Audits Manager

Position: Audits Manager 1
Location: Columbia

Salary: $73,000.00 - $95,000.00 Annually
Location : Richland County, SC
Job Type: FTE - Full-Time
Job Number: 187697
Agency: Department of Insurance
Opening Date: 04/29/2026
Closing Date: 6/30/2026 11:59 PM Eastern
Residency Requirement: Yes
Class Code:: AN23
Position Number::
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Work Schedule:

: Monday - Friday (8:30 - 5:00)
Pay Grade: GEN
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Hiring Range - Min.: $73,000.00
Hiring Range - Max.: $95,000.00
Opening Date: 04/29/2026
EEO Statement: Equal Opportunity Employer
Agency Specific Application Procedures:: The Department of Insurance will not sponsor employment visas for this position. A RESUME WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED NOR REVIEWED TO DETERMINE IF AN APPLICANT HAS MET THE QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE POSITION. If you meet the requirements of the position and would like to be considered, you must submit a state application online. Please complete the state application to include all current and previous work history and education.

Supplemental questions are considered part of your official application. Any misrepresentation will result in your disqualification from employment. The quality of the application presented (completeness and accuracy as well as grammar and spelling) will be considered prior to the offer of an interview. An offer of employment is contingent upon a satisfactory criminal background check. Applications will be accepted until 11:59 on the state closing date.
Veteran Preference Statement: South Carolina is making our Veterans a priority for employment in state agencies and institutions.

Job Responsibilities
Mission Statement:
The mission of the State of South Carolina Department of Insurance is to protect the insurance consumers, the public interest, and the insurance marketplace by ensuring the solvency of insurers; by enforcing and implementing the insurance laws of the State; and by regulating the insurance industry in an efficient, courteous, responsive, fair, and equitable manner. For more information about working at the SC Department of Insurance, please visit
This position is located in the Office of Financial Regulation and Solvency/Examinations.

Under the direction of the Chief Financial Examiner, the Lead Financial Examiner (Audits Manager I) serves as a senior-level technical resource responsible for planning, conducting, and reviewing financial examinations of domestic insurers, both Traditional and Captive, as well as HMOs, to ensure compliance with South Carolina insurance statutes, regulations, and the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) Examiners Handbook and Accounting Guidance.

Using NAIC guidance, the Lead Financial Examiner:

• Plans and conducts financial examinations in accordance with established Department procedures and NAIC guidelines.
• Interprets State laws, regulations, and NAIC guidelines.
• Prepares and follows detailed examination work plans and ensures accurate workpaper documentation.
• Reviews and approves examination work papers prepared by other examiners and Examiner in Charge (EIC) as directed.
• Provides professional and technical advice to top agency management based on examination findings.
• Confers with company representatives and Department leadership regarding examination results.
• Develops recommendations for regulatory action.

Minimum and Additional Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in mathematics, accounting, insurance, business administration, or economics, with at least 18 hours of accounting required.
• Prior auditing experience at a CPA firm OR
• Prior insurance regulatory experience that included leading examination teams OR
• Prior experience performing lead or review responsibilities for examination or audit teams.
• Certified Financial Examiner (CFE) designation required at the time of hire or within designated timeframe determined by the Department.

Preferred Qualifications
One or more of the following preferred:

• CPA designation
• Master's degree in accounting

Additional Comments
Utilization of Team Mate software for examination work.

Educational Credentials:

Applicants indicating college credit or degree(s) on the application will be required to submit a sealed, certified copy of the transcript(s) prior to beginning employment. Failure to produce an official,…