NOW HIRING: Staff Auditor

COUNTY OF ERIE 

OFFICE OF ERIE COUNTY COMPTROLLER STEFAN I. MYCHAJLIW

NOTICE OF VACANCY

DEPARTMENT:                Erie County Comptroller's Office

LOCATION:                    95 Franklin Street, 11th Floor, Buffalo, New York 14202

TITLE OF POSITION:       Staff Auditor* (Temporary/Provisional appointment)

JOB GROUP:                  11 

SALARY SCALE:             ($43,564 - $57,165) - Starting salary for applicants new to Erie County employment is $43,564 (Non-Negotiable). 

 *Please note an appointment made will be temporary due to an encumbrance on the position followed by provisional status pending a civil service competitive examination for permanent appointment.

Typical Work Activities:

Performs audit assignments according to established timelines and available resources; Prepares work papers and schedules, documenting audit results; Collects, analyzes, interprets, summarizes and renders conclusions in audit segments assigned; Drafts, reviews, and evaluates work papers and audit reports in process for completeness, accuracy and sufficiency of data supporting audit conclusions; Reviews complex financial transactions and reports for compliance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and applicable laws and regulations; Prepares financial statements reflecting financial condition of auditee; Participates in formal training courses/sessions to increase professional knowledge and skills; Uses independent judgment to more efficiently and effectively accomplish audit objectives; Pursues material discrepancies disclosed in audit findings. Reports directly to the Deputy Comptroller for Audit and Control.

Minimum Qualifications:

A. Graduation from a regionally accredited or New York State registered college or university with a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration or related field including or supplemented by 24 semester credit hours in Accounting and four (4) years of accounting and/or auditing experience, at least two (2) years of which were specifically in auditing; or:

B. Graduation from a regionally accredited or New York State registered college or university with a Bachelor's degree including or supplemented by 24 semester credit hours in Accounting and five (5) years of accounting and/or auditing experience, at least two (2) years of which were specifically in auditing; or:

C. An equivalent combination of training and experience as defined by the limits of (A) and (B).

NOTE 1: Graduation from a regionally accredited or New York State registered four (4) year college or university with a Master’s Degree in Business or Public Administration, Accounting, Finance, Economics, or other closely related field may be substituted for one (1) year of the required general accounting* or auditing** experience, but may not be substituted for the required two years of auditing experience. *ACCOUNTING: Recording, classifying, verifying, reporting and analysis of financial data. **AUDITING: Confirming and documenting the veracity of data.

NOTE 2: Verifiable part-time and/or volunteer experience will be pro-rated toward meeting full-time experience requirements.

Please reply in writing - by May 15, 2015 - to Erie County Comptroller's Office ATTN: