San Diego Association of Governments seeks public members for audit committee

SAN DIEGO – The San Diego Association of Governments is seeking three public members and potential alternates to serve on its recently authorized Audit Committee.

The three public members will serve with two SANDAG board members for a two-year term, beginning in March 2018. All committee members will be appointed by the SANDAG board of directors.

The SANDAG audit committee will be responsible for making recommendations to the board of directors regarding the hiring of SANDAG’s independent performance auditor, the oversight of that auditor, SANDAG’s annual audit plan, the firm to perform the SANDAG annual financial statement audits and internal control guidelines for the agency. The audit committee also will monitor the implementation of any corrective actions arising from the audits.

Public member applicants must possess independence, experience and technical expertise, including, but not limited to, knowledge of accounting, auditing and financial reporting. Applicants also must meet minimum professional standards, which include 10 years of experience as a certified public accountant, a certified internal auditor or 10 years of other professional accounting, auditing, financial or legal experience in audit management.

Public member applicants will be considered by a screening committee composed of one SANDAG board member, a chief financial officer or finance director from a SANDAG member agency and at least one outside financial expert.

Applications will be accepted until Feb. 3. Applicants are asked to submit an application for Audit Committee Public Member Appointment, a resume and a completed Form 700 to determine the likelihood for potential conflicts of interest.

The audit committee will meet on an as-yet-to-be determined basis. The first meeting is anticipated to occur in April 2018.

For more information, including application materials, visit http://www.sandag.org/AuditCommittee.