L&I LABOR AND INDUSTRIES AUDITOR 3 (in-training)

L&I Auditor

Our mission is to keep Washington safe and working! Our values include customer focus, one L&I, respect, diversity, equity and inclusion, learning and growth, and reliability.

The L&I Auditor 3 position directly supports the mission of L&I as it pertains to safeguarding the safety and health of the workforce by ensuring employers carry industrial insurance and pay the correct amount of industrial insurance premiums as it relates to the assigned risk classification(s) for their business. An L&I Auditor plays a vital role in maintaining a robust State fund and the integrity of the industrial insurance system to keep Washington safe and working by determining if businesses are in compliance with industrial insurance reporting requirements.

The candidate selected for this role will independently conduct audits of business financial records to determine premium liability for industrial insurance and exercises independent judgment in determining the outcome of the audit. Some of your days will be spent performing on-site audits at employer's facilities and surveying the work operations to determine if the firm has the correct risk classifications for job hazards of the business, if you are selected for this role. Our ideal candidate will determine whether firms are in compliance with industrial insurance reporting requirements. They will provide professional consulting and technical assistance to educate employers, including on-site visits regarding prime contractor liability, recordkeeping and reporting requirements and preparing extensive reports of audit findings.

The salary range for each of the job classifications is as follows:

L&I Auditor 1 - $4,108-$5,506 per month

L&I Auditor 2 - $4,406- $5,928 per month

L&I Auditor 3 - $4,866-$6,542 per month

The assigned duty station for this position is Bellevue, WA or Tukwila, WA or Seattle, WA. This is a hybrid position and requires you to be in the office on a minimum of 2 days per week.

Duties

Some of what you'll do:

• Identify businesses suspected of non-compliance.
• Screen, schedule, coordinate, and conduct audits of business financial records.
• Evaluate and verify financial records.
• Conduct computer research on firm's accounts with other agency programs.
• Review employment contracts and conduct fact-finding interviews.
• Performs on-site tours of employer's facility and surveys employer's business activity to evaluate and document operations.
• Prepare report of audit findings.
• Prepare subpoenas and other legal documents as needed. Testify at industrial insurance appeals and court proceedings.

Upon successful completion of training, you will:

• Learn and follow Field Audit Standard Audit Processes.

• Correctly respond to internal and external inquiries about Labor & Industries reporting requirements and referring them to the appropriate parties

Qualifications

Required:

If hired at the L&I Auditor 1 level:

Equivalent education/experience will be considered but must include at least 20 semester or 30 quarter hours in accounting (may include credits from one (1) Finance class AND one (1) Business Law class) AND two (2) years of professional accounting or auditing experience.

OR

A bachelor's degree that includes at least 20 semester or 30 quarter hours in accounting (may include credits from one (1) Finance class or one (1) Business Law class).

If hired at the L&I Auditor 2 level:

Equivalent education/experience will be considered but must include at least 20 semester or 30 quarter hours in accounting (may include credits from one (1) Finance class or one (1) Business Law class) AND two (2) years of professional accounting or auditing experience.

OR

A Bachelor's degree that includes at least 20 semester or 30 quarter hours in accounting (may include credits from one (1) Finance class or one (1) Business Law class) AND one (1) year of professional accounting or auditing experience.

If hired at the L&I Auditor 3 level:

Equivalent education/experience will be considered but must include at least 20 semester or 30 quarter hours in accounting include credits from 1) Finance class or 1) Business Law class) AND Two (2) years of professional accounting or auditing experience.

OR

Successful completion of the Labor and Industries Auditor Training Program.

OR

Equivalent education/ experience will be considered but must include at least 20 semester or 30 quarter hours in accounting (may include credits from one (1) Finance class AND one (1) Business Law class).

Note: A master's degree in Business Administration, Public Administration, Economics or closely allied field, or certification as a Public Accountant, Fraud Examiner, Internal Auditor, Information System Auditor, Management Accountant or equivalent certification will substitute for one (1) year of the required experience.

In addition: Must have a valid, unrestricted driver's license. These equity competencies: The ability to take action to learn and grow. The ability to take action to meet the needs of others.

Desired: Strong knowledge of RCW Title 51, WAC 296-17, and WAC 296-17A.