Lead Auditor (DO0001046-102326)

State-of-Missour; Jefferson City (MO); On-site; USD 56,000 - 69,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Defined pension plan

Health insurance

Paid leave and holidays

Job summary

Missouri Department of Mental Health (DMH), Office of Audit Services (OAS), seeks a Lead Auditor to join the Audit team. This position conducts audits to assess financial accuracy, operational effectiveness, and compliance while reporting findings and advising leadership on corrective actions.

This position requires travel as necessary to perform audits and related work. Preferred qualifications include a Bachelor's degree with accounting credits and two or more years of auditing experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 24 earned credit hours in accounting and two or more years of professional auditing experience.
• Travel required to perform audits and related work.
• Proficiency with Word and Excel for documentation and analysis.

Responsibilities

• Plan, direct, coordinate, and review audit activities for program and financial audits.
• Evaluate accuracy of financial records and effectiveness of internal controls.
• Prepare and present audit reports; advise management on corrective actions.

Skills

Auditing

Leadership

MS Word

MS Excel

Education

Bachelor's degree with 24 accounting credits

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Job description

The Missouri Department of Mental Health (DMH), Office of Audit Services (OAS), seeks a Lead Auditor to join the Audit team. This position conducts audits to assess financial accuracy, operational effectiveness, and compliance while reporting findings and advising leadership on corrective actions.

The base salary offered for this position is up to $62,542.80 annually, commensurate with education and experience. If the selected candidate is eligible for a pay differential, such as retention pay, the total salary may exceed what is listed in this posting.

This position will coordinate program and financial audits of the internal operations of the Department of Mental Health and external organizations providing contracted services to the Department and/or its clients. Responsibilities include evaluating the accuracy of financial records, effectiveness of operational controls, conformance to program policies and procedures, compliance with state and federal laws and regulations, report writing, consulting with administrators and management concerning audit findings, providing recommendations for recovery of over‑expenditures and disbursement of money to correct under‑expenditures, and the ability to exercise considerable independence and initiative in performance of assignments.

Must be able to travel as necessary in the performance of audits and related work.

Required Skills

The successful applicant must be able to plan, direct, coordinate, and review the activities of an audit team conducting program and financial audits of the internal operations of a state agency and/or external organizations providing contracted services to the Department or its clients, possess the necessary degree and experience outlined below, and be proficient with Microsoft Word and Excel.

Preferred Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 24 earned credit hours in accounting and two or more years of professional auditing experience.

Lack of post‑secondary education will not be used as the sole basis denying consideration to any applicant.

The State of Missouri offers an excellent benefits package that includes a defined pension plan, generous amounts of leave and holiday time, and eligibility for health insurance coverage. Your total compensation is more than the dollars you receive in your paycheck. To help demonstrate the value of working for the State of Missouri, we have created an interactive Total Compensation Calculator. This tool provides a comprehensive view of benefits and more that are offered to prospective employees. The Total Compensation Calculator and other applicant resources can be found here.