Senior Auditor- Office State Auditor

Senior Auditor – TWO VACANCIES

Office of the State Auditor

Opening Date:
July 1, 2026. Closing Date:
Open until filled.

Job Title:

Senior Auditor – TWO VACANCIES. Job Class Code: 0773. Grade: 27. Administrative Unit:
Supervisory. Salary Range: $67,306.61 – $95,038.38 (8.66 % stipend). Minimum starting salary: $77,454.59 annually. Eligibility:
Not eligible for visa sponsorship or STEM OPT extensions.

Mission Statement:
The Office of the State Auditor provides independent assurance that Maine government is accountable to the people. We examine whether funds are spent legally and properly and that data and systems are secure. OSA auditors perform their work in accordance with Government Auditing Standards.

This is professional supervisory services work conducting independent, complex audits of organizational units of State government. Employees in this classification are responsible for planning, designing, and administering complex audit assignments requiring extensive knowledge of accounting principles and auditing standards.

• Provide direct supervision to staff auditors by reviewing their work for accuracy, completeness, and adherence to professional auditing standards.
• Research state and federal laws and regulations to ensure proper administration of state and federal programs.
• Analyze complex financial statements of the state to support our independent opinion that those statements have been assembled in accordance with accounting principles established by the government accounting standards board (GASB).
• Effectively communicate audit issues to agency personnel so that corrective actions can be taken to improve agency operations.
• Conduct special projects approved by the state auditor.
• Provide technical assistance to senior staff in other agencies.
• Interpret laws, regulations and changes in accounting principles.

Background of well‑qualified candidates will demonstrate the following competencies:

• Knowledge of accounting and auditing principles, and standards, and practices promulgated by the GAO and the AICPA.
• Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing.
• Ability to conduct audits of governmental entities.
• Ability to interpret federal and state laws, rules, and regulations.
• Ability to prepare audit findings and recommend appropriate corrective action.
• Ability to secure facts through investigation.
• Ability to analyze complex financial statements of the State of Maine.
• Ability to conduct information technology audits.
• Ability to research laws, regulations, and highly technical accounting issues.
• Ability to interpret and implement new accounting and auditing pronouncements.
• Ability to review work of professional staff for accuracy, completeness, and adherence to professional auditing standards.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Business Administration, or related field and three (3) years of progressively responsible auditing and accounting experience or one (1) year of directly related auditing experience in a government environment which includes experience as a working supervisor or equivalent capacity.

• OR ten (10) years of practical, progressively responsible accounting or auditing experience at a professional level.

• OR Certification as a CPA, CIA, or CISA.

• OR a Master’s Degree in Business Administration or related field, and one year of accounting or audit experience.

• OR meets the requirements to sit for the Certified Public Accountant’s Examination (at least 150 semester hours of education, including a minimum 4‑year bachelor’s or higher degree conferred by an acceptable college or university) and shall consist of at least 15 hours of accounting, auditing and ethics (including at least three hours of auditing and three hours of accounting), and three (3) years of progressively responsible accounting and auditing experience or one (1) year of directly related auditing experience in a government environment including experience as a working supervisor or equivalent capacity.

Special consideration will be given to those who have a CPA designation or those who have made progress obtaining this certification.

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