Exam Bulletin - Investigative Auditor II, Department of Justice

Department of Justice

Exam Code: EX-1736

Examination Plans Included:

  • INVESTIGATIVE AUDITOR II, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE - Open

Final Filing Date: Applications are accepted on a continuous basis.

Classification Details

INVESTIGATIVE AUDITOR II, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE: $5,211.00 - $6,851.00 per Month

View the INVESTIGATIVE AUDITOR II, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE classification specification.

Application Instructions

This is not a timed examination. If you request a Reasonable Accommodation, your account will be locked and you will not be able to proceed with the examination until the request is processed.

Applications are accepted on a continuous basis.

Who Should Apply:

The information below will help you determine which classification(s) is(are) appropriate for you. Applicants must meet the Minimum Qualifications as stated on this bulletin to compete in this examination.

Open and Open, Non-Promotional Examination(s):

  • INVESTIGATIVE AUDITOR II, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE - Open

For all Classifications, once you have participated in any of the following examinations, you may not recompete for 6 months:

Exam Code(s):

    1736

For INVESTIGATIVE AUDITOR II, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, once you have participated in any of the following examinations, you may not recompete for 6 months:

Exam Code(s):

  • EX-01736

How To Apply:

Submit an Examination/Employment Application (STD 678) to apply for this examination.

Electronic applications can be submitted through your account at www.CalCareers.ca.gov.

Special Testing Arrangements:

If you require assistance or alternative testing arrangements due to a disability, indicate on your application that you need reasonable accommodation. You will be contacted by a representative of the testing department to make the necessary arrangements. If you have not been contacted by the time you receive notification of testing, please contact the testing department listed in the Contact section of this bulletin.

If you are unable to submit your application or complete the test due to a disability, please contact the testing department listed in the Contact section of this bulletin.

Minimum Qualifications

All applicants must meet the education and/or experience requirements as stated on this exam bulletin to be accepted to the examination.

Unless otherwise stated in the Minimum Qualifications, qualifying experience may be combined on a proportionate basis if the requirements stated below include more than one pattern and are distinguished as "Either" 1, "or" 2, "or" 3, etc. For example, applicants possessing qualifying experience amounting to 50% of the required time of Pattern 1 and additional experience amounting to 50% of the required time of Pattern 2 may be accepted to an examination as meeting 100% of the overall experience requirement.

00104203 - INVESTIGATIVE AUDITOR II, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Either 1

One year of experience in the California state service performing professional auditing duties in a class equivalent in level to that of Auditor I. (Applicants meeting the educational requirements who have completed six months of service performing professional auditing duties as an Auditor I will be admitted to the examination, but must satisfactorily complete one year of this experience before they can be considered eligible for appointment.)

Or 2

Experience: Two years of investigative auditing experience equivalent in responsibility to that involved in performing less difficult professional investigative audits, with responsibility for laying out audit programs and determining the scope of work performed. (Bookkeeping, clerical, accounting, preauditing, procedure checking, and system maintenance experience is not acceptable.) and

Education: Either

1. Equivalent to graduation from college, with specialization in accounting; or

2. Completion of a prescribed professional accounting curriculum given by a residence or correspondence school of accounting including courses in elementary and advanced accounting, auditing, cost accounting, and business law; or

3. Completion of the equivalent of 19 semester hours of course work, including 16 semester hours of professional accounting courses given by a collegiate-grade residence institution including courses in elementary and advanced accounting, auditing and cost accounting; and three semester hours of business law. (Evidence of successful completion of the curriculum and the prescribed courses must be presented before appointment can be completed.)

Position Description

00104203 - INVESTIGATIVE AUDITOR II, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

This is the first journey level for this series where, under close direction, incumbents apply specialized laws, rules, regulations, investigative techniques and procedures required to effectively complete the audits assigned. Incumbents in the class will either (1) conduct minor audits, (2) analyze smaller or less complex financial statements, (3) prepare preliminary assessments of organizations as to the potential for noncompliance with the legal codes and laws governing the areas audited within the series, or (4) assist in larger field audits.

Special Personal Characteristics

Ability to qualify for a fidelity bond; a willingness to travel away from the headquarters or area office; willingness to work long hours. Applicants for positions with the Bureau of Narcotic Enforcement must also possess a valid driver's license of the appropriate class issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles.

Additional Desirable Qualifications

In appraising the relative qualifications of candidates, consideration will be given to the extent and type of pertinent education beyond that required under "Minimum Qualifications", and to any prior training and experience in financial investigations.

For information regarding position location(s), please refer to the Eligible List Information section.

Examination Information

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This examination consists of the following component(s):

Component OrderComponent TypeComponent DuePercentage of Final Score
1CalHR Online ExamN/A100%

A final score of 70% must be attained to be placed on the eligible list.

