Compliance Auditor

Position: COMPLIANCE AUDITOR
Exam number

C0684l

Filing period

We will be accepting online applications from monday july 6, 2026, at 8:00 a.m. (pt) until wednesday july 15, 5:00 pm (pt). All applications must be received before 5:00 p.m. (pt) on wednesday july 15, 2026, to be accepted.

Type of recruitment

We welcome applications from anyone.

Why work for us?

With more than 10 million residents, los angeles county has the largest population of any county in the nation! As the largest employer in southern california, with more than 39 diverse departments and over 2,100 different job descriptions, the county offers a lifetime of opportunities and careers. We are los angeles county public works, the largest municipal public works agency in the nation.

With more than 4,000 employees, public works offers over 500 different types of career opportunities that promote professional and personal growth as well as a rewarding and exciting work environment!

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Out-of-class experience will not be accepted for this examination. Required experience must be fully met by the last day of filing, and clearly indicated on the application.

* plans and coordinates departmental audits.

* conducts financial, compliance, and operational audits and accounting system reviews.

* coordinates with external auditors.

* conducts internal investigations of suspected fraud through the county fraud hotline.

* evaluates and recommends improvements to accounting systems and internal controls.

* prepares written audit reports and management communications.

For more information, please view the classification specification: compliance auditor,requirements to qualify:

A bachelor's degree from an accredited
* college or university in accounting or a closely related field, including 21 semester units or 31.5 quarter units of accounting courses, including a course in auditing
-and
- Option i: two years of professional auditing experience at the level of the county class of intermediate accountant-auditor*.

Or

Option ii: three years of professional accounting experience.

License:

A valid california class c driver license or the ability to utilize an alternative method of transportation when needed to carry out job-related essential functions.

Physical class:

Physical class 2 - light: this class includes administrative and clerical positions requiring light physical effort that may include occasional light lifting to a 10-pound limit and some bending, stooping, or squatting. Considerable ambulation may be involved.

Special requirement information:

* to receive credit for your education, include a legible copy of all relevant official documents, including your diploma, transcript, or letter/certificate from an accredited institution or email it to pwexamsounty.gov within five (5) days by the end of the filing period. The document should show the date the degree was conferred, number of units and the type of unit system used (e.g., semester, quarter) and be in english.

If not in english, then translation is required. International degrees must be evaluated for equivalency to us standards and indicate the number of units and unit system. Documents marked as unofficial will not be accepted.

For more information on our standards for educational documents, please visit: .

We do not accept password-protected documents. Ensure documents are unlocked before attaching to your application or sending to the exam analyst.

Examples of closely related degrees include: finance, economics, forensic accounting, business administration.

* experience at the level of an intermediate accountant-auditor in the service of county of los angeles is defined as: conducts management, performance, financial, and compliance audits and other studies within a government, public sector, large-scale private sector organization, or non-profit…