Recruitment Number 23-0236

THIS JOB POSTING WILL REMAIN OPEN UNTIL 25 APPLICATIONS ARE RECEIVED. PLEASE APPLY IMMEDIATELY AS THIS RECRUITMENT MAY CLOSE AT ANY TIME.

Auditor II: $4,012 per month (SR-18, Step C)

Auditor III: $4,337 to $5,282 per month (SR-20, Step C to H)

Auditor IV: $4,692 to $5,712 per month (SR-22, Step C to H)

Note: Hiring rates will be based on availability of funds, the applicant's qualifications, and other relevant factors.

As a condition of employment with the State of Hawaii, some positions may require that all qualified external candidates who have been given a conditional offer of employment to show proof of full COVID-19 vaccination and shall be fully vaccinated by his/her/their employment start date. A reasonable accommodation will be provided if requested by a candidate and it is determined through an interactive process that pregnancy, a qualifying disability, or a sincerely held religious belief prevents the candidate from receiving a COVID-19 vaccination.

This is a multi-series definition applicable to all classes of positions the primary duties of which are to advise, administer, supervise, or perform professional auditing work for purposes of reviewing and appraising the adequacy of accounting and related management controls within governmental agencies to insure that each maintains an adequate accounting and reporting system, income and unemployment tax compliance by individuals and business firms, rate-making for public utilities and transportation forms, and other related auditing functions. The work requires primarily the application of sound accounting judgment and generally accepted auditing standards and accounting principles.

Level II Auditor is an advanced trainee, performs a variety of assignments ranging from the simple to moderately difficult which do not require the services of a fully trained auditor and performs other duties as required.

Level III Auditor performs moderately difficult professional auditing work by conducting the examinations of smaller agencies or business entities or by auditing primarily one aspect of the fiscal work of both small and large agencies; assists higher-level auditors on more complex audit assignments; and performs other duties as required.

Level IV Auditor position performs difficult professional auditing work by independently conducting field audits of governmental books of accounts and records or those of business entities, regulated public utilities and transportation firms, etc.; may supervise a small group of lower-level auditors as a project leader on less complex cases; and performs other related duties as required.

This position is located in the Field Audit Branch (Oahu), Audit Division of the Department of Taxation, and performs difficult professional audit work by independently conducting examinations of small to medium-sized taxpayers' books of accounts, records of business entities, regulated public utilities, transportation firms, etc. to determine the correct tax liability. This position may also supervise a small group of lower-level auditors as a project leader on less complex cases and other duties as required.

Duties and responsibilities of this position include formulating plans and methods of examination and audit; reviewing the internal control system to determine the validity of the accounting records; reviewing the nature of the taxpayers' operations to verify correct income classification; examining and analyzing profit and loss, surplus and reserve accounts for reasonableness and validity of deductions; preparing schedules and exhibits to substantiate the proposed assessments; discussing findings of additional taxable income and/or unallowable deductions with tax payers, their executive officer, r their professional representatives; writing reports explaining the scope of the audit, the auditing principles, techniques and standards used and the facts and point of law involved in any assessment.