Job Description ****This position offers a $2,500 signing bonus for eligible candidates**** ***The position is mostly remote but requires occasional onsite attendance, including participation in monthly staff meetings.***

Join a Team That Protects Michigan’s Financial Future Ready to make a direct impact on the fiscal stability of communities across Michigan? The Municipal Finance Team is seeking a detail-driven, analytical professional with a strong work ethic and a passion for problem-solving. In this role, you’ll help safeguard the State’s credit and guide municipalities through complex financial decisions. This entry-level position requires no prior experience - just a hardworking attitude, a willingness to learn, and the drive to grow into a trusted financial resource for local governments.

About the Role You’ll play a key role in reviewing and evaluating municipal requests to issue debt or borrow funds. Your work will cover short- and long-term borrowing, bond issuances, lines of credit, and emergency loans. You will determine whether municipalities meet statutory requirements and assess their ability to repay the obligations they take on—directly supporting responsible borrowing and long-term fiscal health statewide.

What You’ll Do Review municipal debt requests for statutory compliance and financial soundness Evaluate borrowing proposals including bonds, credit lines, and special financing mechanisms Analyze audited financial statements, trends, and overall fiscal outlook to assess repayment ability Review municipal Deficit Elimination Plans for realism, achievability, and compliance Provide guidance to municipalities on best financial practices and sustainable corrective actions Strengthen the State of Michigan’s creditworthiness and help ensure stable local government operations.

Why This Work Matters Your expertise protects the State’s credit, upholds responsible public finance practices, and ensures municipalities can continue delivering essential services. If you’re seeking a role with clear impact and statewide reach, this is it.

Take the Next Step If you’re ready to put your skills to work strengthening Michigan’s communities and shaping the state’s financial future, don’t wait—apply now. Your expertise is needed, and the impact you can make starts the moment you join us.

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PLEASE NOTE: New Hires for the Auditor classification will receive a one-time signing bonus of $2,500. The bonus will be paid out as $1,250 gross pay adjustment on the employee's first pay warrant and the remaining $1,250 will be paid upon completion of one year (2,080 hours) of satisfactory service. If the employee leaves within one year of the appointment, they will be required to pay back the entire bonus.

Required Education and Experience Education Possession of a bachelor's degree with at least 24 semester (36 term) credits in accounting. Experience Auditor 9 No specific type or amount is required. Auditor 10 One year of professional experience auditing accounting, financial, and operations records equivalent to an Auditor 9. Auditor P11 Two years of professional experience auditing accounting, financial, and operations records equivalent to an Auditor, including one year equivalent to an Auditor 10. Note: A position is considered professional if the job requires a bachelor's degree. Qualifying ‘professional experience’ is only taken into consideration post-bachelor’s degree.

Alternate Education and Experience Auditor 9 - P11 Possession of a bachelor’s degree with at least 24 semester (36 term) credits in one or a combination of the following: finance, economics, information systems, business analytics, data analytics, statistics, quantitative methods, data science, or management may be substituted for the education for agency positions responsible for internal auditing or Office of Auditor General positions responsible for auditing. Possession of a Certified Internal Auditor certification or a Certified Information System Auditor certification may be substituted for one year of experience at the P11 level for positions responsible for internal auditing. Possession of a Certified Management Accountant certification (CMA) may be substituted for six months of experience at the P11 level. Possession of a Certified Public Accountant certification (CPA) may be substituted for one year of Auditor experience.

Additional Requirements and Information Please attach a cover letter, detailed resume, and a copy of your OFFICIAL college transcript(s) to your application. (Failure to do so may result in your application being screened out.) Official Transcripts. For our purposes, "official college transcripts" must contain the college/university name and address, the degree conferred, and date granted, coursework completed (especially if no degree granted), the Registrar's signature and/or seal, and must be recognized by the Council on Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA). A scanned or electronic copy is acceptable, provided it contains the elements listed above. Review more information regarding official transcripts. Foreign Transcripts. Applicants who possess a degree from a foreign college or university must have their academic credentials evaluated or converted into U.S. educational equivalents unless the degree has been recognized by CHEA. Go to evaluators for a list of accepted organizations that evaluate foreign credentials. Failure to provide this evaluation at the time of application may result in you being screened out of the process.

Work must be performed in the state of Michigan. If you currently reside outside of Michigan, you must relocate to Michigan to perform the duties of this position prior to being appointed to the position. Relocation expenses are not reimbursed.

Remote Work: To work remotely, the selected candidate must have a safe and appropriate designated workspace or workstation for performance of work and secure and sufficient internet access of commercial cable or wireless broadband with minimum speeds of 25 Mbps download and 5 Mbps upload. Please note that occasional onsite work will be required, including, but not limited to, monthly in-person staff meetings. Remote Work approval is at the discretion of the appointing authority and is subject to change and can be ended at any time for any reason.

E-Verify: The Michigan Department of Treasury participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S. Interviews. Interviews may occur virtually using Microsoft Teams. No prior experience with Teams is necessary. Instructions and tips will be provided to all candidates scheduled for an interview using Microsoft Teams.

AI: The use of artificial intelligence (AI) software is prohibited. If it is substantiated that AI was used in the process, your application may be removed from consideration. Note: Submitting an application for this position does not guarantee you will be contacted for further consideration. Only applicants selected for an interview will be notified of the results. All applicants may monitor the status of their application through their NEOGOV profile. Some jobs may require that the employee possess a Certified Public Accountant certification (CPA). Certain positions may be assigned subclass codes and individuals appointed must possess the required specialized experience. The Michigan Department of Treasury is proud to be recognized at the Gold Level as a Veteran-Friendly Employer.

Accommodations If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or selection processes, please contact the ADA coordinator for the agency that posted this position vacancy.