THE OFFICE OF THE STATE AUDITOR JOB DESCRIPTION

ASSISTANT STATE AUDITOR SUPERVISOR

Salary Grade: 81

Salary Range: (see Office of State Personnel's salary range table)

Description of Work

This is supervisory accounting work in directing the audit of the fiscal activities of various institutions and agencies of state government to determine their accuracy and legal validity.

Employees are assigned and direct the audits of agencies and institutions. Work involves the supervision of a staff of subordinate auditors working as teams. Assignments require the exercise of considerable independent judgment in interpreting and analyzing facts and figures and for planning work schedules for themselves and their subordinate auditors. Employees receive general assignments and work with considerable independence within the guidelines of state laws, regulations and policies.

Examples of Duties

• Supervises the audits of several agencies and together with an audit manager, determines priority of audits, audit schedules and work plans.
• Reviews the work of subordinate auditors and results of completed audits.
• Confers with government officials and employees on the accounting policies and practices of the agency as represented by the audit report, including recommendations for improvement and, if applicable, the need for special systems studies.
• Confers with subordinate auditors to give advice or instructions in the course of an examination or to clarify the work assignments of an audit.
• Confers with and advises system accountants, agency accountants, and agency management as to the need for improved accounting systems of an agency or institutions.
• Performs related duties as required.

Recruitment Standards

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Thorough knowledge of governmental accounting and auditing theories, practices and methods.
• Thorough knowledge of laws and regulations pertaining to governmental financial operations.
• Ability to interpret and apply complex laws and regulations to governmental accounting situations.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with agency accounting director and management.
• Ability to interpret and explain results and procedures used in an audit examination.
• Ability to plan, organize, and review the work of subordinate assistant state auditors.
• Ability to prepare clear and concise reports and to express oneself in oral and written form in a clear and concise manner.
• Ability to maintain an independent attitude in all matters relating to the audit work and the audit organization, and must use professional care in conducting the audit and in preparing related reports.

Minimum Education and Experience

Graduation from a four-year college or university , including or supplemented by twenty-four semester hours in accounting and six years of auditing experience, including one year in an advanced supervisory capacity; or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Minimum educational background in any combination must meet the requirements to take the CPA examination. A CPA certificate or equivalent may be substituted for two years of the required education or two years of the required experience.

Revised 08/2004