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Auditor - Controller's Office

Cumberland County
Carlisle, PA Full Time
POSTED ON 8/27/2025 CLOSED ON 12/26/2025

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Job Description

Department: Controller’s Office

Sub-Department: N/A

Pay Grade: 116

FLSA Status: Exempt

Employment Status: Full Time

Reports to: Second Deputy Controller

Supervises: N/A

Current County Employees will follow the County Promotion/Demotion Policy.


Job Summary:

This position is responsible for performing various financial, regulatory and compliance audits in accordance with professional auditing standards.

Essential Job Functions:

  • Manage and supervise the fiscal activities of the County, by carrying out the Controller’s audit plan - as the law (County Code sections 1720 – 1733) requires the “audit, settlement and adjustment” of the County’s accounts by the Controller’s auditors.
  • Interpret professional standards (Generally Accepted Governmental Auditing Standards [GAGAS], Generally Accepted Auditing Standards [GAAS], Federal OMB Uniform Guidance, and Generally Accepted Accounting Principles [GAAP]), applicable grant terms, federal, state and local laws and regulations for purposes of integrating, as applicable, into financial and compliance audits.
  • Professionally plan audits (including assessing and documenting financial, regulatory and compliance risks, identifying significant audit areas and using informed professional judgement to design risk-based audit programs), perform audit test work (examine documentation and databases, observe processes and interview personnel), conclude on audit results and prepare the audit report – all in accordance with professional standards
  • Communicate audit findings addressing adjustments, internal control weaknesses, non-compliance and best practices and recommendations for addressing such findings to elected officials and senior management.
  • Perform year-end audit work (including internal control assessment of major County financial processes such as payroll, expenditures, cash receipts, and property tax revenue; compilation of fiduciary financial statements) and perform work that can be relied upon in the external audit of the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report audit and the Single Audit (annual compliance audit).
  • Investigate fraud, waste and abuse allegations using professional investigation standards and report to management, outside organizations and law enforcement, as applicable; promote the County’s fraud hotline.
  • Maintain professional competence and maintain CPA license to perform audits by attending continuing education courses as required by professional standards.


Minimum Requirements to Perform the Work:

Education:

  • Bachelor’s degree in accounting.
  • CPA certification required.


Work Experience:

  • Two to four years internal or external audit experience with a CPA firm, government agency or private industry organization that adheres to professional audit standards.


CUMBERLAND COUNTY IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY & AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYER

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Company Description

Mission Statement: To provide impactful and essential county services in the most effective, courteous, and financially responsible manner possible.

We are always looking for talented, self-motivated individuals to join our team. If you think you are ready to be a part of an exciting team, then we encourage you to continue with this job application!

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Benefits

Medical Benefits:

  • Capital Blue Cross Medical Insurance
    • Health Savings Account
    • Wellness program with wellness incentives
  • Capital Blue Cross Vision Insurance
  • United Concordia Dental Insurance

Retirement Benefits:

  • County Retirement Pension
    • 5% minimum pre-tax contribution required, with the option of increasing your contribution over 5% up to 15% post-tax
    • Fully vested after 5 years of credited service
    • Normal Retirement Options:
      • Age 55 with 20 years of credited service
      • Age 60 with any amount of credited service
  • Voluntary 457b Deferred Compensation Plan
  • Military Time Buy Back Options

Paid Time Off:

  • Vacation
    • 10 days per year, accrued per pay period (Non-Exempt)
    • 15 days per year, accrued per pay period (Exempt)
    • Increase for both Non-Exempt and Exempt of 5 days per year after 2 years of service
  • Personal
    • 3 Personal days per year, pro-rated based on starting date
  • Sick
    • 5 Sick days per year, pro-rated based on starting date
  • 12 Paid County Holidays
    • No waiting period to receive paid holidays

Additional Benefits:

  • Educational Assistance
    • 80% of cost of tuition and books up to the annual IRS limit per calendar year (after 6 months of Full-Time Employment)
  • Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) – certain eligibility requirements must be met
  • Employee Assistance Program
    • Resources for: Childcare, Eldercare, Legal, Financial, and Coaching
  • Flexible Spending Account
  • Dependent Care Account
  • Short Term Disability
  • Long Term Disability
  • Life Insurance

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