[Hiring] Unemployment Insurance Auditor I @Kentucky Personnel Cabinet

Role Description

This position requires routine travel to and from the workstation, as it is crucial for conducting on-site audits and investigations. This travel component is integral to the role's responsibilities. This position offers a remote workstation determined by the selected candidate’s home address within the following counties: Bullitt, Hardin, Henry, Jefferson, Meade, Nelson, Oldham, Shelby, Spencer, and Trimble.

This is a federally funded time-limited (FFTL) position. The duration of employment shall not exceed the life of the federal grant that funds the position. An employee appointed to an FFTL position is required to meet the minimum requirements for the classification and is designated as an unclassified (non-merit) employee. An FFTL employee is eligible to receive benefits at the same level as a classified (merit) employee in a permanent position.

This position will have access to confidential and sensitive information. The successful candidate will be required to ensure the safeguarding and security of all confidential and sensitive information and will be required to complete trainings, sign acknowledgments, follow all policies, and adhere to all statutes and requirements pertaining to the safeguarding and security of confidential and sensitive information while employed and after employment ends.

• At a beginning level and under close supervision, audits employer payroll records to assure compliance with KY UI tax laws and regulations and to determine liability and accuracy of wage and tax data reported by employers.
• At a beginning level, applies professional auditing standards, methods, and procedures to review, explain, and interpret regulatory reporting requirements.
• Secures and/or completes quarterly unemployment wage and tax reports; assesses tax, interest, and penalties not previously reported or paid.
• Determines coverage of claimants not previously reported. Investigates employer/employee relationships to determine worker coverage.
• Completes and submits daily reports (UI 257 & UI 258), monthly reports and travel vouchers, and timesheets per due dates.
• Determines subjectivity status of employers. Secures and/or completes forms required to establish and/or void employer accounts. Assists in the application of legal action to enforce collection; assists with serving summons and subpoenas; observes and/or serves as a witness in Kentucky Unemployment Insurance tax appeal hearings.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Graduate of a college or university with a bachelor's degree that includes twelve semester hours or eighteen quarter hours in accounting, finance, or statistics courses.

Requirements

• NONE
• Three years of professional level experience in unemployment insurance, accounting, banking, finance, bookkeeping, payroll, statistics, or determining eligibility for government benefit programs will substitute for the required accounting, finance, or statistics hours.

Benefits

• An FFTL employee is eligible to receive benefits at the same level as a classified (merit) employee in a permanent position.

Working Conditions

• Duties are performed both in and out of an office setting.
• Travel is usually performed within an assigned area of the state.
• Occasional overnight travel and travel throughout the entire state as well as some surrounding states will also be required.

Probationary Period

• This job has an initial and promotional probationary period of 6 months, except as provided in KRS 18A.111.