Lead Auditor

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and 3-5 years of relevant experience and/or appropriate certification.
• (Substitutions may be allowed).
• A minimum of 15 earned credit hours in one or a combination of the following: Accounting, Finance, Economics, Public or Business Administration, or a closely related field.
• Knowledge of state and federal laws, rules, and regulations governing expenditures of state and federal funds.
• Experience with managing projects and with writing WPRs.
• Experience with managing and responding to federal audit requests.
• Skills in critical and analytical thinking and in being detail-oriented.
• Ability to communicate findings and recommendations in a clear and concise manner, meet deadlines, foster a cooperative environment, and promote collaboration.

Preferred Qualifications

• Lack of post-secondary education will not be used as the sole basis denying consideration to any applicant.

Benefits

• The State of Missouri offers an excellent benefits package that includes a defined pension plan, generous amounts of leave and holiday time, and eligibility for health insurance coverage.
• Your total compensation is more than the dollars you receive in your paycheck.
• To help demonstrate the value of working for the State of Missouri, we have created an interactive Total Compensation Calculator.

Contact Information

If you have questions about this position, please contact:

• Human Resources
• HRC@dss.mo.gov

If you experience accessibility issues while applying, please contact:

• Courtney Hall
• Courtney.A.Hall@dss.mo.gov
• Call 573-751-4244

Application Deadline

July 17, 2026