Assistant State Auditor 1, 2, or 3 (Port Orchard

Assistant State Auditor

Auditing is an excellent opportunity for innovators. It's your chance to join us in the search for new ideas to ensure our audits are relevant and provide value to the governments we audit. It's a career in which you can take pride in the work you do and the services we perform for the citizens of Washington State. We are currently looking to fill an Assistant State Auditor position in Port Orchard, WA.

Team Port Orchard is one of 17 local audit teams within the Office of the Washington State Auditor and is responsible for conducting audits for more than 130 governments in Kitsap, Mason, Jefferson, Clallam and portions of Pierce and King Counties. The team conducts accountability, financial and federal grant compliance audits on a wide array of entity types including cities, counties, school districts, fire districts, public utility districts and ports.

Our work is performed in a hybrid environment, with a combination of onsite, in-office and remote work. Onsite work requires occasional daily and overnight travel to client locations.

The team values goal-driven employees who are personally accountable for their work and invested in their own learning, growth and development. To aid in employees' success, we provide access to numerous internal resources, trainings, a robust mentoring program and the opportunity work alongside experienced staff to assist in developing important audit skills.

Successful Assistant State Auditors come from many backgrounds. The primary competencies required for this role is:

• Written and verbal communication
• Time/Project Management
• Understanding of Accounting concepts/principles as they relate to Auditing.
• Critical thinking and problem-solving skill
• Team
  
  Collaboration:
  
  Ability to build effective working relationships.

We offer a comprehensive package of health and wellness benefits to employees, including:

• Full benefits package.
• Paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays.
• Growth and development opportunities, including 80+ hours of training each biennium.
• Educational and professional certification reimbursements.
• An agency-wide commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion in the workplace.