Job Responsibilities
Who We Are
The South Carolina Department of Revenue (SCDOR) helps move South Carolina forward by collecting 95% of the state's General Fund. Committed to making compliance easy for taxpayers, and valuing excellence, collaboration, and professionalism, we work to be an innovative and trustworthy partner for taxpayers, businesses, and tax professionals. With excellent benefits and opportunities for training and advancement, we are dedicated to developing, retaining, and valuing a competent, productive, and diverse workforce.
Purpose
To establish and manage the SCDOR IT Internal Auditing Program.
Duties
- Establish an IT internal auditing plan.
- Perform risk assessments in establishing the IT internal audit plan.
- Design and perform internal audits across multiple disciplines.
- Estimate resource needs and schedule assignments to meet completion dates.
- Develop internal audit programs that examine processing controls, input and output data, system changes, operations documentation, program documentation, and test procedures and results to ensure the presence of adequate controls.
- Ascertain the reliability of information systems examined and ensure that computer control standards and established SCDOR policies and procedures are followed on SCDOR computer platforms.
- Review the adequacy, effectiveness, efficiency, compliance, and application of computer hardware, software, and network controls.
- Evaluate and review proposed applications to provide input into the design of new systems regarding internal controls and adaptability.
- Perform IRS Publication 1075 compliance reviews.
- Write specialized/technical reports detailing findings and recommendations to yield desired results.
Minimum and Additional Requirements
- A bachelor's degree with multiple accounting and/or finance courses and six years of professional experience in accounting, auditing, IT auditing, finance, insurance, or tax preparation and/or analysis.
- Academic degrees must be from an accredited institution of higher learning.
- This position deals with highly sensitive information and the ability to exhibit integrity and maintain confidentiality is required.
Preferred Qualifications
- Any of the following certifications: CISA, CIA, CISM, CISSP, CRISC, or other information system or security professional certification.
- Experience in performing audits related to IRS Publication 1075 or other guidelines based on NIST security controls.
- Knowledge of relevant federal/state laws and regulations.
- Working knowledge of infrastructure, access controls, identification/authentication controls, public key infrastructure, network security, application/database architecture, and enterprise security architecture.
- Major coursework in computer science and information security.
Additional Comments
- Background Check: SCDOR employees are required to comply with all SCDOR tax requirements and are subject to a National Criminal Background Check to include fingerprinting.
- EEO: It is the policy of the SCDOR to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, and pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, including, but not limited to, lactation.