Employment Opportunities

Classification:	Auditor I
Location:	Pierre, Sioux Falls, Rapid City, Watertown and Aberdeen areas
Starting Salary:	$44,769 with good advancement
Minimum Qualifications:	Graduation from college or university with a degree in accounting.
Duties:	Assists in the performance of financial and compliance audits under supervision and performs related duties as required.
Contact Person:	Russell A. Olson, Auditor General 427 South Chapelle % 500 East Capitol Pierre, SD 57501-5070 Phone:(605) 773-3595 Fax: (605) 773-6454 Russ.Olson@state.sd.us

Benefits
Each employee receives:

• 15 days of annual leave
• 14 days of sick leave
• Health insurance
• $25,000 of life insurance
• Ten paid legal holidays

Each employee is a member of the South Dakota Retirement System with equal contributions (6% of gross salary) being made by the employee and the employer through payroll deductions.

Each employee may also elect to participate in the pretax Flexible Benefit Plan which is a cafeteria plan with the following electives:

• Dependent health insurance
• Medical expense reimbursement account
• Dependent day care reimbursement account
• Dental care
• Vision care
• Disability income
• Hospital income
• Major injury
• Cancer insurance and intensive care insurance

Other benefits which the employee may purchase and participate in are:

• Additional life insurance for the employee
• Life insurance for family members
• Deferred compensation plan
• Credit union

EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENT FOR CPA PERMIT
The time employed by the Department of Legislative Audit counts towards the experience requirement for a CPA permit to practice.