STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
HUMAN RESOURCES
CLASSIFICATION: AUDITOR I
Class Code: 0731-09
Date Established: 07-01-50
Occupational Code: 1-3-2
Date of Last Revision: 12-28-01
BASIC PURPOSE: To audit and verify a variety of
financial accounting statements received or prepared by governmental units and
private employers.
CHARACTERISTIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
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Audits vouchers,
invoices, time books, payroll manifests and travel expenses to verify accuracy
of information.
·
Contacts businesses
to verify refunds and accuracy of submitted reports.
·
Audits purchase
orders, contracts, and agreements for Governor and Council prior to approving
for submittal or payment.
·
Participates in
auditing and verifying accounting practices and records of receipts and
expenditures.
·
Maintains and updates
cumulative record of deductions for specific purposes.
·
Prepares and compiles
statistics from pre-audited reports.
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DISTINGUISHING FACTORS:
Skill: Requires skill in recommending routine
changes in standardized operating procedures OR in retrieving, compiling and
reporting data according to established procedures OR in operating complex
machines.
Knowledge: Requires understanding and using
business or trades vocabulary or basic arithmetic to perform standard operating
procedures.
Impact: Requires responsibility for
contributing to agency objectives by ensuring the accuracy of support
activities within one or more organizational units. Errors at this level affect the work of others or have
measurable monetary consequences, and require verification and correction in
order to complete succeeding work operations.
Supervision: Requires partial supervision of other
employees doing work which is related or similar to the supervisor, including
assigning job duties, providing training, giving instructions and checking
work.
Working Conditions: Requires performing regular job
functions under good conditions in a safe working environment.
Physical Demands: Requires sedentary work, including
continuous sitting or occasional standing and walking.
Communication: Requires explaining facts, interpreting
situations, or advising individuals of alternative or appropriate courses of
action. This level also requires
interviewing or eliciting information from state employees or members of the
general public.
Complexity: Requires a combination of job functions
using minimal judgment to perform a variety of job tasks according to clearly
prescribed standard practices and procedures.
Independent Action: Requires making a limited number of
choices in selecting among alternative courses of action under supervisory
guidance and in performing job functions according to a variety of prescribed
policies or procedures.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Education: Graduation from high school or G.E.D.
equivalent, preferably with bookkeeping courses. Each additional year of approved formal education may be
substituted for one year of required work experience.
Experience: Two years' experience involving
accounting, bookkeeping or auditing work.
License/Certification: None required.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
For appointment
consideration, Auditor I requires that applicants successfully participate in a
written examination measuring possession of knowledges, skills and abilities
identified as necessary for satisfactory job performance by this class
specification.
RECOMMENDED WORK TRAITS: Knowledge of basic accounting
principles and methods. Knowledge
of procedures relating to disbursement, liquidations, payroll computations,
time book computations, purchase orders, contracts, and related items. Ability to perform mathematical
computations accurately and with reasonable speed. Ability to readily learn state rules and regulations
relating to the agency involved.
Ability to utilize good judgment and tact in dealing with associates and
fellow workers. Must be willing to
maintain appearance appropriate to assigned duties and responsibilities as
determined by the agency appointing authority.
DISCLAIMER STATEMENT: This class specification is descriptive
of general duties and is not intended to list every specific function of this
class title.
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