Probate Auditor

Responsibilities

• Audits annual and final accounts to ensure compliance with court rulings and instructions and the Texas Estates Code.
• Reviews bank statements, receipts, canceled checks, and any additional information required by law for a complete audit of each annual and final account.
• Reviews accounts for missing documents and writes letters or makes phone calls to request missing documents before auditing.
• Verifies and balances all accounts, noting questions raised, and cash balance discrepancies on audit sheet.
• Ensures bond limit is sufficient to cover the estate.
• Changes status of automated records to indicate next time period court review is required.
• Develops accounting systems and procedures to support court’s auditing procedures.
• Contacts attorneys to correct remaining problems in annual and final accounts.
• Discusses problem accountings with Probate Judge and/or Associate Judge.
• Discusses with judges’ issues such as appointment of Attorneys Ad Litem and case settings for Compliance or Show Cause hearings.
• Sends out monthly reminders for compliance dockets and works with attorneys to resolve problems prior to court date.
• Attends required court hearings.
• Updates database to reflect the next required action.
• Develops and maintains databases to generate reports, conducts analysis, and responds to requests for information.
• Designs, customizes, and implements methods of retrieving data for use by court staff.
• Affords technical assistance to staff related to databases.
• Reviews bonds and miscellaneous applications such as motions to release funds for the Court Registry and applications for safekeeping, commissions, closing of estate, and attorney fees pertaining to the accounting.
• Discusses with judges any proposed actions on these applications.
• Collects and prepares monthly case-activity statistics used to generate reports for court staff.
• Updates database with statistical information.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a directly related field or a Juris Doctorate from an accredited university or law school.
• Two years of increasingly responsible relevant professional level accounting, financial management or legal experience, including data analysis and case management related duties.

Benefits

We offer a complete benefits package to full-time employees including health care, dental, vision, retirement, deferred compensation plans, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, long-term disability, holidays, vacation, and sick leave. Part-time employees who work less than 30 hours per week over the course of a year, receive some benefits on a pro-rated basis. To learn more details, visit our benefits page.