Audit Project Manager

Overview

Date:
Mar 6, 2026 |

Location:

AUSTIN, TX

Join the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) and be part of a team committed to creating a positive impact in the lives of fellow Texans. At HHSC, your contributions matter, and we support you at each stage of your life and work journey. Our comprehensive benefits package includes 100% paid employee health insurance for full-time eligible employees, a defined benefit pension plan, generous time off benefits, numerous opportunities for career advancement and more.

Explore more details on the Benefits of Working at HHS webpage.

Functional

Title:

Audit Project Manager

Job Title: Auditor V

Agency: Health & Human Services Comm

Department: Audit

Posting Number: 12097

Closing Date: 08/06/2026

Posting Audience: Internal and External

Occupational Category: Business and Financial Operations

Salary Group: TEXAS-B-27

Salary Range: $7,015.16 - $11,864.50

Pay Frequency: Monthly

Shift: Day

Telework: Eligible for Telework

Travel: Up to 25%

Regular/Temporary: Regular

Full Time/Part Time: Full time

FLSA Exempt/Non-Exempt: Exempt

Job Location City: AUSTIN

Job Location Address: 4601 W GUADALUPE ST

Other Locations: MOS Codes: ,,X,36A,36B,651X,65FX,6F0X1,70C,751X,87Q0,8I200,FIN
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Make an impact with a career in audit! The Texas Office of Inspector General was established to combat fraud, waste, and abuse in publicly funded state Health and Human Services programs. We are looking for talented, innovative, and driven people who believe they can help create a better future. Our office provides a collaborative and supportive workplace culture to grow your career and help positively impact the lives of Texans.

This is why we commit to supporting our people not only in professional growth, but also in our commitment to work life balance. Audit team members enjoy meaningful, challenging, and diverse audit work, a supportive and innovative work environment, coaching and mentor programs, and many more benefits.

This position offers a hybrid schedule of remote (telework) and in-office work schedules. This position’s ability to telework will be determined by agency and division telework policies and will be required to come into the office, as directed, to fulfill essential job functions.

The Audit Project Manager performs highly advanced and managerial (senior level) auditing work overseeing complex audits for the Health and Human Services (HHS) system as a part of the Office of Inspector General (OIG) Audit and Inspections Division (OIG Audit). OIG is responsible for preventing, detecting, auditing, inspecting, reviewing, and investigating fraud, waste, and abuse in the provision of Medicaid and other HHS programs.

Work is conducted in accordance with generally accepted government auditing standards and OIG Audit policies and procedures.

Work involves managing all aspects of an audit, including the planning, fieldwork, and reporting phases of each assigned audit project. The Audit Project Manager assigns and oversees daily work activities for audit teams engaged in specific work assignments, develops final audit scope and objectives, establishes audit timelines and budgets, and evaluates the performance of staff assigned to audit projects. The Audit Project Manager leads project-level risk and controls assessments, develops and executes audit programs, and leads all verbal and written audit client communications.

In addition to project management responsibilities, the Audit Project Manager may represent the OIG Audit and Inspections Division at meetings, interact with internal and external stakeholders, and participate in work groups.

This position contributes expertise in professional auditing standards and other areas requiring extensive experience in governmental auditing and auditing techniques; contributes to the development of staff assigned to audit projects; and may be tasked with researching and evaluating legislative-related inquiries and analyses. Work is performed under minimal direction with extensive latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment.

OIG Audit conducts risk-based performance audits related to (a) services delivered…