Deputy Director of Internal Audit

Salary : $107,861.52 - $204,936.99 Annually
Location : FX. CTY. GOVERNMENT CENTER, 12000 GOVERNMENT CENTER PKWY., FAIRFAX (EJ32), VA
Job Type: FT Salary W BN
Job Number: 26-01641
Department: County Executive
Opening Date: 10/24/2026
Closing Date: 11/13/2026 11:59 PM Eastern
Pay Grade: M02
Posting Type: Open to General Public

Job Announcement

The Internal Audit Office is seeking an experienced and forward-thinking Deputy Director of Internal Audit to support the Director in leading a high-performing Internal Audit Office committed to delivering high-quality, risk-focused audit services. As Deputy Director, you will assist with overseeing daily audit operations, mentoring talented staff, and guiding complex operational, IT, compliance, and investigative audits that strengthen transparency and accountability across county government. The Deputy Director will play a key role in shaping the department's strategic direction, strengthening audit maturity, lead countywide risk assessments, develop the annual audit plan and aligning audit activities with countywide goals.

Additional responsibilities include serving as the department's HR Manager and Equity Lead, supporting training related to internal controls, fraud, and ethics, coordinating peer reviews, and maintaining strong working relationships with leadership across the county. This role requires strong professional judgment, a deep understanding of local government operations, and the ability to deliver objective, value-added insights that enhance governance and internal controls.
Illustrative Duties

• With the Director, plans and directs the review of County procedures and records for their adequacy to accomplish intended objectives;
• Assists the Director in preparing and updating the Internal Audit Office Strategic Plan;
• Assists the Director in preparing an annual audit work plan which identifies audit areas and schedules the staff to be used;
• Conducts formal Countywide risk assessments to assess organizational risk and focus audit resources on high-risk areas;
• Supervises assigned staff in developing audit programs for major and/or complex audits and in developing recommendations for changes in complex internal financial, information systems, and operating procedures;
• Directs the preparation of all internal audit reports on the results of audit examinations and recommendations for improvement;
• Completes performance evaluations for individual auditors on each specific audit assignment;
• Directs all phases of audit examinations in accordance with internal audit standards;
• Appraises County activities in terms of efficiency, effectiveness, and compliance with applicable laws, regulations, procedures, and good management practices;
• Assists the Director in the completion of annual performance evaluations.

Required Knowledge Skills and Abilities

• Extensive knowledge of internal audit standards, procedures, techniques, and internal controls;
• Extensive knowledge of information systems, standards, procedures and techniques;
• Extensive knowledge of governmental accounting principles, methods, and practices;
• Extensive knowledge of management principles, methods, and practices;
• Extensive knowledge of information systems general and application controls;
• Ability to apply governmental principles and practices to complex systems;
• Ability to perform as a knowledgeable and skilled advocate of the County's leadership philosophy;
• Ability to plan, organize, and supervise analyses and reports of financial activities;
• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely, orally and in writing with all levels, including senior County management;
• Ability to work effectively under pressure;
• Ability to effectively use personal computers and common software, i.e. word processing, spreadsheet, flowcharting;
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships.

Employment Standards

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

(Click on the aforementioned link to learn how Fairfax County interprets equivalencies for "Any combination, experience, and training equivalent to")
Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a bachelor's degree in business administration, public administration, or a related field, with major course work in accounting, auditing, finance, information systems, and/or computer science; Plus five years of professional internal auditing experience, including two years of supervisory experience.

CERTIFICATES AND LICENSES REQUIRED:
Certification as a Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), Certified Public Accountant (CPA), or Certified Information System Auditor (CISA).

NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
The appointee to this position will be required to complete a criminal background check and credit check to the satisfaction of the employer.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Auditing experience with thorough knowledge of internal audit standards, procedures, and techniques; management principles, methods, and practices; accounting methods, principles, and practices.
• Government auditing experience, including extensive knowledge and experience working within the framework of Generally Accepted Government Auditing Standards.
• Experience working in an audit office that complies with the GAO Government Auditing Standards (Yellow Book) or IIA International Professional Practices Framework (Red Book).
• Experience performing and/or managing internal investigations.
• Experience and proficiency with electronic work papers, data analytics, artificial intelligence, and Microsoft Office.
• Strong communication skills with experience preparing and delivering presentations to an executive audience, trainings, reports, and writing official correspondence and memoranda.
• Strong knowledge of local government operations.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
Work is generally sedentary. However, employee may be required to do some walking, standing, bending and carrying of items less than 25 pounds in weight. All duties performed with or without reasonable accommodations.

SELECTION PROCEDURE:
Panel interview and may include exercise.

