Unemployment Insurance Auditor I (FFTL)

Summary

The Commonwealth of Kentucky's Education and Labor Cabinet, Office of Unemployment Insurance, administers unemployment insurance and related workforce programs. The Unemployment Insurance Auditor I audits employer payroll records, verifies unemployment insurance tax and wage data, investigates worker coverage, and supports tax collection and appeal proceedings. The role involves confidential information handling, routine travel, and work under close supervision.

Responsibilities

• 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

Skills

• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent time management skills
• Ability to multitask and work under pressure
• 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
• 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

Qualifications

Must Haves

• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent time management skills
• Ability to multitask and work under pressure
• 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
• 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

• Eligible for overtime pay
• Offers a remote workstation determined by the selected candidate’s home address within Bullitt, Hardin, Henry, Jefferson, Meade, Nelson, Oldham, Shelby, Spencer, and Trimble counties
• An FFTL employee is eligible to receive benefits at the same level as a classified (merit) employee in a permanent position