Auditor I

The Community Investment Department is seeking candidates for three (3) Auditor positions (Class Code 1517), to be filled via an emergency appointment basis. Please note that the emergency appointment is not a regular appointment. It is a temporary appointment and contingent upon approval by the City of Los Angeles' Personnel Department. The appointment may not exceed one year (City Charter Section 1013). The permanent appointment will be made upon the completion of the civil service examination process for Auditor. The successful incumbent for the emergency appointment position will be required to meet the requirements to take the examination and obtain a high enough score on the eligibility list in order to be selected for permanent appointment.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The duties and responsibilities of the Auditor I position under the Administrative and Financial Management Division are as follows:

Fiscal Reviews

• Performs fiscal monitoring of subrecipients to determine compliance with contract provisions, Federal, State, and City policies and procedures.
• Participates in entrance and exit conferences with subrecipient management to discuss findings and areas for improvements.
• Prepares audit reports; coordinates with program monitors and subrecipients staff to resolve audit issues.
• Prepares correspondence for reports issued by independent auditors on special engagements for fiscal review of subrecipients. Follows up on resolutions of findings identified in the reports.

Single Audit Desk Review

• Reviews subrecipients' audited financial statements to determine compliance with OMB Circular-133 and the City of Los Angeles reporting requirements.
• Determines unearned grants by comparing the audited expenditures in the single audit report of subrecipients with the payments recorded in the FMS.
• Prepares correspondence to communicate with subrecipients staff and their CPAs to resolve single audit issues.

Other Reviews

• Reviews close out expenditure reports of subrecipients to resolve budget and accounting issues.
• Reviews determination indirect cost rates submitted by subrecipients.
• Responds to confirmation requests from independent CPAs of subrecipients relating to their contracts, grant amounts CFDA numbers and any other information.
• Performs internal audit of the department's operation as the need arises.
• Performs other duties that may be assigned occasionally.

Other distinguishing responsibilities:

• Preparation of complex tasks.
• Experience in preparing documentation with little to no supervision.
• Reviews the work of other Auditors for accuracy.

How to apply

REQUIREMENTS

1. One year of full-time paid professional experience in government, enterprise, commercial, or financial accounting or auditing in a class at the level of Accountant; and
2. Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with either:

• A major in accounting; or
• Satisfactory completion of at least 24 semester or 36 quarter units in the following courses: Principles of Accounting I and II (full year introductory course); Intermediate Accounting I and II (full year course); Cost Accounting; or Auditing; and either Governmental Accounting I and II, Tax Accounting, or upper-level data processing (full year course).

Desired Experience: At least one year of audit experience.

SELECTION PROCESS

Screening criteria may be used to bring the most qualified individuals forward to the interview process. The selection process may include an oral interview and a written exercise to determine the most qualified candidate for this position.

TO APPLY

Interested applicants must submit their most recent résumé, City of Los Angeles Application form and background forms to the following Google link: by 12:00 pm on Friday, September 19, 2026.

Emergency Appointment

An emergency appointment is not a regular appointment. It is a temporary appointment which does not require that you successfully compete in the Civil Service examination process. The appointment may not exceed one year and must be terminated immediately when a regular appointment can be made from an eligible list. No emergency appointment can exceed one year. (City Charter Section 1013).