Local Govt Audit Staff Spec Sr

About the role

The Office of the State Auditor serves Minnesotans by protecting local decisions close to home. The OSA provides support and analysis to local entities so they can make decisions for their communities based on facts.

Responsibilities

• Performing technical reviews of financial and compliance audit reports to ensure reports are complete and in accordance with applicable professional standards including generally accepted accounting principles, auditing standards, governmental auditing standards, and single audit requirements.
• Providing technical guidance on accounting and auditing standards for the purpose of ensuring consistency in reporting and compliance with professional standards.
• Enforcing quality control policies and procedures; providing feedback, direction, and recommendations to OSA staff; and supporting the goals and priorities of the OSA.

Requirements

• A bachelor’s degree in accounting, or master’s degree with an accounting concentration, from an accredited institution.
• A minimum of two (2) years of lead worker experience guiding professional audit staff in performing external financial and compliance audits of local governments.
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) active licensure.

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge in the application of audit tools such as or similar to Checkpoint and PPC.
• Two years of experience performing single audits using the OMB Compliance Supplement.
• Two years of experience playing a lead role in the audits of large, complex, and/or specialized local governments.
• Experience reviewing governmental financial reports for the purpose of increasing audit quality.
• Experience working with GAAP, GAAS, GAGAS, OMB Compliance Supplement, and Legal Compliance Audit Guides in an audit setting.
• Audit experience with the Minnesota Office of the State Auditor.

Benefits

• Paid vacation and sick leave
• 12 paid holidays each year
• Low-cost medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug plans
• Fertility care, including IVF
• Dental and orthodontic care for adults and children
• 6 weeks paid leave for parents of newborn or newly adopted children
• Pension plan that provides income when you retire (after working at least three years)
• Employer paid life insurance to provide support for your family in the event of death
• Short-term and long-term disability insurance that can provide income if you are unable to work due to illness or injury
• Tax-free expense accounts for health, dental, and dependent care

Contact

To receive consideration as a Connect 700 Program applicant, apply online, email the Job ID#, the Working Title and your valid Proof of Eligibility Certificate by the closing date to Cassandra Calamese at cassandra.calamese@osa.state.mn.us.