Audit and Review Analyst 2 (Internal Auditor - 02-8027)

State of Alaska; Juneau (AK); On-site; USD 77,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible/Hybrid work options

Travel opportunities

Job summary

The State of Alaska is seeking an Audit and Review Analyst 2 (Internal Auditor) in Juneau for a full-time role. You will perform state retirement system compliance audits, manage budgeting/tracking/reporting, and educate employers on applicable statutes and regulations.

The position offers hybrid remote work options and requires occasional travel to on-site audits, with residency restrictions for Alaska residents. The role supports ARMB and retirement benefits programs.

Qualifications

• Principles of Accounting: knowledge of GAAP, double-entry, accruals; ledgers, journals.
• Auditing: GAAS principles and procedures for financial, compliance, economy/efficiency, and program audits.
• Analysis and Assessment: uses IT for data access, collection, analysis, and dissemination of information.
• Compliance: assess, evaluate, monitor programs for compliance with laws and guidance.
• Audit Reporting: report audit findings with criteria, condition, cause, effect, and recommendation.

Responsibilities

• Perform state retirement system compliance audits of participating employers.
• Budget, track, and report on audits.
• Educate employers regarding Alaska statutes, regulations, and requirements.
• Provide quarterly and ad hoc reports to ARMB Audit committee.
• Oversee SSA-1945 acceptance and recording process.
• Occasional travel for on-site compliance audits.

Skills

Attention to Detail

Written Communication

Technical Credibility

Education

CPA Certification

Accounting degree or related field

Job description

Job Details

Audit and Review Analyst 2 (Internal Auditor - 02-8027)

This listing closes on 9/21/2026 at 5:00 PM Alaska

Employer: State of Alaska

Salary: $3,503.25 Biweekly

Location: Juneau, AK

Job Type: Full Time

Remote Employment: Flexible/Hybrid

Job Number: 55169

Department: Administration

Division: DRB-FINANCE_LEAD

Opening Date: 09/10/2026

Closing Date: 9/21/2026 at 5:00 PM Alaska

Position Open To: Alaska Residents Only

Bargaining Unit: General Government Range 21

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Job Description

This position is open to Alaska Residents only. Please check our residency definition to determine if you qualify.

What You Will Be Doing

• Perform state retirement system compliance audits of participating employers.
• Budgeting, tracking and reporting on audits.
• Educate employers regarding Alaska Statutes, Alaska Regulations and other requirements.
• Provides quarterly and ad hoc reports to the Alaska Retirement Management Board (ARMB) Audit committee.
• Oversees SSA-1945 acceptance and recording process.
• Requires occasional travel to perform on-site compliance audits.

Our Organization, Mission, and Culture

The Division of Retirement and Benefits (Division) administers State-sponsored retirement and benefits plans for the State of Alaska and participating political subdivisions. We achieve organizational excellence by focusing on the customer to deliver exceptional services using effective and efficient processes.

The Benefits of Joining Our Team

Joining our team offers opportunities for professional growth through exposure to complex auditing functions, federal program administration, and participation in ongoing training and educational programs. You’ll collaborate with a wide network of Alaska’s public employers, gaining valuable experience across state agencies, school districts, and municipal entities. Flexible work options, including potential telework and travel opportunities, support a balanced and dynamic work environment. This role provides the meaningful satisfaction of ensuring the integrity of Alaska’s retirement systems and supporting public employees’ access to the benefits they’ve earned. We value analytical thinkers, strong communicators, and those who take pride in serving their community through high-impact work.

The Working Environment You Can Expect

This position is based on the sixth floor of the State Office Building in downtown Juneau. After successfully completing the training and probationary period, employees on this audit team may be eligible for a hybrid work schedule that supports flexibility and productivity.

Requires occasional travel to perform on-site compliance audits.

Who We Are Looking For

We are interested in candidates who possess some or all of the following position specific competencies:

• Attention to Detail: Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail.
• Written Communication: Writes in a clear, concise, organized, and convincing manner for the intended audience.
• Technical Credibility: Understands and appropriately applies principles, procedures, requirements, regulations, and policies related to specialized expertise.

Minimum Qualifications

This job class uses competency based minimum qualifications. Please ensure your application through work history, volunteer experience (duties summary), training, education, licenses, certifications, etc. supports how you have gained the knowledge, skills, abilities, and behaviors (competencies) and that you possess the minimum required competencies for the job class.

