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Hiring Agency

Accountability & Disclosure Commission - Agency 87

Location

Lincoln, NE

Hiring Rate

$21.881

Job Posting

JR2025-00015840 Auditor (Open)

Applications No Longer Accepted On (If no date is displayed, job is posted as open until closed):

05-25-2025

Job Description

This could be the most exciting auditor position in the fields of accounting and auditing! This is a professional position with good work/life balance doing meaningful work for an independent agency of the State of Nebraska. The Nebraska Accountability and Disclosure Commission enforces the State's campaign finance laws, its lobbying laws and its governmental ethics laws.

As a member of our audit team you will

• Review, analyze and audit candidate and political committee campaign
  
  

filings to ensure compliance with the campaign finance provisions of the

Nebraska Political Accountability and Disclosure Act.

• Provide assistance to candidates, political committees, and their
  
  

contributors with filing and reporting questions.

• Provide assistance to candidates and political committees regarding other
  
  

regulations such as the permissible use of campaign funds.

• Respond to questions from members of the general public seeking
  
  

candidate and campaign finance information maintained by the

Commission.

• Conduct inquiries and use investigative methods to reconcile reporting
  
  

differences and to resolve matters involving detection of errors,

irregularities, and failure to file.

• Work with the General Counsel for investigation when campaign violations
  
  

are discovered or campaign finance complaints are filed.

• Review for accuracy of transactions within the database system performing
  
  

an internal audit function.

• Assist with updating campaign finance brochures and guides.
• Periodically assist with accounting functions for internal control purposes
  
  

and other related duties.

• Perform other duties and tasks as assigned by the Auditor Senior or the
  
  

Deputy Director.

Benefit Highlights

• 13 paid holidays.
• Vacation and sick leave equating to 24 days your first year, begins accruing
  
  

immediately.

• Military leave.
• 156% state-matched retirement, equals at least $1.67 per hour (at the
  
  

minimum starting wage).

• Potential Tuition reimbursement.
• Deferred Compensation Plan.
• Employee assistance program.
• 79% employer paid health insurance plans, value up to $14.02 per hour (at
  
  

the most expensive family plan with the most coverage).

• Dental and vision insurance plans.
• Employer-paid $20,000 life insurance policy.
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF) through the Federal
  
  

government.

• Note the Commission does not sponsor non-immigrant work visas for this
  
  

position.

Hiring Rate

Pay range is $21.881 - $32.255 per hour. The pay rate may be commensurate with education and/or experience within fiscal constraints, if approved.

Requirements/Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in business administration or accounting or the equivalent. A combination of education with a concentration in accounting and auditing experience may be substituted for the educational requirements. Please attach a copy of your college transcripts.

Preferred Qualifications: Previous experience working in auditing or accounting positions.

Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

• Possess good attention to detail.
• Possess strong computer skills for using Excel spreadsheets, Microsoft Word, Outlook, and customized software.
• Possess an understanding of computerized or electronic file management and online filing (database systems).
• Possess good analytical and investigative skills.
• Ability to communicate verbally (in person or over the phone) and in writing (letters or emails) with filers, members of the public, and co-workers.
• Ability to process mathematical equations.
• Ability to file a report similar to a tax return.
• Ability to interpret and gain an understanding of our Statutes and Rules.
• Ability to provide guidance regarding our Statutes and rules to candidates, campaign committees, individual and business filers and public officials.
  
  

Benefits

We offer a comprehensive package of pay, benefits, paid time off, retirement and professional development opportunities to help you get the most out of your career and life. Your paycheck is just part of your total compensation.

Check out all that the State of Nebraska has to offer! Benefit eligibility may vary by position, agency and employment status. For more information on benefits, please visit: https://statejobs.nebraska.gov/index.html#benefits

Equal Opportunity Statement

The State of Nebraska values our teammates as well as a supportive environment that strives to promote diversity, inclusion, and belonging. We recruit, hire, train, and promote in all job classifications and at all levels without regard to race, color, religion, sex. age, national origin, disability, marital status or genetics.

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