Merit Positions

Fairfax County is proud to offer employees an attractive and comprehensive benefits program, including the following:

• Medical/Vision/Dental Insurance Coverage
• Group Term Life Insurance
• Long Term Disability
• LiveWell Program
• Flexible Spending Programs
• Paid Leave (annual, sick, parental, volunteer activity, and more!)
• Paid Holidays
• Deferred Compensation
• Employee Assistance Program
• Employees' Child Care Center
• Continuous Learning Opportunities

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NOTE: Fairfax County Government is a qualifying employer under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program. For more information about the PSLF program:

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Non-Merit Positions

1. Non-Merit Benefit Eligible: scheduled to work a minimum 1,040 hours and no more than a maximum of 1,560 hours in a calendar year.
   • Medical/Vision/Dental Insurance Coverage
   • Flexible Spending Program
   • Deferred Compensation
2. Temporary: scheduled to work a maximum of 900 hours in a calendar year.
   • No benefits

01

What is the highest level of education that you have completed?

• Less than 12th grade
• High school diploma or GED
• Some college
• Associate's degree
• Bachelor's degree
• Master's degree
• Doctorate degree

02

If you answered "Some college" for the highest level of education completed, please indicate the number of quarter or semester hours you have completed towards a degree.

• Less than 45 quarter hours
• 45 to less than 90 quarter hours
• 90 to less than 135 quarter hours
• 135 to less than 180 quarter hours
• 180 or more quarter hours
• Less than 30 semester hours
• 30 to less than 60 semester hours
• 60 to less than 90 semester hours
• 90 to less than 120 semester hours
• 120 or more semester hours
• Not applicable

03

Please indicate all major(s) or minor(s) for your completed degree(s). Check all that apply.

• Business administration
• Public administration
• Accounting
• Finance
• Information systems
• Computer science
• Other (related field)
• Other (non-related field)
• Not applicable

04

If you answered "Other (related field)" or "Other (non-related field)" for the previous question, please list all of your majors and minors. If this question does not pertain to you, or you do not have a degree, enter "Not applicable".
05

If you possess a degree in a related field did you complete major course work in accounting, auditing, finance, information systems, and/or computer science?

• Yes
• No

06

Do you currently possess any of the following certifications? Check all that apply.

• CPA (Certified Public Accountant)
• CIA (Certified Internal Auditor)
• CISA (Certified Information Systems Auditor)
• None of the above

07

How many years of full-time equivalent professional internal auditing experience do you possess?

• None
• Less than one year
• One to less than two years
• Two to less than three years
• Three to less than four years
• Four to less than five years
• Five to less than six years
• Six to less than seven years
• Seven to less than eight years
• Eight to less than nine years
• Nine to less than ten years
• Ten or more years

08

From your professional internal auditing experience, how many years of full-time equivalent professional supervisory experience do you possess?

• None
• Less than one year
• One to less than two years
• Two to less than three years
• Three to less than four years
• Four to less than five years
• Five to less than six years
• Six to less than seven years
• Seven to less than eight years
• Eight to less than nine years
• Nine to less than ten years
• Ten or more years

09

How many staff members do you currently supervise? This may include full-time or part-time staff members.

• None
• One to five staff members
• Six to nine staff members
• Ten to fifteen staff members
• Over fifteen staff members

10

How many years of full-time equivalent professional experience working for a local, state, or federal government in auditing working within the framework of Generally Accepted Government Auditing Standards do you possess?

• None
• Less than five years
• Five to less than ten years
• Ten or more years

11

How many years of full-time equivalent professional experience working in an audit office that complies with the GAO Government Auditing Standards (Yellow Book) or IIA International Professional Practices Framework (Red Book) do you possess?

• None
• Less than five years
• Five to less than ten years
• Ten or more years

12

How many years of full-time equivalent professional experience performing and/or managing internal investigations do you possess?

• None
• Less than five years
• Five to less than ten years
• Ten or more years

13

Which of the following communication activities have you performed? Check all that apply.

• Writing official correspondence and memoranda
• Preparing meeting presentations
• Preparing official written reports
• Leading and/or facilitating meetings
• Presenting technical trainings
• Presenting to senior/executive management
• Presenting to governing board
• None of the above

14

Please Indicate your level of proficiency with Electronic Workpapers/Automated Workflow systems.

• Beginner (Basic Knowledge of software, but not used significantly for work)
• Intermediate (Have used such software for work but was not fully integrated for all work)
• Advanced (Such software was fully integrated in performing work)
• None of the above

15

Please indicate your level of proficiency with data analytics tools commonly used in the workplace (such as Microsoft Excel, Power BI, Tableau, SAS, etc) Select the level that best describe your experience.

• Beginner (Basic knowledge of creating a worksheet; performing calculations in a worksheet; modifying and formatting a worksheet; printing workbook contents)
• Intermediate (Knowledge of inserting and modifying graphic objects in a worksheet; customizing and enhancing workbooks; analyzing data using Pivot Tables, Slicers, and Pivot Charts)
• Advanced (Extensive knowledge of increasing productivity and improving efficiency by streamlining workflow; collaborating with others using workbooks; auditing worksheets; analyzing data; working with multiple wor