Assistant State Auditor 1, 2 or 3 Spokane
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Job Location:
Spokane County, WA - USA
Monthly Salary:
$ 4320 - 8415
Posted on:
6 days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Description
This posting will be used to fill a vacancy in Spokane WA.
About SAO:About Team Pullman:
At the State Auditors Office we work together to make a difference in how our state government operates. With 15 offices statewide we are looking for innovative talented people to join our team to help us continue our important work. Get to know us! We take pride in serving various governments and the people of Washington State. Learn more about who we are and what we do on social media using the hashtag #WeAreSAO and on our website at Culture:
We are committed to building and maintaining a workplace environment that is collaborative and supports all employees as we effectively carry out the agencys mission. This includes ensuring inclusion and equity throughout the agency while embracing the individual differences of our employees and clients. We believe that diverse perspectives and backgrounds are fundamental to doing our best work.
The Washington State Auditors Office (SAO) prides itself in offering flexible schedules and a hybrid work environment that helps our staff balance work and life.
About the Role: Assistant State Auditor
Auditing is an excellent opportunity for innovators. Its your chance to join us in the search for new ideas to ensure our audits are relevant and provide value to the governments we audit. Its a career in which you can take pride in the work you do and the services we perform for the citizens of Washington State.
Team Pullman offers a unique opportunity for team members to participate in a variety of state and local government audits including accountability financial statement and federal grant compliance. The team is responsible for conducting the audits of more than 90 governments in Asotin Garfield Spokane and Whitman counties and for ensuring governments safeguard public funds and follow state and federal laws and their own policies. These audits do require occasional daily and overnight travel to audit client locations. We perform audits of cities counties fire districts school districts higher education agencies and more. Team Pullmans largest audit client is the City of Spokane.Within the agency Team Pullman promotes the Offices mission and values and a professional respectful and constructive work environment. Our teams vision is to empower employees to perform timely high quality and risk-based audits to achieve a collaborative environment with clients. With external parties team members present a positive professional image and represent the Offices interests and mission.
The team values goal driven employees who are personally accountable for their work and invested in their own learning growth and development. To aid in employees success we provide access to numerous internal resources and one-on-one training to assist in developing important audit skills.
Duties
Qualifications
Education and years of experience combined with demonstrated competencies will determine Assistant State Auditor placement.
Job Qualification Requirement:Within this section relevant experience is defined as experience in accounting auditing finance banking or financial investigations.
Assistant State Auditor 1 ($4320 - $5812)
This is the first level of our in-training program for staff with little audit experience. The Office provides classes on-the-job training time and work product review and feedback to assist new auditors in gaining skills to move to the next level. Most work is completed in the field at the governmental entity with employees working in teams.
Job Qualification Requirement:
Option 1- Requires a bachelors degree with a minimum of three college-level accounting courses.
OR
Option 2- Education may be substituted with experience. Total experience must be 4-years of business or relevant experience of which a minimum of 1-year in accounting/auditing is required.
OR
Option 3- Any equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
Assistant State Auditor 2 ($5011 - $6735)
In this second level of our in-training program auditors continue to build upon the experience they gained through work as an Assistant State Auditor 1 or through comparable work at another organization. At this level employees may be assigned opportunities to plan and conduct audits participate in client discussions and/or presentations under the guidance of a supervisor or Audit Lead.
Job Qualification Requirement:
Option 1- Requires a bachelors degree with a minimum of three college-level accounting courses as well as one year of relevant experience. Government audit experience preferred.
OR
Option 2- Education may be substituted with experience. Total experience must be 5-years of business or relevant experience of which a minimum of 2-years in accounting/auditing is required. Government audit experience preferred.
OR
Option 3- Any equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
Assistant State Auditor 3 ($6259 - $8415)
This is the journey level of our Assistant State Auditor series. Staff at this level are responsible for planning and conducting risk-based financial & legal compliance audits of Washington State agencies and local governments. They may also perform special investigations pertaining to citizen concerns and/or frauds. Journey level auditors review the work and provide mentoring to in-training level staff.
Job Qualification Requirement:
Option 1- Requires a bachelors degree and completion of at least three college-level accounting classes and two years of relevant experience. Government audit experience preferred.
OR
Option 2- Education may be substituted with experience. Total experience must be 6-years of relevant experience of which a minimum of 3-years in accounting or auditing is required. Government audit experience preferred.
OR
Option 3- Any equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.Supplemental Information
We offer a comprehensive package of health and wellness benefits to employees including:
- Full benefits package. Click here to learn more.
- Paid vacation sick leave and holidays.
- Growth and development opportunities including 80 hours of training each biennium.
- Educational and professional certification reimbursements.
- An agency-wide commitment to diversity equity inclusion in the workplace.
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Application Process:
For consideration applicants must:- Submit a completed application.
- Provide complete responses on all supplemental questions.
- Submit a resume and cover letter addressing how your education/experience relates to the key competencies identified for this position.
Important note:Submissions received absent of all three required components above will result in the disqualification of your candidacy.
***Your application materials will be used to determine your qualifications and eligibility to be considered for this position. You must submit a complete application including a cover letter detailing your qualifications and resume. Missing items will be considered incomplete and may disqualify you from further consideration. ***
Degrees awarded outside the United States must include a credential evaluation report.
Applications that require a credential evaluation report and do not include one will be disqualified.
If you are a US Veteran and would like to apply for Veterans Preference attach a copy of Form DD214 military record showing qualifying discharge.
Questions may be directed to the applications unit at
The Office of the Washington State Auditor is an equal opportunity employer.
Persons with a disability who need assistance in the application or testing process or who need this announcement in an alternative format may call or via the telecommunications relay service by dialing 7-1-1.
Required Experience:
Junior IC
Key Skills
- Administrative Skills
- Time Management
- Internal Audit
- Accounting And Auditing
- Leadership skills
- Organizational Skill
- Accounting & Finance
- Business Process Skill
- Communication
- External Audit
- Relationship Management
- Strategic Thinking Skills
- Team Player Spirit
- Budgeting Skills
- Problem Solving Skills
