AUDITOR 1/2/3

Salary : $3,345.00 - $6,566.00 Monthly
Location : Baton Rouge, LA
Job Type: Classified
Job Number: A-123-215391-12325KK
Department: Louisiana Works
Division: Office of the Secretary
Opening Date: 12/03/2025
Closing Date: 12/13/2025 11:59 PM Central

About this Job
Multiple vacancies will be filled from this job posting
Auditor 1/2/3
Office of the Secretary
Location: East Baton Rouge Parish

Office of the Secretary
The Office of the Secretary (OS) is responsible for setting the overall vision, mission and long-term goals of the department. OS provides leadership and management of all departmental programs, communicates departmental direction, ensures the quality of services provided, and fosters better relations with all stakeholders, thereby increasing awareness and use of departmental services.

About This Job
This position is within the Louisiana Works Audit and Security Division and is under the direct supervision of the Audit Director 2.

The Auditor conducts financial, operational, and compliance audits for the Audit and Security Division of the Louisiana Works. Duties are performed in accordance with accounting and auditing principles, professional standards, established policies, plans, procedures, laws, rules, and regulations.

The incumbent must have the ability to examine and verify financial documents and reports; communicate effectively; maintain effective working relationships; learn and apply governmental rules and regulations regarding accounting and auditing practices. Must use data processing information systems, software, and other automated tools to assist in performing audits.
Minimum Qualifications
Three years of experience in accounting or auditing; OR

Six years of full-time experience in any field plus twenty-four semester hours in one or a combination of the following: accounting, auditing, business, finance, management, economics, quantitative methods, or information systems; OR

A bachelor's degree with twenty-four semester hours in one or a combination of the following: accounting, auditing, business, finance, management, economics, quantitative methods, or information systems; OR

A bachelor's degree in accounting, auditing, finance, business administration, management, economics, information systems, quantitative methods, or statistics; OR

A bachelor's degree plus a Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) or Certified Government Audit Professional (CGAP) designation; OR

An advanced degree in accounting, auditing, finance, business administration, management, economics, information systems, quantitative methods, or statistics; OR

A Certified Public Accountant (CPA) license, Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), or Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) designation.

EXPERIENCE SUBSTITUTION:
Every 30 semester hours earned from an accredited college or university will be credited as one year of experience towards the six years of full-time work experience in any field. The maximum substitution allowed is 120 semester hours which substitutes for a maximum of four years of experience in any field.

Job Specification
The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be found

Job Duties and Other Information

Job Duties:

• Performs financial, operational, and compliance audits. Ensures all work papers produced are self-explanatory, concise and substantiate the audit report.
• Complete audits in accordance with Global Audit Standards issued by the Institute of Internal Auditors, and professional standards such as Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, Generally Accepted Governmental Accounting Principles, and Generally Accepted Auditing Standards. Ensures audit programs, narratives and work papers are complete and appropriately referenced and cross referenced. Ensures narratives are organized, contain relevant information, and are documented in a logical manner.
• Ability to discuss areas being audited, audit issues, recommendations to resolve issues, and ability to work with management to develop appropriate corrective action plans.
• Audit findings should identify criteria, condition, cause, effect, recommendation and disposition (e.g. audit report, oral comment or removed from consideration). Findings must be supported in work papers. Process flows are developed using the appropriate conventions and must demonstrate an accurate and logical depiction of a given process. Risk matrices must correctly identify the proper control objectives, can be linked to a related process flow or narrative, and correctly identify internal controls, control gaps, and risk tolerances.
• Utilizes critical thinking and problem solving skills to identify audit objectives and develop audit steps to fulfill them.
• Exhibits dependability by completing work assignments within budgeted time frames. Complete weekly time reports, audit tracking logs, and audit program actual hours in a timely manner each week. Alerts Audit Director of known Issues as they arise.
• Review notes received should be addressed in a timely manner. Completes 40 hours of Continuing Professional Education (CPE) hours each calendar year as required by the IIA Global Audit Standards.

Position Specific Details:
Location: Baton Rouge, La
Appointment Type: This position may be filled as either a Probational or a Job Appointment (open to all qualified applicants); a Promotion (open to all statewide classified and agency-wide permanent status employees); or by Detail to Special Duty. Current permanent status, classified employees may be required to accept a Probational appointment if selected. If filled as a Job Appointment, there is a possibility that this position may be converted to a Probational Appointment should funding become available.

How to Apply:
No Civil Service test score is required in order to be considered for this vacancy.

To apply for this vacancy, click on the "Apply" link above and complete an electronic application, which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities. Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their applications to determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status message information is located under the Information section of the Current Job Opportunities page.

* Information to support your eligibility for this job title must be included in the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education). Resumes WILL NOT be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.

All applicants selected for employment must submit to drug screening and a background check.

For further information about this vacancy, contact:
Kedrick Kennedykedrick.kennedy@la.gov

The Louisiana Works is an equal employment opportunity employer and SAME agency that serves as a model employer for the recruitment, hiring, and retention of individuals with disabilities. Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities • TDD# 800-259-5154
Louisiana State Government represents a wide variety of career options and offers an outstanding opportunity to make a difference through public service. With an array of career opportunities in every major metropolitan center and in many rural areas, state employment provides an outstanding option to begin or continue your career.

As a state employee, you will earn competitive pay, choose from a variety of benefits, and have access to a great professional development program:
Insurance Coverage More information can be found at

Parental Leave - Up to six weeks paid parental leave
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Holidays and Leave - State employees receive the following paid holidays each year:

• New Year's Day
• Martin Luther King, Jr. Day,
• Mardi Gras,
• Good Friday,
• Memorial Day,
• Independence Day,
• Labor Day,
• Veteran's Day,
• Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.

***** Additional holidays may be proclaimed by the Governor

State employees earn sick and annual leave which can be accumulated and saved for future use. Your accrual rate increases as your years of service increase.

Retirement- State of Louisiana employees are eligible to participate in various retirement systems (based on the type of appointment and agency for which an employee works). These retirement systems provide retirement allowances and other benefits for state officers and employees and their beneficiaries. State retirement systems may include (but are not limited to):

• Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (). LASERS has provided this video to give you more detailed information about their system
• Teacher's Retirement System of Louisiana (),
• Louisiana School Employees Retirement System (), among others

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Please select how you qualify for this position.

• Three years of experience in accounting or auditing.
• Six years of full-time experience in any field plus twenty-four semester hours in one or a combination of the following: accounting, auditing, business, finance, management, economics, quantitative methods, or information systems.
• A bachelor's degree with twenty-four semester hours in one or a combination of the following: accounting, auditing, business, finance, management, economics, quantitative methods, or information systems.
• A bachelor's degree in accounting, auditing, finance, business administration, management, economics, information systems, quantitative methods, or statistics.
• A bachelor's degree plus a Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) or Certified Government Audit Professional (CGAP) designation.
• An advanced degree in accounting, auditing, finance, business administration, management, economics, information systems, quantitative methods, or statistics.
• A Certified Public Accountant (CPA) license, Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), or Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) designation.
• None of the above.

02

Do you have at least 24 semester hours in auditing, business, finance, management, economics, quantitative methods, or information systems from an accredited institution?

• Yes
• No

03

If you answered "yes" to the previous question, please indicate the course titles, semester hours earned, and the institution. If you answered "no" to the previous question, please enter N/A .(Ex. ACCT 2001 - Introductory Financial Accounting - 3 hrs - LSU)
04

How many years of auditing experience do you have?
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If indicated in your response to question 1 that you have one of the above listed certifications, please enter the certification type, number, original issue date, and expiration date. If not, please enter N/A.
Required Question

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