Position Summary 

The AUDITOR II conduct thorough audits of financial statements, operational processes, and internal controls. Examine financial records and transactions to ensure accuracy, completeness, and adherence to applicable laws, regulations, and accounting standards. Identify risks, inefficiencies, areas for improvement, and provide recommendations to strengthen internal controls and processes. Prepare detailed audit reports outlining findings, conclusions, and recommendations for management. Assess compliance with agency or organizational policies, industry regulations, and accounting standards. Collaborate with management to evaluate new processes, systems, or projects for potential risks and control adequacy. Conduct special audits or investigations related to fraud, compliance violations, or other high-risk areas. Assist in the development and improvement of auditing methodologies, procedures, and tools.

The role requires a high level of accountability in delivering expected audit quota and actively working with employers to ensure current status reporting, ensuring compliance with state and federal regulations and agency policies.  Success in this position depends on strong communication skills to effectively engage with employers and TPAs, and a focus on efficiency in completing audits timely and accurately.

This position requires on-site employment with no remote or hybrid options available.

Preferred Qualification

Experience in interpreting unemployment insurance law code and regulation, adjudication and/or auditing, including fact-finding techniques.

Organizational skills are required, with attention to detail.

The candidate must effectively communicate orally and in writing. 

Proficiency in all Microsoft Office products specifically Microsoft Excel and Word.

Knowledge of the principles and practices of Unemployment Insurance law code and regulations.

Knowledge of research and analysis techniques and methods for adjudication and investigations.

Knowledge of UI software applications and specifically how they function to meet needs of the UI program.

Job Responsibilities and Expected Results 

• Gathers information, analyzes, and reviews Arkansas tax laws to prepare for audit, and schedules tax audits; then prepares audits based on findings.


• Examines and analyze various financial records to determine if a tax liability, a no-tax due, or a refund situation exists.


• Presents audit results to taxpayers or taxpayers’ representatives to explain audit findings, answer questions regarding taxpayers’ legal responsibilities and right to appeal.


• Conduct compliance and/or financial audits to verify accuracy of internal fiscal and administrative controls. 


• Discover misclassified workers yearly.


• Develop and implement a systematic plan to pass DOL metrics


• Secures agency status reports to open and close employer accounts, and delinquent quarterly wage reports with payment. 


• Completes adjustment forms to correct employer’s account information. 


• Works assignments on employers who are misclassifying workers as independent contractors. 


• Attends agency liability hearings that involve assignments worked in which employer is appealing determination. 


• Works and trains new field tax representatives on how to perform the job duties as a field tax representative. 


• Communicates with agency Central Office staff concerning processing errors or problems with employer accounts.  


• Review and verify case information for accuracy in following regulations, laws, policies, and procedures.


• Occasional travel.


•  Performs other duties as assigned.