Auditor Trainee - Hauppauge, United States - Suffolk County, NY

Description

Suffolk County's Department of Audit and Control is seeking candidates to fill the role of Auditor Trainee.

DISTINGUISHING FEATURES OF THE CLASS

Under direct supervision, an employee in this class gains practical experience in the auditing of financial and accounting records of a municipal jurisdiction or department. The methods to be used in assignments are well defined and incumbents are expected to develop their professional ability during the training period. After one (1) year of continuous service as a permanent competitive Auditor Trainee with the municipality or department, the incumbent in this title achieves permanent competitive status as an Auditor. Work is reviewed for completeness of accounting documents, verification of financial transaction reconciliations and review of detailed statements and reports. Does related work as required.

TYPICAL WORK ACTIVITIES

• Assists in preparing audit reports and making recommendations for changes and improvements in accordance with findings;
• Examines accounting records to assure validity and legality of transactions;
• Verifies accuracy of recorded transactions and reconciles accounts;
• Verifies vouchers, purchase orders and inventories;
• Corrects errors and deviations from regular procedures;
• Prepares work papers and reports of audit findings.

FULL PERFORMANCE KNOWLEDGES, SKILLS, ABILITIES AND PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS

• Good knowledge of accounting principles and procedures and the ability to apply such knowledge to auditing accounting records
• Good knowledge of the principles and procedures governing the auditing of financial records
• Working knowledge of office methods and procedures and familiarity with the use of standard office equipment
• Working knowledge of electronic data processing as applied to accounting operations and auditing procedures
• Ability to prepare complete and accurate work papers and audit reports
• Ability to perform detailed work involving written or numeric data and to make arithmetic calculations rapidly and accurately
• Physical condition commensurate with the demands of the position.

Salary $44,266

*This position does not offer relocation assistance at this time

**Sponsorship is not available for this role

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

OPEN COMPETITIVE

Graduation from a college with federally-authorized accreditation or registration by NY State with a Bachelor's Degree, which includes, or is supplemented by, at least twenty-four (24) credit hours in Accounting.

This Role Is A Provisional Appointment

A provisional appointment, which occurs only in the competitive class, is a temporary appointment to a position for which no eligible list exists or for which an eligible list exists with fewer than three candidates who are willing to accept the position. In order to become permanent, the employee who is provisionally appointed must take the next examination for the position in question. The appointment to the position is then made from among the three highest scoring passing candidates who indicate their willingness to accept the position. Civil Service law does not compel the appointing authority to choose the provisional employee should he or she be one of the three candidates

Additional details regarding a Provisional Appointment can be reviewed at:

Suffolk County's Commitment to Diversity, Inclusion & Equity:

• Our focus is to promote, support, and implement the County-wide diversity and inclusion strategic plan.
• We achieve results in all our responsibilities through the use of diversity and inclusion best practices.
• We maintain a familiarity with Diversity & Inclusion trends and best practices.

Suffolk County is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against applicants or employees on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, disability that can be reasonably accommodated without undue hardship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, citizenship, marital or veteran status, or any other legally protected status.