Auditor

Full-time

No

**Auditor**

# Overview
The Auditor is an independently elected official in Meade County, South Dakota. The Auditor is responsible for maintaining the integrity of the county’s financial assets by overseeing a broad range of financial transactions including supervising staff functions of accounts payables, accounts receivables and payroll. The auditor sets the annual mill levies for all taxing entities and the disbursements of those revenues. The Auditor is part of the checks and balances team for all county departments managing financial funds. The Auditor is responsible for conducting federal state and local elections insuring adherence to federal and state codified law.

# Job Duties
The Auditor is responsible for performing a variety of duties, including:

- Preparing the county’s annual budget and present it to the Board of Commissioners for its review and approval.
- Preparing the annual financial report according to GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles) as required by the South Dakota Department of Legislative Audit and additional reports required by the Governmental Accounting Standards Board.
- Accounting for and preparing disbursement of several forms of revenue collected by the Treasurer to all the county’s taxing entities. This includes property tax, motor vehicle revenue and special state and federal shared revenue.
- Administering local, state, and federal elections and maintaining the county’s list of registered voters. Coordinating and training election workers; ensuring the distribution of election supplies to election workers; determining polling locations, ensuring ADA laws are followed; tabulating ballots and verifying results for the commissioners’ canvas.
- Assisting taxing entities within the County to obtain levy information and set the mill levy according to state law. Preparing tax levy reports required by the South Dakota Department of Revenue.
- Coordinating and directing the creation and dissolution of taxing entities such as ambulance districts, fire districts, sanitary districts, and road districts.
- Attending workshops and conferences to ensure current mandates are followed.
- Hiring office staff and supervising the team to ensure all are performing their job duties according to office procedure.

# Knowledge Required by the Position
To be qualified for the position of Auditor, the candidate must be a registered voter and a resident in Meade County when assuming this office.

# Work Environment
The work of the Auditor is performed indoors in an office where noise and interruptions often occur. Elected officials must be available 24/7 if needed in their capacity. Some travel may be required for training and meetings.

# Physical Demands/ Work Environment
The work is performed while sitting at a desk or table or while intermittently sitting, standing, or stooping. The employee occasionally lifts light objects. The work is performed in the Erskine Administrative Building. Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing is needed. The ability to talk and hear via the phone and face-to-face communication is needed.

# Supervisory and Management Responsibility
The Auditor is responsible for delegating duties and responsibilities to subordinate personnel and ensuring employees are performing their job duties adequately. The Auditor also supervises designated staff through hiring, training, motivation, assigning work and enforcing discipline.

# Salary and Experience
The salary for this position is negotiable. The candidate must have experience in financial management and be a registered voter and a resident in Meade County when assuming this office.

Accounting, Financial Management, Taxation, Supervision, Administration, Communication

the ability to talk and hear via the phone and face-to-face communication is needed

Qualification and Experience Registered Voter, Resident of Meade County

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