AUDITOR TRAINEE 0230

DISTINGUISHING FEATURES OF THE CLASS

Under direct supervision, an employee in this class gains practical experience in the auditing of financial and accounting records of a municipal jurisdiction or department. The methods to be used in assignments are well defined and incumbents are expected to develop their professional ability during the training period. After one (1) year of continuous service as a permanent competitive Auditor Trainee with the municipality or department, the incumbent in this title achieves permanent competitive status as an Auditor. Work is reviewed for completeness of accounting documents, verification of financial transaction reconciliations and review of detailed statements and reports. Does related work as required.

TYPICAL WORK ACTIVITIES

Assists in preparing audit reports and making recommendations for changes and improvements in accordance with findings;

Examines accounting records to assure validity and legality of transactions;

Verifies accuracy of recorded transactions and reconciles accounts;

Verifies vouchers, purchase orders and inventories;

Corrects errors and deviations from regular procedures;

Prepares work papers and reports of audit findings.

FULL PERFORMANCE KNOWLEDGES, SKILLS, ABILITIES AND PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS

Good knowledge of accounting principles and procedures and the ability to apply such knowledge to auditing accounting records; good knowledge of the principles and procedures governing the auditing of financial records; working knowledge of office methods and procedures and familiarity with the use of standard office equipment; working knowledge of electronic data processing as applied to accounting operations and auditing procedures; ability to prepare complete and accurate work papers and audit reports; ability to perform detailed work involving written or numeric data and to make arithmetic calculations rapidly and accurately; physical condition commensurate with the demands of the position.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

OPEN COMPETITIVE

Graduation from a college with federally-authorized accreditation or registration by NY State with a Bachelor's Degree, which includes, or is supplemented by, at least twenty-four (24) credit hours in Accounting.

R08/03/87

SUFFOLK COUNTY

Competitive

RR1/6/03