Audit Manager

Overview

The Office of the State Auditor is seeking a skeptical, innovative, and motivated analyst who is familiar with public policy, program evaluation, and research methods. This position gives you the opportunity to keep state government accountable by increasing transparency, efficiency, and accountability. Job requires flexible problem-solving and willingness to continually learn.

This position is within the Division of Accountability, Value, and Efficiency, a cross-function division that provides independent, objective, and relevant audits using program evaluation standards, data analytics, and investigative practices.

The division was created under Session Law 2025-89 as a special task forced assigned to tackle some of the most pressing issues in North Carolina state government operations. The performance audits and special reports released by the division offer actionable insights and vital information to decision-makers in state government. These reports aim to highlight problems and offer tangible solutions to the public, program leadership, and elected officials.

OSA is the state’s Fiscal Watchdog. We hold state government and entities that receive public money accountable, working on behalf of North Carolinians to eliminate waste, fraud, and abuse.

• Plan, organize, and supervise the entire audit process
• Perform detailed, documented review of work papers by the DAVE Division to determine all audit work and findings are properly supported
• Identify work competencies and performance measures, participate in recruitment, and ensure performance management for the DAVE Division
• Complete staff performance management tasks, accumulating and updating metric information, and any additional administrative task as necessary

This is a full-time position (40 hours per week) with State Benefits including:

• Work-Life Balance: 40-hour work week with flexible schedule options and the ability to earn compensatory time off
• Generous paid time off each year, including:
• 12 paid holidays per year
• 1 paid personal observance leave day
• At least 14 vacation days accrued per year (increase with years of service)
• 12 paid sick days accrued per year
• 24 hours paid community service leave
• Competitive pay and affordable health insurance options
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• Enrollment in the state's pension plan and options for additional supplemental savings
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Minimum Education and Experience

A bachelor’s degree with 12 semester hours in accounting from an appropriately accredited institution and 5 years of experience in auditing/accounting or program evaluation, one of which must have been functioning as an audit lead or supervisor

OR

An equivalent combination of education and experience