The competency description(s) listed below have been designed to promote a common understanding of the essential elements of the job class. They highlight the more general and customary knowledge, skills, abilities (KSAs), tasks, and behaviors used to describe the competency. They typically list expectations, as opposed to specific tasks, and are to be used only as parameters and guidelines. A competency’s description is not intended to exclusively define every KSA, task, and behavior needed to successfully meet the competency, but rather to provide the manager/agency with a broad reference of options as to how an applicant can meet the job expectation.

• Principles of Accounting: Knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles, standards, and practices (for example, double entry accounting, accrual accounting), including the full accounting cycle and the preparation of work sheets, financial statements, ledgers, and journals.
• Auditing: Knowledge of generally accepted auditing standards and procedures for conducting financial and compliance, economy and efficiency, and program audits.
• Analysis and Assessment: Uses information technology in accessing, collecting, analyzing, maintaining, and disseminating data and information.
• Compliance: Knowledge of procedures for assessing, evaluating, and monitoring programs or projects for compliance with State and federal laws, regulations, and guidance.
• Audit Reporting: Knowledge of the principles, practices, and techniques used to report audit findings (criteria, condition, cause, effect, and recommendation).

Equivalent to those typically gained by: Certification as a Certified Public Accountant; And/or Post-secondary education in accounting, public administration, business administration or a closely related field that includes or is supplemented by 16 semester hours/24 quarter hours in accounting and 3 semester hours/4 quarter hours in auditing; And/or Professional experience performing independent audits of organizations to assure fiscal compliance with contractual or grant terms or performing less complex management analyses and/or operational audits.

Special Note: "Training" and "education" are synonyms for the process of acquiring knowledge and skills through instruction. It includes instruction through formal and informal methods (such as classroom, on-line, self-study, and on-the-job), from accredited and unaccredited sources, and long-duration (such as a post-secondary degree) and short-duration (such as a seminar) programs.

Professional experience means work that is creative, analytical, evaluative, and interpretive; requires a range and depth of specialized knowledge of the profession's principles, concepts, theories, and practices; and is performed with the power or right to decide or act according to one's own judgment.

Contact Information

Mark Rosier

Compliance Officer / Audit Lead

Phone: [phone]

[e-mail]

Careers with the State of Alaska offer MANY benefits

The following information describes typical benefits available to employees of the State of Alaska. Actual benefits received may differ by bargaining unit or branch of government, position type, or be prorated for other than full time work.

For a quick breakdown of the insurance, health, and retirement benefits available for State Employees you can view an orientation video from Division of Retirement and Benefits. (Please note this video is specifically designed for new State Employees.)

Insurance Benefits

• Health insurance, which includes employer contributions toward medical/vision/dental
  • The following employee groups are under AlaskaCare Benefits administered by the State: See https://drb.alaska.gov/help/plans.html for additional information.
    • AVTEC
    • Confidential
    • Correctional Officers
    • Marine Engineers
    • Mt. Edgecumbe Teachers
    • Supervisory
    • Unlicensed Vessel Personnel/Inland Boatman's Union
    • Exempt employees (not covered by collective bargaining)
  • The following employee groups are covered by Union health trusts. Contact the appropriate Union for additional information.
    • General Government
    • Labor, Trades and Crafts
    • Public Safety Employees Association
    • Masters, Mates & Pilots
• Employer paid Basic Life insurance with additional coverage available (amount depends on Bargaining Unit)

Optional Insurance Benefits

• Group-based insurance premiums for
  • Term life (employee, spouse or qualified same sex partner, and dependents)
  • Long-term and short-term disability
  • Accidental Death and Dismemberment
  • Long-term care (self and eligible family members)
  • Supplemental Survivor Benefits
• Employee-funded flexible spending accounts for tax savings on eligible health care or dependent care expenses

Retirement Benefits

• Membership in the Public Employees Retirement System (PERS)/Teachers' Retirement System (TRS)
• Matching employer contribution into a defined contribution program (new employees)
• Employer contribution into a defined benefit or defined contribution program (current employees)
• Contributions to the Alaska Supplemental Annuity Plan in lieu of contributions to Social Security
• Option to enroll in the Alaska Deferred Compensation Program
• Note: The Defined Contribution Plan, Supplemental Annuity Plan and Deferred Compensation Program offer a variety of investment options

See https://drb.alaska.gov/retiree/ for additional information

Paid Leave & Other Benefits

• Personal leave with an accrual rate increase based on time served
• Twelve (12) paid holidays a year