UNEMPLOYMENT ACCOUNTS AUDITOR 1 *

About the Role

This is an entry-level professional auditing position under immediate supervision. The role involves investigative work and auditing of employer personnel and payroll records to ensure the collection of unemployment premiums. Successful completion of a mandatory one-year training period is required.

Key Responsibilities

• Gathers evidence by examining employer financial records and unemployment insurance claims documents.
• Conducts in-person and telephone interviews.
• Prepares and maintains records and reports from audits, internal sources, and legal documentation using internal programs.
• Conducts audits of business financial records to determine state unemployment tax liability and ensure compliance with accounting principles, state laws, rules, and regulations.
• Investigates Wage Protest Assignments to determine employee vs. independent contractor status and employer liability for reporting wages.
• Collects Delinquent Wage and Premium reports to bring employers into compliance.
• Conducts non-filer investigations to determine business liability for state unemployment taxes.
• Prepares documented evidence, including suspected fraud cases, for criminal prosecution.
• Represents the Department of Labor and Workforce Development and presents evidence at administrative appeals hearings and in courts.
• Explains, interprets, and enforces departmental policies, procedures, and relevant laws.
• Communicates with employers regarding the collection of delinquent reports and premiums, and payment arrangements.
• Communicates audit procedures, findings, and positions to employers, supervisors, or legal staff.
• Establishes and maintains personal contacts with individuals and institutions to request information, advise on tax adjustments, and resolve audit problems.
• Performs other duties as required.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Motor Vehicle Operator's License
• Personal Vehicle Insurance
• Computer
• Webex
• Telephone
• 2nd Monitor
• Printer
• Fax Machine/Scanner/Copier
• Motor Vehicle

Qualifications

• Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor's degree, including eighteen (18) semester hours of accounting.
• Qualifying full-time professional experience in accounting or auditing may be substituted for education on a year-for-year basis to a maximum of four years.

Competencies (KSA's)

• Planning and Aligning
• Optimizing Work Processes
• Communicating Effectively
• Instilling Trust
• Resourcefulness

Knowledges

• Economics and Accounting
• Law and Government
• Customer and Personal Service
• Clerical
• English Language Skills
• Active Learning and Listening
• Mathematics
• Writing
• Critical Thinking
• Time Management

Abilities

• Deductive Reasoning
• Written Comprehension
• Mathematical Reasoning
• Perceptual Speed
• Number Facility