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Commonwealth of Massachusetts · 14 hours ago

Uniform Financial Statements and Independent Auditor’s Report (UFR) Auditor

United States-Massachusetts-Boston-1 Ashburton Place

Full-time

Hybrid

Entry Level

2+ years exp

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is seeking a UFR Auditor to join the Operational Services Division (OSD), which facilitates state procurements and promotes economic growth. The role involves reviewing financial documentation from human services contractors and ensuring compliance with applicable laws and regulations.

Government Administration

Responsibilities

Review and analyze UFR documentation submitted electronically by Human Services, Social Services and private special education programs. Document review includes but is not limited to the Independent Auditor’s report on financial statements, internal controls, and compliance, the vendor’s Statement of Position, Statement of Activities, Statement of Cash Flow, and Statement of Functional Expenses, OSD Expenditure and Federal funds listing letter, Auditing Services Checklist etc

Prepare detailed work papers confirming contractor’s compliance or non-compliance with applicable laws and regulations including but not limited to contract compliance, over/under billing, surplus funds undocumented expenditures and the identification of non-reimbursable costs

Review Corrective Action Plans, submitted by vendor and approved by purchasing agency for consistency and completion

Prepare routine and ad hoc reports; write and run UFR database queries; prepare monthly audit summary data for management review; Prepare Corrective Action Plan (CAPS) Reports for the Executive Office of Human Services

Provide technical assistance to filers/providers using the UFR system, assist providers needing reports or extracts from the UFR system

Qualification

Financial AuditingGAAPYellow Book standardsMicrosoft Office 365Report WritingData AnalysisCommunication SkillsOrganizational SkillsProblem-Solving SkillsAttention to Detail

Required

Two years of full-time, or equivalent part-time, professional experience in accounting or auditing

A Bachelor's degree with a major in accounting, business administration or business management may be substituted for a maximum of one year of the required experience

A Graduate degree with a major in accounting, business administration or business management may be substituted for the required experience

Preferred

Demonstrated ability to take initiative, and to perform multiple tasks independently and concurrently

Knowledge of financial reports, Yellow Book standards, procedure use in auditing and GAAP

Excellent communication (written and verbal) skills, strong organizational and problem-solving skills, strong attention to detail

Knowledge of the methods of general report writing and the ability to write concisely, to develop ideas in a logical sequence and to express thoughts clearly

Advanced knowledge and proficiency with Microsoft Office 365 tools, including Teams, Outlook, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint, as well as databases, applications, and other organizational and presentation software

Ability to understand, explain and apply the laws, rules, regulations, policies and procedures, governing assigned unit activities

Ability to analyze and determine the applicability of data, to draw conclusions and make appropriate recommendations

Ability to exercise discretion in handling confidential information