Minnesota Department of Transportation

Audit Supervisor

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Ellen B.

Ellen B.

External Audit Programs Supervisor | Up to $121,522/annually


Are you looking for an exciting opportunity to get your foot in the door with State of Minnesota? If so, come join our team at MnDOT in St. Paul, MN!


This position will have the flexibility to telecommute, work a hybrid schedule, or work in the office. The incumbent will be required to complete a telework agreement. The incumbent may be expected to work in the office on occasion.


Our External Audit Programs Supervisor position will lead and provide oversight to all External Audit units – Pre-Award/Overhead Audit, Indirect Cost Rate/Subrecipient Audit, and Closeout Audit. These units review the financial health of consultants and grantees as well as establish and/or review and approve applicable rates to be used by consultants and grantees. The responsibilities for this position include:

  • Reports the results of external rate audits to the management of offices that refer reviews to the Office of Audit.
  • Provides independent, objective assurance and advice to management on issues and operations that present material risk to financial operations of MnDOT.
  • Responsible for managing the workload, staff, and overall performance of all the external audit unit’s activity.
  • Must take into consideration areas of high risk to the agency and ensure policies and procedures meet federal and state requirements related to FAR 31, 2 CFR 200, and 23 CFR.
  • Expected to maintain confidentiality, discretion, a high degree of ethics, accountability, and professionalism.
  • In-state travel is required up to 25% of the time; this includes some overnight travel.


WHY WORK FOR US? Click here to check us out:https://mn.gov/mmb/careers/why-work-for-us/


WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU? We offer excellent employee benefits. Here are some of our amazing benefits:

Health & Wellness: Medical, dental, prescription drug, & vision coverage with affordable dependent coverage; Health & dependent care spending accounts; Employee Assistance Program (EAP), health & well-being resources

Financial Well-Being: Public pension plans, deferred compensation plan & health care savings plan; Life, short & long-term disability, AD&D insurance & paid parental leave

Professional Development: Tuition assistance, employee education, leadership development

Work/Life Balance: Vacation & sick days including 11 paid holidays + 1 floating holiday, leave of absence

At-Work Benefits: Employee Resource Groups, employee recognition, employee activities, fitness center at Central Office


Here are the minimum qualifications:

Three years of professional supervisory experience OR four years of advanced professional auditing experience that demonstrates at least 3 of the following:

(*NOTE: A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Accounting, Finance or Business (with an accounting concentration) substitutes for six months of advanced professional experience)

  • Experience supervising, conducting, or responding to financial audits, compliance audits, investigations, managing grants/contracts, and/or risk assessments.
  • Experience in analyzing financial statements and/or business operations and/or overhead/indirect cost rates.
  • Experience applying generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and American Institute of Certified Public Accountant (AICPA) Standards for Attestation Engagements.
  • Experience reviewing and analyzing legal compliance requirements.


ATTENTION APPLICANTS: This position was previously announced 05/03/2024 – 06/04/2024. This position is being re-announced for additional applicants. Previous applicants do not need to reapply unless they wish to provide new or additional information.


APPLY ONLINE BY 7/29/2024 (only applications received on mn.gov/careers will be considered)

  1. Go to www.mn.gov/careers & click “Search Open Positions
  2. Enter the Job Opening ID “76430” in the Keywords search box & click “>>
  3. Click on the Job Title to view the job posting & click “Apply for Job
  4. When prompted for your Referral Source, please list: Ellen


Check out all our exciting MnDOT job opportunities by visiting & applying directly at: www.dot.state.mn.us/careers/


Contact Ellen Behrhorst (MnDOT Recruitment Specialist) for additional information: Ellen.Behrhorst@state.mn.us | 612.346.8330

  • Seniority level

    Not Applicable
  • Employment type

    Full-time
  • Job function

    Other
  • Industries

    Financial Services and Accounting

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