Audit Specialist

Position: Audit Specialist 3

and the job listing Expires on January 17, 2026

Multiple positions may be filled from this posting.

Union

Non Union

Bargaining Unit

A3

Pay Group

ST08

Bureau of Audits/Special Audit Services

If you have professional auditing experience, are interested in working on high-risk engagements, and want to use your skills to help ensure that taxpayer dollars are being spent as intended, we want to hear from you! As an Audit Specialist 3, you will serve the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania by conducting financial and performance audits, attestation engagements, and professional non-audit services of organizations with the Bureau of Audits, Special Audit Services Division.

We are the Commonwealth’s primary internal audit organization. Apply now to provide value-added services and ensure accountability across the Commonwealth with our team!

DESCRIPTION OF WORK

In this position, you will plan and perform a variety of audit engagements and will work directly with auditees to obtain information needed to satisfy audit objectives. Our team will rely on you to lead a variety of audits, engagements, and reviews in accordance with generally accepted government auditing standards. Responsibilities include developing risk assessments based on audit objectives; interpreting agreements, contracts, policies, legislation, rules, and regulations;

developing audit programs and objectives; conducting audit testing in accordance with the audit program; preparing and reviewing audit findings and recommendations; and conducting interviews and entrance and exit conferences with auditees.

You will be expected to adhere to all office policies, Commonwealth directives, the Code of Conduct, and work toward achievement of Office of Comptroller Operations and Bureau of Audits strategic plan objectives. Work also involves developing testing procedures in accordance with the audit program; preparing professional audit work papers; developing questions in order to gain an understanding of the auditee’s policies and procedures;

and preparing professional final reports, including audit findings and recommendations.

Your demonstrated audit experience will be essential for exercising professional judgment regarding risk assessment, audit sample selections, materiality, and the disposition of exceptions noted during the conduct of assignments. Find a home for your talents and advance your career with us!

Interested in learning more? Additional details regarding this position can be found in the position description .

Work Schedule and Additional Information:

• Work hours are 7:30 AM to 4:00 PM, Monday – Friday, with a 60-minute lunch.
• Alternate Work Schedules (AWS) available upon completion of probationary period.
• Telework: You may have the opportunity to work from home (telework) full-time with occasional in-office days when work dictates such requirements. In order to telework, you must have a securely configured high-speed internet connection and work from an approved location inside Pennsylvania. If you are unable to telework, you will have the option to report to the headquarters office in Harrisburg.
  
  The ability to telework is subject to change at any time. Additional details may be provided during the interview.
• Salary: In some cases, the starting salary may be non‑negotiable.
• You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE, TRAINING & ELIGIBILITY QUALIFICATIONS Minimum Experience and Training Requirements:

• One year as an Audit Specialist 2 (Commonwealth job title or equivalent Federal Government job title, as determined by the Office of Administration);
  or
• Three years of professional auditing experience and a bachelor’s degree including or supplemented by eighteen [18] credits in accounting and auditing;
  or
• Any equivalent combination of experience and training which included the required eighteen [18] credits in accounting and auditing.

Other Requirements:

• This particular position also requires you to possess two years of demonstrated experience in any one of the following areas:
  • Generally Accepted Government Auditing Standards (GAGAS/Yellow Book)
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