STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
HUMAN RESOURCES
CLASSIFICATION: AUDITOR II
Class Code: 0732-12
Date Established: 07-01-50
Occupational Code: 1-3-2
Date of Last Revision: 12-28-01
BASIC PURPOSE: To assist in supervising clerical
auditing staff and to perform auditing duties, verifying a wide variety of
financial and accounting statements received or prepared by governmental units
and private employers.
CHARACTERISTIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
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Audits and pre-audits
accounting records in state departments and units.
·
Confers with state
vendors to audit prices in effect at time of purchase.
·
Audits bills from
vendors, deletes items that cannot be supported, and reports to the vendor the
laws and regulations affecting the operation of the unit.
·
Assigns work and
solves routine auditing problems for subordinates in auditing section.
·
Verifies that
accounting procedures comply with applicable statutory requirements.
·
Records and processes
all receipts and deposits of revenue and insures that revenue is received in
accordance with rules and regulations.
·
Reviews data
processing reports for accuracy and comparison with existing records.
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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 direct supervision of other
employees doing related or similar work, including scheduling work,
recommending leave, reviewing work for accuracy, performance appraisal, or
interviewing applicants for position vacancies.
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 to establish facts, to draw daily operational conclusions, or to
solve practical problems. This
level also requires providing a variety of alternative solutions where only
limited standardization exists.
Independent Action: Requires a range of choice in applying
a number of technical or administrative policies under general direction and in
making routine decisions or in recommending modifications in work procedures
for approval by supervisor.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Education: Completion of high school, G.E.D. or
its equivalent. Each additional
year of approved formal education may be substituted for one year of required
work experience.
Experience: Four years' experience in accounting,
bookkeeping or auditing work.
License/Certification: None required.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
For appointment
consideration, Auditor II requires that applicants successfully participate in
a written examination measuring possession of knowledge, skills and abilities
identified as necessary for satisfactory job performance by this class
specification.
RECOMMENDED WORK TRAITS: Considerable knowledge of the basic
theories and principles of auditing.
Ability to make mathematical computations with speed and accuracy. Ability to analyze and interpret and
evaluate basic accounting problems and to recognize alternative solutions. Ability to learn the regulations
relating to auditing practices in the state. Ability to learn the statutes regulating the agency to which
assigned. Ability to make clear
and concise written and oral reports.
Ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with
associates, state officials and the general public. 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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