Unemployment Insurance Auditor I

Commonwealth of Kentucky; Kentucky; On-site; USD 24,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

The Commonwealth of Kentucky's Education & Labor Cabinet is seeking an Unemployment Insurance Auditor I. This FFTL, full-time role involves routine travel to audit employer payroll records and conduct on-site investigations, with a remote work option based on the candidate's home address in select counties.

Responsibilities include auditing wage data, applying standards, preparing compliance reports, and supporting enforcement actions. Travel and confidentiality are integral to the position.

Qualifications

• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent time management skills.
• Ability to multitask and work under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Audit employer payroll records for compliance with KY UI tax laws and regulations.
• Apply professional auditing standards, methods, and procedures to review regulatory reporting requirements.
• Secure and complete quarterly unemployment wage and tax reports; assess tax, interest, and penalties.
• Determine coverage of claimants not previously reported.
• Investigate employer-employee relationships to determine worker coverage.
• Submit daily reports (UI 257) and monthly reports and travel vouchers per due dates.
• Determine subjectivity status of employers and establish or void employer accounts.
• Assist in applying legal action to enforce collection; serve summons and subpoenas; testify in hearings.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Exceptional written and verbal comms

Excellent time management

Ability to multitask under pressure

Education

Bachelor's degree with 12 hrs accounting/finance/statistics

Job description

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Unemployment Insurance Auditor I
Pay Grade 14
Salary
$3,600.84 Monthly
Employment Type
EXECUTIVE BRANCH | FULL TIME | ELIGIBLE FOR OVERTIME PAY | 18A | 37.5 HR/WK
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Hiring Agency
Education & Labor Cabinet | Office of Unemployment Insurance
Location
Location Varies

Description

This position requires routine travel to and from the workstation, as it is crucial for conducting on-site audits and investigations. This travel component is integral to the role's responsibilities. This position offers a remote workstation determined by the selected candidate’s home address within the following counties: Breckinridge, Butler, Edmonson, Grayson, Hancock, and Ohio.

The Kentucky Education and Labor Cabinet advances education, workforce development, and economic opportunity across the Commonwealth. The Cabinet provides education and training programs, employment and reemployment services, unemployment insurance, and disability determination services to help Kentuckians gain skills, find work, and maintain economic stability. It partners with education providers, workforce boards, and employers to align training with labor market needs and oversees labor programs that promote fair and safe workplaces.

This is a federally funded time-limited (FFTL) position. This means it is a position that is paid entirely as the result of a federal grant. The duration of employment shall not exceed the life of the federal grant that funds the position. An employee appointed to an FFTL position is required to meet the minimum requirements for the classification. Further, an employee appointed to an FFTL position is designated as an unclassified (non- merit) employee. An FFTL employee is eligible to receive benefits at the same level as a classified (merit) employee in a permanent position.

This position will have access to confidential and sensitive information. The successful candidate will be required to ensure the safeguarding and security of all confidential and sensitive information and will be required to complete trainings, sign acknowledgments, follow all policies and adhere to all statutes and requirements pertaining to the safeguarding and security of confidential and sensitive information while employed and after employment ends.

Job Duties

• At a beginning level and under close supervision, audits employer payroll records to assure compliance with KY UI tax laws and regulations and to determine liability and accuracy of wage and tax data reported by employers.
• At a beginning level, applies professional auditing standards, methods, and procedures to review, explain, and interpret regulatory reporting requirements.
• Secures and, or, completes quarterly unemployment wage and tax reports; assesses tax, interest, and penalties not previously reported or paid.
• Determines coverage of claimants not previously reported.
• Investigates employer-employee relationships to determine worker coverage.
• Completes and submits daily reports (UI 257 and UI 258), monthly reports and travel vouchers, and timesheets per due dates.
• Determines subjectivity status of employers. Secures and, or, completes forms required to establish and, or, void employer accounts.
• Assists in the application of legal action to enforce collection; assists with serving summons and subpoenas; observes and, or, serves as a witness in Kentucky Unemployment Insurance tax appeal hearings.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Preferred Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent time management skills
• Ability to multitask and work under pressure

If you are interested in a challenging yet rewarding career with the Office of Unemployment Insurance, where you can make a positive difference in the Commonwealth, we would love to review your application.

The Education and Labor Cabinet (ELC) participates in E-Verify. It will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S. The Cabinet will only use E- Verify once you have accepted a job offer and completed Form I-9.

For more information on E-Verify, or if you believe that ELC has violated its E-Verify responsibilities, please contact the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) at 999-897-7781 or https://dhs.gov/e-verify

Minimum Requirements

EDUCATION:

Graduate of a college or university with a bachelor's degree that includes twelve semester hours or eighteen quarter hours in accounting, finance, or statistics courses.

EXPERIENCE, TRAINING, OR SKILLS:

NONE

Substitute EDUCATION for EXPERIENCE:

NONE

Substitute EXPERIENCE for EDUCATION:

Three years of professional level experience in unemployment insurance, accounting, banking, finance, bookkeeping, payroll, statistics, or determining eligibility for government benefit programs will substitute for the required accounting, finance, or statistics hours.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS (AGE, LICENSURE, REGULATION, ETC.):

NONE

Working Conditions

Duties are performed both in and out of an office setting. Travel is usually performed within an assigned area of the state. Occasional overnight travel and travel throughout the entire state as well as some surrounding states will also be required.

If you have questions about this advertisement, please contact Mary Couchman at [e-mail] or 270-871-0023.

An Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D