Establishes goals and objectives and short and long-range plans, develops policies and procedures, reviews and evaluates program effectiveness and compliance, implements and monitors corrective action, and implements and interprets federal and state laws and regulations. Provides direction to staff by analyzing operations and activities and providing feedback regarding needs, improvements, and accomplishments. Advises on projects and problems, serves as a technical resource, conducts meetings, reviews and develops project plans and schedules, and determines priorities. Provides advice and assistance to the agency director and confers with division management and other state and federal personnel regarding internal financial and operating audits, risk analysis, security, and sub-grant monitoring functions, needs, problems, and progress. Responds to requests for information from independent and federal auditors by conducting and/or reviewing investigations, preparing audit findings and recommending solutions, implementing and monitoring corrective action, and providing court testimony and follow-up reports. Reviews logging information for assigned systems and devices for abnormal or irregular use characteristics of unauthorized access or denial service and provides material to senior security personnel for evaluation. May interview and select professional and administrative support staff, provides training opportunities, resolves problems, and evaluates the performance of incumbents. Performs other duties as assigned.