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Description
The San José Police Department is dedicated to providing public safety through community partnerships and 21st Century Policing practices, ensuring equity for all. The Department is committed to treating all of San Jose's diverse community members with dignity, fairness, and respect, while protecting their rights and providing equal protection under the law.The San José Police Department is seeking to fill a Senior Auditor position in the Division of Gaming Control to be responsible for the enforcement of Title 16 of the San José Municipal Code and the regulations promulgated there under; as well as other State and federal laws. The Division of Gaming Control was created to ensure that legalized gambling is conducted free of criminal and corruptive elements by applying strict regulatory controls over every aspect of the card room operations in San José.
The duties of this position include (but are not limited to) the following:
* Preparing, planning, coordinating and conducting routine and special compliance reviews of the gambling operations in the San José Permitted Card rooms;
* Preparing, planning, coordinating and conducting revenue audits of the gaming and non-gaming operations;
* Monitoring gaming and non-gaming revenue streams and ensuring timely and correct payment of card room taxes to the City Finance Department, as well as maintaining revenue and table games related statistics and other financial analyses as directed by the Administrator;
* Conducting in-depth financial background investigation of individuals and companies seeking a gaming license in the City of San José;
* Assisting in the development of Minimum Internal Control Standards and other regulations;
* Reviewing card rooms and funding sources' systems of internal control;
* Participating in long and short-term planning for the Division's operations;
* Conducting administrative investigation of violations of Title 16 and state gambling laws through the following:
- Operational analysis and financial reviews;
- Interviewing violators, witnesses and victims of local and state gambling laws;
- Determining items constituting evidence and gathering such items;
- Generating reports and related administrative notices to be submitted to the City Attorney's Office;
- Testifying and presenting evidence of licensing and administrative violations;
- Issuing Administrative Citations;
- Investigating operational discrepancies, patron complaints, and other administrative matters;
- Analyzing new table game statistical information to ensure the game is fair;
- Establishing and maintaining sources of information and intelligence files;
- Monitoring suspected activities via remote surveillance;
* Acting as a liaison to other units of the San José Police Department and other local, state and federal regulatory/law enforcement agencies;
* Assisting in the preparation of the annual crime report submitted to City Council by the Chief of Police;
* Performing other duties as required by the Administrator and/or Supervising Auditor.
*This position may occasionally require work during odd hours (evening, nights) due to cardrooms 24 hour operations.
*This position is fully onsite five days per week with no opportunity for hybrid or remote work.
The total salary range for the Senior Auditor position is $113,327.76 - $145,170.48. This amount includes an approximate five percent (5%) ongoing non-pensionable pay. Actual salary shall be determined by the final candidates' qualifications and experience.
Ideal Candidate
Training and Experience
Any combination of training and experience equivalent to successful completion of advanced undergraduate course work in business administration or accounting from an accredited college or university, including eighteen (18) semester units in accounting, and four (4) years of progressively responsible professional auditing or accounting experience, including two (2) years experience at the level of Auditor II with the City of San Jose. There will be no substitution for the required units in accounting.
Licenses/Certificates
Possession of a valid California driver's license may be required.
Background
Passing a San Jose Police Department background check is a condition of employment.Competencies
The ideal candidate will possess the following competencies, as demonstrated in past and current employment history. Desirable competencies for this position include:
Job Expertise - demonstrates knowledge of and experience with applicable professional/technical principles and practices, Citywide and departmental procedures/policies and federal and state rules and regulations, knowledge of pertinent California Penal Code, Business and Professions Code, Health and Safety Code, etc, and their relevant application to licensing, permitting and regulatory functions and card room oversight.
Analytical Thinking - Approaching a problem or situation by using a logical, systematic, sequential approach.
Communication Skills - Effectively conveys information and expresses thoughts and facts clearly, orally and in writing; demonstrates effective use of listening skills; displays openness to other people's ideas and thoughts.
Initiative - Exhibits resourceful behaviors toward meeting job objectives; anticipates problems, is proactive, and avoids difficulties by planning ahead; displays willingness to assume extra responsibility and challenges; pursues continuing education opportunities that promotes job performance.
Multi-Tasking - Can handle multiple projects and responsibilities simultaneously; has handled a wide variety of assignments in past and/or current position(s).
Reliability - Completes quality work assignments in a timely and efficient manner; fulfills responsibilities and maintains confidentiality as appropriate.
Supervision - Sets effective long and short-term goals based on a good understanding of management practices; establishes realistic priorities within available resources; provides motivational support; empowers others; assigns decision-making and work functions to others in an appropriate manner to maximize organizational and individual effectiveness.
Selection Process
The selection process will consist of an evaluation of the applicant's training and experience based on the application and responses to the Job Specific Questions. Only the candidates whose backgrounds best match the position will be invited to proceed in the selection process. Additional phases of the selection process will consist of one or more interviews and a background investigation.
You will be prompted to answer the following job-specific questions during the online application process. Please note that there is a 4,000-character limit , including spaces, for each text response:
- Please describe your accounting and/or finance related work experience. Please include the years of experience, your title, and specific responsibilities. Your response should be consistent with your work history.
- Please list your government regulatory agency work experience, provide the agency name, years of experience, your title, and specific responsibilities. Your response should be consistent with your work history.
- Please describe your experience performing financial or fraud investigations other than audit assignments, please describe your experience including where you gained this experience and number of years.
-Please describe your experience interpreting laws, ordinances, governmental rules and regulations and conducting compliance review/audits, please describe and include specific example(s) of difficult situations that you resolved.
- If you do not have experience interpreting laws, ordinances, governmental rules and regulations and conducting compliance review/audits, please describe your transferable experience, knowledge, skills or abilities that would enable you to fulfill these duties.
- Please describe your supervisory experience, including your main role as a supervisor, the number and level of employees you supervised, the types of employees supervised, and years of supervisory experience.
- Please describe your experience working on complex non-financial investigations which required you to gather intelligence, develop and manage informants, obtain evidence, and testify in court or in administrative hearings, please describe the process you applied to complete the project, your specific role and the outcome.
You must answer all job-specific questions in order to be considered for this vacancy or your application will be deemed incomplete and withheld from further consideration.
If you have questions about the duties of the position, the selection or hiring processes, please contact Rose Lara at rose.lara@sanjoseca.gov .