, you would support the commissioners as they establish overall agency direction and policy and make their final determinations on contested permitting and enforcement matters. See details about what we do. This position is a member of our Chief Auditor's Division. HERE’S WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING Direct division staff and functions; oversee personnel management functions, which includes interviewing, hiring and developing staff, performance management, etc.; and ensure compliance with employment laws and goals. Oversee the performance of assurance and attestation engagements to ensure completion of Annual Audit Plans and compliance with applicable audit and attestation standards. Develop and implement CAO/Audit Team goals and objectives. Prepare reports and communicate results and recommendations. Serve the CAO Records Administrator by coordinating the division’s record management activities and ensuring that agency records management policies and procedures are followed in the division. Qualifications
KEY QUALIFICATIONS Experience with audit standards promulgated by the Institute for Internal Auditors (Red Book) and the U.S. Government Accountability Office’s Government Auditing Standards (Yellow Book); knowledge of contract and business law concepts; computer technology principles, terminology, programming, and various automated systems. Experience directing audit staff and audit functions, including responsibilities such as interviewing, hiring, staff development, performance management, and conducting performance evaluations. Experience overseeing and conducting quality control audits and advisory services and preparing the annual internal quality control program or peer review. Experience overseeing and conducting fraud, waste, and abuse complaints and investigations. Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) and/or Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA). Required Education & Experience
Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university, plus 10 years of full-time experience in accounting, auditing, or an analytical field that includes at least five (5) years managing public or internal auditing functions. OR Experience in the management of a business function, division, or department to include professional management experience where primary duties consist of planning, organizing, controlling, and directing the work of an organization or formal subdivision, or team. OR Experience as a special assistant to a TCEQ director or deputy director developing management policies and directing/evaluating operations. Must be licensed as a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) or certified as a Certified Internal Auditor (CIA). Employees in this classification series may research, work on, or have access to critical infrastructure, including but not limited to a communication infrastructure system, cybersecurity system, electric grid, hazardous waste treatment system, or water treatment facility. See Tex. Business & Commerce Code Section 117.001(2). Accordingly, the ability to maintain the security or integrity of the infrastructure is a requirement to be hired for and to continue to be employed with TCEQ. Transcript/ College Hours or Course Work
See instructions on how to attach documents. A copy of your official college transcript or evaluation of foreign credentials in CAPPS is required if needed to meet the qualifications listed above. Work Schedule
Standard business hours are M-F, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Individual and work group schedule determined by the TCEQ Chief Auditor's Office. Benefits
· Optional 401(k) and 457 plans · Insurance: Health, Vision, Dental, and optional FSA · Paid day(s) off from work on national holidays and holidays that the state observes · Longevity pay based on your number of years working for the state · Wellness Program and Activities Condition of Employment
TCEQ will conduct a criminal history records search, driving history (if required for the job) on candidates offered employment. In compliance with ADA, if you need any special accommodations during the employment process, please contact HRSS for assistance at (512) 239-0102. Texas Commission on Environmental Quality is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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Job Description - TCEQ - Chief Auditor (00052893) Organization
TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY Primary Location
Texas-Austin Work Locations
Headquarters (582-HQAUS) 12100 Park 35 Circle Austin 78753 Job
Management Employee Status
Regular Schedule
State Job Code: 1625 Salary Admin Plan: B Grade: 31 Salary (Pay Basis)
12,472.00 - 13,312.68 (Monthly) Number of Openings
1 Overtime Status
Exempt Job Posting
Sep 30, 2025, 9:25:30 AM Closing Date: Oct 14, 2025, 9:59:00 PM Description
Are you an experienced Auditor, ready for a unique opportunity to grow with an environmental state agency? Join TCEQ! We bring passion and drive to carry out our mission of protecting our state’s public health and natural resources. YOUR FUTURE TEAM As part of the commissioners’ office, you would support the commissioners as they establish overall agency direction and policy and make their final determinations on contested permitting and enforcement matters. See details about what we do. This position is a member of our Chief Auditor's Division. HERE’S WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING Direct division staff and functions; oversee personnel management functions, which includes interviewing, hiring and developing staff, performance management, etc.; and ensure compliance with employment laws and goals. Oversee the performance of assurance and attestation engagements to ensure completion of Annual Audit Plans and compliance with applicable audit and attestation standards. Develop and implement CAO/Audit Team goals and objectives. Prepare reports and communicate results and recommendations. Serve the CAO Records Administrator by coordinating the division’s record management activities and ensuring that agency records management policies and procedures are followed in the division. Qualifications
KEY QUALIFICATIONS Experience with audit standards promulgated by the Institute for Internal Auditors (Red Book) and the U.S. Government Accountability Office’s Government Auditing Standards (Yellow Book); knowledge of contract and business law concepts; computer technology principles, terminology, programming, and various automated systems. Experience directing audit staff and audit functions, including responsibilities such as interviewing, hiring, staff development, performance management, and conducting performance evaluations. Experience overseeing and conducting quality control audits and advisory services and preparing the annual internal quality control program or peer review. Experience overseeing and conducting fraud, waste, and abuse complaints and investigations. Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) and/or Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA). Required Education & Experience
Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university, plus 10 years of full-time experience in accounting, auditing, or an analytical field that includes at least five (5) years managing public or internal auditing functions. OR Experience in the management of a business function, division, or department to include professional management experience where primary duties consist of planning, organizing, controlling, and directing the work of an organization or formal subdivision, or team. OR Experience as a special assistant to a TCEQ director or deputy director developing management policies and directing/evaluating operations. Must be licensed as a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) or certified as a Certified Internal Auditor (CIA). Employees in this classification series may research, work on, or have access to critical infrastructure, including but not limited to a communication infrastructure system, cybersecurity system, electric grid, hazardous waste treatment system, or water treatment facility. See Tex. Business & Commerce Code Section 117.001(2). Accordingly, the ability to maintain the security or integrity of the infrastructure is a requirement to be hired for and to continue to be employed with TCEQ. Transcript/ College Hours or Course Work
See instructions on how to attach documents. A copy of your official college transcript or evaluation of foreign credentials in CAPPS is required if needed to meet the qualifications listed above. Work Schedule
Standard business hours are M-F, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Individual and work group schedule determined by the TCEQ Chief Auditor's Office. Benefits
· Optional 401(k) and 457 plans · Insurance: Health, Vision, Dental, and optional FSA · Paid day(s) off from work on national holidays and holidays that the state observes · Longevity pay based on your number of years working for the state · Wellness Program and Activities Condition of Employment
TCEQ will conduct a criminal history records search, driving history (if required for the job) on candidates offered employment. In compliance with ADA, if you need any special accommodations during the employment process, please contact HRSS for assistance at (512) 239-0102. Texas Commission on Environmental Quality is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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