South Dakota State Government
Location
Rapid City, SD | United States
Job description
Job Description
Job ID: 24180- Legislative Auditor
Agency: Department of Legislative Audit
Location: Rapid City Area - Rapid City, Box Elder, Spearfish and Sturgis, SD
Salary: $58,000-$62,000 annually, depending on experience and qualifications
Closing Date: Open Until Filled
This is a Full-Time position with the Department of Legislative Audit. For more information on the Department of Legislative Audit, please visit .
Are you looking to take your career to the next level? If so, explore a career with the Department of Legislative Audit.
Legislative Audit is looking for a motivated and skilled individual to perform audits of various state agencies and departments.
With Legislative Audit, you would be a part of a group of professionals that are dependable, focused on details, motivated, and recognized for our integrity and high-quality work.
Legislative Audit is a non-partisan Agency which is responsible for auditing state and local governmental entities and oversight of state government. Legislative Audit strives to deliver on our mission to make government work better. We believe our success as an Agency depends on finding opportunities for employees to accomplish our Agency's goals and answer challenges to make things better.
We want every member of our team of professionals to be excited to come to work every day and be challenged. Through dedicated hard work and commitment, every Legislative Audit employee accepts personal responsibility to accomplish and uphold our mission.
Major responsibilities will include: - Work well individually and in a team environment.
- Produce neat, concise, logical, and well-supported work product that comply with auditing standards and best practices.
- Contribute to a results-oriented culture through active participation in meetings and collaboration with coworkers.
- Ensure that written and verbal communications are clear and easily understood by all clients, such as the legislature, state agencies, local governing bodies, elected officials, the citizens of the State of South Dakota and the federal government.
- Show initiative and seek opportunities for innovation and increased efficiency to improve and support the mission to make government work better.
Qualifications:
Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor's degree in Accounting or Business Administration. Other combinations of education and experience, if evaluated as equivalent, may qualify an applicant for consideration.
Additional Requirements: To be considered, attach your cover letter, resume, and college transcript with application. Candidates are not required to be a licensed Certified Public Accountant (CPA) for employment. We do encourage, and assist, our professionals in obtaining further certifications, such as a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), Certified Investments and Derivatives Auditor (CIDA) and other professional certifications.
Knowledge of the following would be beneficial:
- Microsoft Excel, Word, and other desktop tools
- Governmental Accounting
- Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
- Generally Accepted Auditing Standards (GAAS) and Governmental Auditing Standards
Benefits: - Each employee receives:
- 15 days of annual leave
- 14 days of sick leave
- 11 paid legal holidays
- Health insurance - The State offers a plan with no premium for employee-only coverage. The State also offers three other plan options so you can buy up to the coverage that best fits you and your family's needs.
- $25,000 of life insurance
- Each employee is a member of the South Dakota Retirement System, one of the top-rated public retirement systems in the country, with equal contributions (6% of gross Salary) being made by the employee and the employer through payroll deductions.
Additional Requirements: To be considered, attach your cover letter, resume, and college transcript with application. The State of South Dakota does not sponsor work visas for new or existing employees. All persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and complete an Employment Eligibility Verification, Form I-9. The State of South Dakota as an employer will be using E-Verify to complete employment eligibility verification upon hire.
The State of South Dakota offers employer paid health insurance plus eleven paid holidays, generous vacation and sick leave accrual, dental, vision, and other insurance options, and retirement benefits. You can view our benefits information at . This position is a member of Class A retirement under SDRS.
Must apply online: You must apply online, emailed resumes or submissions will not be accepted. South Dakota Bureau of Human Resources Telephone: 605.773.3148 Email:
[email protected] "An Equal Opportunity Employer"
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