If your career goal is to make a difference, and you are looking for a rewarding intern opportunity, consider joining the dedicated professionals at the State of Colorado, Office of the State Auditor (OSA).
Our professional staff strives to support state government and the citizens of Colorado while providing a healthy and opportunity based work environment. If you are the successful candidate for this exciting opportunity you can expect to benefit from: • Central downtown location by the Capitol Building with transportation reimbursements for parking, and bicycle commuters. • Outstanding opportunities for professional development and continued skills training • Engaged and dedicated leadershipThe Colorado Office of the State Auditor (OSA) serves as the government accountability arm for the citizens of Colorado auditing state agencies, colleges, universities, and other recipients of state funds. We are committed to promoting economical, effective, ethical, and equitable government Our audits focus on reducing costs, improving the quality of services, and ensuring the accuracy and integrity of information. We are winners of National NLPES and NSAA awards for Excellence in Auditing and winner of the 2016 Denver Business Journal Healthiest Employer Award.The OSA is looking for a Legislative Financial Audit intern who is passionate about improving Colorado and committed to results. We need a creative, flexible, results-oriented team player with strong analytical skills, keen investigative instincts, and exceptional communication and people skills. Our full-time (40 hours per week) paid internship program is designed to accomplish three things: 1) provide the intern an opportunity to work with a team on a relevant project(s) within our financial auditing division, 2) formally train and develop their skills, and 3) provide him/her with a realistic preview of what full-time employment would be like as an auditor. An intern's responsibilities are similar to that of a full-time Financial Auditor. Interns go through a series of training, team experiences, and agency interactions to help them orient to the OSA and understand auditing. Interns will be expected to: • Interact with multiple levels of state government to assess government financial performance, stewardship, and operations. • Analyze large volumes of information and data to evaluate agency financial activities in relation to statutes, regulations, fiscal rules, generally accepted accounting principles, and standards of program efficiency and effectiveness. • Identify possible findings and recommendations in accordance with OSA guidelines. Internship salary is $20/hour with a 40 hour per week commitment. Key Competencies: • A strong aptitude for analytical thinking and problem solving. • Strong organizational, and technology skills. • The ability to gather and organize information to formulate and support decisions and opinions. • Effective communication skills, verbal, written and presentation. • Outstanding interpersonal skills. • Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships; conflict resolution; self-initiative and self-motivation; and a high aptitude for learning about issues related to state government. • Applicants should possess skills and work ethic to work independently, as well as working effectively as part of an audit team.Must be seeking (or have completed) a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Accounting. At a minimum, must be at the senior level and expected graduation by December 2019, recent college graduates welcome. • Minimum 3.0 GPA. Transcripts will be requested to validate GPA as a part of the recruiting process. • Strong analytical, organizational, and technology skills. • Successful team player with outstanding interpersonal skills. • *You MUST submit official or unofficial transcripts Note: Pertinent updates to your application status can be obtained by logging into your application profile, and also provided via email. Please check the email you provided on your application profile (and your junk email folders to ensure emails are not marked as spam) for correspondence. All status updates for this position will be sent via email. Conditions of Employment Must submit to and successfully pass a pre-employment background check. The Office of the State Auditor conducts background investigations for all final candidates being considered for employment. Background checks may include, but are not limited to, criminal history, national sex offender search and motor vehicle history
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