Position Type:
Chief of Staff/Senior Manager, ESPLOST Audit
Date Posted:
9/10/2026
Location:
Internal Audits & Compliance
Closing Date:
10/12/2026
Title:Senior Manager, ESPLOST Audit
The Senior ESPLOST Audit Manager conducts and leads operational, compliance, financial, procurement, and construction-related audits associated with the District's Capital Improvement Program (CIP), ESPLOST-funded initiatives, procurement activities, contract administration processes, capital project expenditures, and accounts payable operations. Responsible for planning, executing, documenting, and reporting audit engagements designed to assess internal controls, regulatory compliance, operational effectiveness, procurement integrity, and financial stewardship of public resources. Serves as a subject matter expert in public procurement, government contracting, capital project accounting, and construction audit methodologies.
Essential Job Duties
• Plan, conduct, and document risk-based audits of procurement, capital construction, contract management, accounts payable, and financial administration activities.
• Evaluate compliance with Board policies, administrative regulations, state purchasing requirements, contract provisions, and applicable laws governing public procurement and construction contracting.
• Review previous 3rd Party audits and collaborate with the Capital Improvements Division, Operations Division, Program Manager, and Finance Division, to implement process improvements, guided through the project management manual and other performance standards.
• Assess internal controls associated with solicitation development, bid evaluations, vendor selection, contract awards, change orders, purchase orders, invoice approvals, and payment processing.
• Review ESPLOST program's Requests for Proposals (RFPs), Invitations to Bid (ITBs), Requests for Qualifications (RFQs), sole-source procurements, emergency
procurements, cooperative purchasing arrangements, and other procurement activities for compliance and effectiveness.
• Evaluate procurement ethics, conflicts of interest, segregation of duties, transparency, and integrity controls throughout the procurement lifecycle.
• Perform fraud risk assessments and initiate investigations of allegations involving procurement irregularities, contract noncompliance, misappropriation of assets, waste, abuse, or other financial misconduct.
• Perform audits of construction and capital improvement projects that utilize Design-Build, Design-Bid-Build, Construction Manager at Risk (CMAR), and related delivery methods.
• Conduct detailed analyses of contractor billings, payment applications, retainage calculations, project expenditures, capital asset capitalization, and construction-related disbursements.
• Analyze data to identify trends, anomalies, duplicate payments, unauthorized purchases, contract overbilling, control deficiencies, and operational inefficiencies.
• Review ERP system transactions, including requisitions, purchase orders, receiving records, invoices, and payment workflows within systems such as Munis or similar enterprise financial systems.
• Evaluate compliance with ESPLOST funding requirements, capital program objectives, and approved Board authorizations.
• Develop audit reports that clearly communicate observations, risks, root causes, recommendations, and management action plans.
• Conduct follow-up reviews to validate implementation of corrective actions and remediation plans.
• Facilitate process-improvement initiatives and advise management regarding leading practices in procurement, contract administration, internal controls, and capital project governance.
• Assist with enterprise risk assessments, special investigations, consulting engagements, and other assignments as directed.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited four-year college or university in Accounting. Finance, Business Administration, Public Administration, Construction Management, Auditing, or a closely related field is required. A Master's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration (MBA), Public Administration (MPA), or related field is preferred.
• At least five (5) years of experience auditing governmental entities, school districts, municipalities, state agencies, higher education institutions, or similarly regulated organizations is preferred.
• Experience auditing construction projects, capital improvement programs, bond programs, ESPLOST initiatives, public procurement operations, or contract administration functions is highly preferred.
• Three (3) or more years of experience in investigative roles, preferably within a school district, educational environment, or government, is highly preferred.
• Supervisory or project-lead experience is preferred.
