State Auditor IV

State-of-Delawar; Dover (DE); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid schedules

Educational reimbursement

Job summary

The Delaware State Auditor’s Office is seeking a State Auditor IV to lead and develop a high-performing audit team. You will oversee daily activities across engagements, ensure quality outputs, and mentor staff while applying GAO Yellow Book and AICPA standards.

You will direct in-house and CPA engagements using ProSystem fx, Data Snipper, and ACL, aligning with audit methodology. Join a team that promotes accountability and public value, with hybrid schedules, educational reimbursement, and

Qualifications

• Four years' experience auditing in accordance with professional standards.
• Four years' experience with computer assisted audit tools and data analysis.
• Two years' experience managing multiple engagements.
• One year of staff supervision including planning, assigning, reviewing, and evaluating work.
• Must meet conditions of hire regarding certifications and advanced degree options within 12 months.

Responsibilities

• Document, test, review and evaluate management controls and procedures.
• Identify deficiencies and instances of fraud, waste, and abuse.
• Review and report on internal controls, compliance, and financial statements.
• Develop engagement scope, objectives, plan, and program.
• Perform complex data analyses using data analysis software.

Skills

Auditing

Leadership

Data analysis

GAO Yellow Book

Engagement management

Education

Bachelor's or higher in Accounting/Finance/Science/Business/Tech

Tools

CCH ProSystem fx Engagement

Data Snipper

ACL

Microsoft Office

Job description

Introduction

The Delaware State Auditor’s office works to ensure simplicity, accuracy, efficiency, and economy in the State of Delaware. The State Auditor serves Delawareans by providing independent objective oversight of the state government’s use of taxpayer dollars with the goal of deterring fraud, waste and abuse through unbiased assessments. Through the use of various audits, special reports, and investigations, the AOA ensures statutory compliance while enhancing governmental economy, efficiency, and effectiveness. The AOA offers educational reimbursement, hybrid schedules, and other great incentives! To learn more visit https://auditor.delaware.gov/

Summary Statement

The State Auditor IV combines advanced government auditing expertise with active, day-to-day leadership to manage and develop a high-performing audit team. Serving as a critical first-line manager, this position reports directly to the senior-level Administrative Auditor, helping to ensure public agencies run efficiently, comply with laws, and safeguard resources. You will oversee the daily activities of State Auditor I-III personnel, steering team workflows across diverse engagement types, including Performance Audits, Financial Statement Audits, Examinations, Agreed-Upon Procedures (AUPs), Inspections, Investigations, and Special Reports. You will leverage a proven track record of supervising, managing, and mentoring professional staff to ensure team accountability, talent development, and high-quality outputs. Operational excellence is driven through your hands-on management of performance reviews, proactive coaching, and everyday administrative reviews and approvals. You will direct both in-house projects and external CPA engagements, utilizing specialized audit software such as CCH ProSystem fx Engagement, Data Snipper, and ACL and the suite of Microsoft software products. Acting as a critical gatekeeper for quality and compliance, you are responsible for ensuring strict compliance across your engagement portfolio by applying GAO Yellow Book standards, AICPA Attestation Standards, and CIGIE Quality Standards for Investigations (QSI), alongside ACFE (Association of Certified Fraud Examiners) principles. In doing so, you will enforce alignment with the Office's audit methodology and associated policies and procedures. Ultimately, you will champion the fight against fraud, waste, and abuse by evaluating internal controls as part of internal engagements, monitoring CPA contractor execution of contract engagements, and delivering high-impact findings that optimize state government operations.

Essential Functions

• Documents, tests, reviews and evaluates management controls and operating procedures.
• Identifies management control and operating procedure deficiencies and incidents of actual and suspected fraud, waste, and abuse/misuse.
• Reviews, analyzes, interprets, and reports upon management controls and operating procedures as a part of, (1) operational reviews and economy and efficiency audits in order to report on the effectiveness and efficiency of operations, (2) investigative and inspection examinations in order to report on deficiencies that can cause fraud and abuse; and (3) compliance audits to report on the adequacy of controls and/or ensure that legal and regulatory requirements are met.
• Researches applicable laws, rules, regulations and standards for engagements and special projects.
• Reviews, analyzes, evaluates, and reports upon operational and accounting controls in order to render an opinion on financial statements.
• Conducts entrance interviews to elicit data, information, records, and/or documentation to support engagement research, analysis, and reports.
• Conducts exit interviews to provide findings, recommendations and guidance/direction to organizations to resolve issues.
• Reviews and evaluates state agencies, departments, school districts, charter schools, local governments, and grant recipients’ policies and procedures for internal controls and compliance with applicable laws and standards.
• Reviews and analyzes records (financial, contractual) and documents the results in accordance with professional standards.
• Applies professional standards, methods and procedures to analyze and make recommendations concerning the accuracy of accounting systems and management controls and operating procedures.
• Prepares work papers, analysis summaries, findings/recommendations, correspondence, and engagement reports.
• Evaluates the overall accuracy and sufficiency of management controls and operating procedures as they pertain to the scope of the engagement.
• Evaluates program operations; identifies potential improvements in operational efficiency.
• Develops engagement scope, objectives, plan and program.
• Evaluates the quality of work performed by the other audit organizations such as internal auditors or independent Certified Public Accountant (CPA) firms or Contractors.
• Performs complex data analyses using data analysis software.

Job Requirements

• Possession of a Bachelors’ degree or higher in Accounting, Finance, Science, Business, Technology or related field.
• Four years' experience in conducting audits in accordance with professional auditing standards.
• Four years' experience in computer assisted audit tools and techniques to extract, validate, perform calculations, select audit samples and analyze data.
• Two years' experience in managing multiple engagements.
• One year of experience in staff supervision which includes planning, assigning, reviewing, and evaluating the work of others.

Conditions of Hire

The applicant must meet all conditions of hire as described below. Failure to do so will result in termination of employment. Contact the agency for more details. You must possess a current Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) or obtain one within 12 months of your first day of employment. You must possess a master’s degree in a related field OR at least one of the following certifications: Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Certified Information System Auditor (CISA), Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), Certified Government Financial Manager (CGFM), or Certified Public Finance Officer (CPFO); or obtain one within 12 months of your first day of employment.

Benefits

To learn more about the comprehensive benefit package please visit our website at https://dhr.delaware.gov/benefits/

Accommodations

Accommodations are available for applicants with disabilities in all phases of the application and employment process. Individuals who use TDD may request auxiliary aid or service by calling [phone] or by visiting delawarerelay.com. If you need assistance with an accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) or general applicant support, you may call [phone] or email [e-mail]. The State of Delaware is an Equal Opportunity employer and values a diverse workforce. We strongly encourage and seek out a workforce representative of Delaware including race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression.