Assistant State Auditor - Olympia

Overview

About SAO:
At the State Auditor’s Office, we work together to make a difference in how our state government operates. With 15 offices statewide, we are looking for innovative, talented people to join our team to help us continue our important work. Learn more about who we are and what we do on social media and on our website at (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..

Our Culture:
We are committed to building and maintaining a collaborative workplace that supports all employees as we carry out the agency’s mission. This includes ensuring inclusion and equity throughout the agency, while embracing individual differences. The Washington State Auditor’s Office (SAO) offers flexible schedules and a hybrid work environment to help staff balance work and life.

About the Role:

Assistant State Auditor. Auditing is an opportunity to join us in the search for new ideas to ensure our audits are relevant and provide value to the governments we audit. This role is part of Team Olympia.

Team Olympia is one of 17 local audit teams within the Office of the Washington State Auditor, responsible for audits in Thurston, Grays Harbor, Lewis and Pacific Counties. Local audit teams conduct accountability, financial and single (federal grant compliance) audits on a wide array of entity types, including cities, counties, school districts, hospitals, public utility districts, risk pools, fire districts, ports, special facility districts, and more.

Our clients vary significantly in size and include both GAAP and BARS Cash Basis reporting methods.

Team Olympia’s mission is to partner with entities to increase trust in government. We produce efficient and high-quality audits through collaboration and teamwork, provide meaningful recommendations, and build positive relationships through strong communication and mutual respect. The team values goal-driven employees who are accountable and invested in their own learning and development. We provide access to internal resources, trainings, mentoring, and opportunities to work with experienced staff to develop audit skills.

Our work is performed in a hybrid environment with onsite, in-office, and remote work. Onsite work requires occasional daily and overnight travel to client locations.

Successful Assistant State Auditors come from many backgrounds. The primary competencies required for this role are:

• Written and verbal communication
• Time/Project Management
• Understanding of accounting concepts/principles as they relate to auditing
• Critical thinking and problem-solving
• Team collaboration: ability to build effective working relationships

Assistant State Auditor 1 ($4,320 - $5,812). This is the first level of our in-training program for staff with little audit experience. The Office provides classes, on-the-job training time, and work product review and feedback to assist new auditors in gaining skills to move to the next level. Most work is completed in the field at governmental entities, with employees working in teams.

Education and years of experience combined with demonstrated competencies will determine Assistant State Auditor placement.

Job Qualification Requirement: Within this section, relevant experience is defined as experience in accounting, auditing, finance, banking, or financial investigations.

Option 1 - Requires a bachelor’s degree with a minimum of three college-level accounting courses.
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Option 2 - Education may be substituted with experience. Total experience must be 4 years of business or relevant experience, of which a minimum of 1 year in accounting/auditing is required.
OR
Option 3 - Any equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.

Our Benefits:

• Full benefits package.
• Paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays.
• Growth and development opportunities, including 80+ hours of training each biennium.
• Educational and professional certification reimbursements.
• An agency-wide commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion in the workplace.

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