External Auditor

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Organization: Youth Services - Central Office

Work Location: 30 West Spring Street
Columbus, Ohio, 43215
United States

Compensation: $34.53-$50.66

Schedule: Permanent - Full Time

Work Hours: M-F

Classified Indicator: Classified

Union: OCSEA

Primary Job Skill: Auditing

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Connection | Collaboration | Commitment | Correction

About Us…

We are a dedicated team of juvenile justice professionals committed to transforming and saving young lives. We believe in a future where every young person thrives and contributes to a safer, stronger Ohio!

DYS is the juvenile corrections system for the state of Ohio. DYS is statutorily mandated to confine felony offenders, ages 10-21, who have been adjudicated and committed by one of Ohio's 88 county juvenile courts. During their stay with DYS, youth are engaged in programming that is designed to address their criminological and behavioral needs. DYS reaches thousands of youth in facilities and those on parole.

Our Values…

• Connection:
  We respect everyone. We don’t tear them down.
• Collaboration:
  
  We work together. We don’t go alone.
• Commitment:
  We step up. We don’t give up.
• Correction:
  We create change. We don’t stay the same.

To learn more about DYS, please visit our website here.

The Opportunity: We are seeking a detail-oriented and analytical External Auditor 3 to join our team. In this role, you will be responsible for examining financial records, ensuring regulatory compliance, and communicating critical audit findings to management to support financial integrity and accountability.

Financial Auditing: Conduct thorough audits of financial records, reports, and related documents to verify accuracy and completeness.

Compliance Assurance: Ensure financial practices, records, and audit procedures comply with federal, state, and agency rules, regulations, and statutes.

Documentation and Work Papers: Create precise audit reports, comprehensive work papers, guidelines, programs, and questionnaires.

Document Reconciliation: Reconcile complex financial documents.

Issue Resolution: Identify, evaluate, and handle difficult or sensitive audit issues with professional judgment.

Reporting and Communication: Prepare clear memos, reports, and technical correspondence for the Audit Manager and effectively communicate audit findings and recommendations to management.

The final candidate selected for this position will be required to undergo a criminal background check. Criminal convictions do not necessarily preclude an applicant from consideration for a position. An individual assessment of an applicant's prior criminal convictions will be made before excluding an applicant from consideration.

All new candidates hired to the Department of Youth Services are required to attend 3 weeks of mandatory paid training at the Correctional Training Academy in Orient, Ohio. Training Academy hours are Monday through Thursday, 7:00 am to 5:00 pm.

DYS is a “qualifying employer” for purposes of the federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness [PSLF] program.

At the State of Ohio, we take care of the team that cares for Ohioans. We provide a variety of quality, competitive benefits to eligible full-time and part-time employees*. For a list of all the State of Ohio Benefits, visit our Total Rewards website! Our benefits package includes:

• Medical Coverage
• Free Dental, Vision and Basic Life Insurance premiums after completion of eligibility period
• Paid time off, including vacation, personal, sick leave and 11 paid holidays per year
• Childbirth, Adoption, and Foster Care leave
• Education and Development…