L&I LABOR AND Industries Auditor ; In-Training

L&I Auditor 3 Position

Our mission:
Keep Washington safe and working!

Our values:
Customer Focus, One L&I, Respect, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Learning and Growth, Reliability.

Are you a motivated self-starter? Do you possess a minimum of 20 semester or 30 quarter hours in accounting with the ability to apply Generally Accepted Accounting Principles? Do not miss this opportunity! Apply today.

The Department of Labor & Industries is searching for an individual to support the mission of the agency as it pertains to safeguarding the safety and health of the workforce. The L&I Auditor 3 position directly supports the mission of L&I as it pertains to safeguarding the safety and health of the workforce by ensuring employers carry industrial insurance and pay the correct amount of industrial insurance premiums as it relates to the assigned risk classification(s) for their business.

An L&I Auditor plays a vital role in maintaining a robust State fund and the integrity of the industrial insurance system to keep Washington safe and working by determining if businesses are in compliance with industrial insurance reporting requirements. Our ideal candidate will work to ensure that employers carry industrial insurance and pay the correct amount of industrial insurance premium as it relates to the assigned risk classification(s) for their business.

The candidate selected for this role will independently conduct audits of business financial records to determine premium liability for industrial insurance and exercises independent judgment in determining the outcome of the audit. Some of your days will be spent performing on-site audits at employer's facilities and surveying the work operations to determine if the firm has the correct risk classifications for job hazards of the business, if you are selected for this role.

Our ideal candidate will determine whether firms are in compliance with industrial insurance reporting requirements. They will provide professional consulting and technical assistance to educate employers, including on –site visits regarding prime contractor liability, recordkeeping and reporting requirements and preparing extensive reports of audit findings.

Due to the required training needed to successfully fill this role, this position can be filled as an in-training at the L&I Auditor 1, 2 or 3 level depending on qualifications of the successful candidate.

The assigned duty station for this position is Tumwater, WA. This is a hybrid position that requires some in office time. For positions where in-office work is necessary, the frequency of telework will be discussed with the supervisor of the position at the time of offer.

Some of what you'll do:

• Identify businesses suspected of non-compliance.
• Screen, schedule, coordinate, and conduct audits of business financial records.
• Evaluate and verify financial records.
• Conduct computer research on firm's accounts with other agency programs.
• Review employment contracts and conduct fact-finding interviews.
• Performs on-site tours of employer's facility and surveys employer's business activity to evaluate and document operations.
• Prepare report of audit findings.
• Prepare subpoenas and other legal documents as needed. Testify at industrial insurance appeals and court proceedings.

Upon successful completion of training, you will:

• Learn and follow Field Audit Standard Audit Processes.
• Correctly respond to internal and external inquiries about Labor & Industries reporting requirements and referring them to the appropriate parties.

You must have a thorough understanding of and ability to apply Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and provide proof that you possess a minimum of 20 semester or 30 quarter hours of college credit accounting coursework, in conjunction with a bachelor's degree. Professional level accounting or auditing experience could substitute, year for year, for the education; however, not for the required 20 semester or 30 quarter hours in accounting.

Required:

If hired at the L&I Auditor 1 level:

Equivalent education/experience will be considered but must include at least 20 semester or 30 quarter hours in accounting (may include credits from…