Within Washington State Auditor’s Office and working under close supervision in a learning capacity, serves as audit support to the auditor in charge of financial, compliance, information technology and/or federal audits of local and/or state government entities.

In addition to the statements in the specific audit intern area below, all positions include:

Assesses audit risk by evaluating systems, procedures, and controls which support an entities' financial records;

Drafts working papers and portions of audit reports for review by supervisors;

Participates in interviews of client agency staff and documents findings;

Evaluates data to assess program effectiveness, efficiency and compliance with statutory requirements;

Develops recommendations that improve performance, provide cost savings, and increase accountability;

Researches issues using RCW, statute, professional standards, and best practices;

Drafts working papers, audit findings and recommendations with assistance from supervisor;

May travel to and may work at multiple audit sites, bringing a portable computer, reference materials, and supplies to each location;

Performs other work as required.

Positions conducting Financial and Compliance Audits:

Performs audit testing by verifying or cross-checking data or figures using one or more documents to check against another;

Evaluates and verifies financial records; determines if auditee is in compliance with legal requirements;

Notifies auditor in charge of any apparent inaccuracies, shortages, or discrepancies;

Positions conducting Performance Audits:

Collects information on a wide variety of topics, either in statistical or narrative form to gain an understanding of the audited agency’s role and responsibilities;

Determines the accuracy, validity, and reliability of data obtained from clients;

Communicates verbally and in writing with a variety of audiences, including colleagues, audited agencies, and the public;

Positions conducting IT Audits:

Assists IT auditors in requesting financial data from State and Local Governments;

Receives and processes financial data to support state and local data analysis including data clean-up, preparation, processing and validation;

Develops data analysis reports using Microsoft Access, SQL Server, Visual Studio, or Power BI to support State and Local Audits;

Develops SQL Server Integration Services packages to automate processing of data.

Knowledge of: Documentation/written communication to effectively record work performed and produces professional, high quality written final documents; software including TeamMate, Word, Excel, Access and others to more effectively perform work assignments.

Ability to: Provide attention to detail; communicate clearly to customers (internal/external); seek out and take advantage of learning opportunities for continued development; work to build positive working relationships with clients, elected officials, citizens and others users of audit reports; work cooperatively and take actions to support a cohesive and supportive workgroup; effectively express ideas and information using language that is appropriate to both the complexity of the subject and the knowledge and understanding of the audience; keeps up with ever-changing technology to help perform work efficiently and effectively.