In addition to evaluating the applicant's relative knowledge, skill and ability as demonstrated by quality and breadth of education/experience, emphasis in each test component will be on measuring competitively, relative to job demands, each applicant's:

Knowledge of:

  1. General accounting and auditing principles and procedures
  2. Business law

Ability to:

  1. Apply accounting and auditing principles and procedures in the work performed
  2. Plan, organize and conduct a variety of audits
  3. Analyze data and draw sound conclusions
  4. Analyze situations accurately and adopt an effective course of action
  5. Prepare clear, complete and concise reports
  6. Establish and maintain cooperative relationships with those contacted in the work
  7. Speak and write effectively
  8. Learn investigative techniques
  9. Learn and understand how to analyze documents obtained from financial institutions
  10. Learn to understand the difference between business or investments programs failing because of fraudulent activities or poor business practices
  11. Learn and apply Federal and State laws, rules and regulations dealing with Charitable Trusts, embezzlement, tax evasion, mail fraud, bankruptcy fraud, Medi-Cal Fraud, patient abuse and drug diversion violations, mail and wire fraud, statutory Notices of Dissolution, self-dealing, mergers, sale or disposal of assets and conversion of corporate status and asset forfeitures and any other laws and rules administered by the Department of Justice

Eligible List Information

A Departmental Open eligible list for the INVESTIGATIVE AUDITOR II, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Classification will be established for:

  • Department of Justice

The names of successful competitors will be merged onto the eligible list(s) in order of final score regardless of test date. Eligibility expires 12 months after it is established. Applicants must then retake the examination to reestablish eligibility.

Resulting Eligibility List(s) will be used to fill vacancies throughout the State of California.

Veterans' Preference will be granted for this examination. Veterans' Preference is an assistance program for veterans, veteran widows and widowers, and spouses of 100% disabled veterans who seek employment with the state. Veterans' Preference is also extended to currently serving military members nearing their retirement or separation date.

You are not eligible for Veteran's Preference if you are:

  • A veteran who has been dishonorably discharged or released.
  • A veteran, widow or widower of a veteran, or spouse of a 100 percent disabled veteran who currently has permanent civil service status. (Permanent civil service status is the status of an employee who is lawfully retained in his/her position after completion of the applicable probationary period. This does not include limited term).

Veterans' Preference is codified in Government Code Sections 18973 – 18979.

Veteran status is verified by the California Department of Human Resources (CalHR). Directions to apply for Veterans' Preference are on the Veterans' Preference Application (Std. Form 1093), which is available at www.CalCareers.ca.gov, and the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Career Credits are not granted for examination(s) administered on an Open basis or a Promotional basis.

Investigative Auditor II, Department of Justice Training and Experience Examination Preview

Analysis and Investigations

 

A person working in the Investigative Auditor II classification must be able to look at large amounts of various types of data and find the information necessary to conduct a forensic investigation. An Investigative Auditor II will perform audits and investigations that have significant fraudulent activity requiring a large amount of reconstruction of financial records.

 

Read each item carefully and select the option that best corresponds with your response.  Unless directed to choose more than one option, please only make one response per item.

 

  1. Please indicate the type of audit testing in which you have experience conducting. Choose as many as applicable.
  2. How many years of professional experience do you have performing audits and/or investigations?
  3. How many years of professional experience do you have performing substantive testing in the investigative auditing field?
  4. How many years of professional experience do you have performing analytical testing in the investigative auditing field?
  5. How many years of professional experience do you have performing internal control analysis in the investigative auditing field?
  6. How many years of professional experience do you have auditing for fraudulent activity in the investigative auditing field?
  7. Which statement best describes your level of independence performing audits and/or investigations during the past two years?
  8. Which statement best describes the highest level of professional experience you have conducting financial statement analysis?
  9. What experience do you have analyzing financial data?
  10. Choose which statement best describes how you most often use spreadsheet software, such as Microsoft Excel, to analyze data.
  11. Choose which statement best describes the degree of involvement you have had in planning an audit.


Communication

 

People in the Investigative Auditor II classification work in a field where they are called upon to communicate with various types of people whether it is through interviewing individuals or speaking about their findings and the steps they took to reach their conclusions. This can occur in a variety of settings ranging from reporting to management advisory panels to testifying in court.

 

Read each item carefully and select the option that best corresponds with your response.  Unless directed to choose more than one option, please only make one response per item.  

 

  1. Please choose which statement best describes your experience interviewing people during the audit process.
  2. What population types or professional individuals do you have experience interviewing, either in a professional or training setting? Choose as many as applicable.
  3. With which professional industries do you have professional experience working? Your experience can be audit or non-audit related. Choose as many as applicable.
  4. Please choose which statement best describes your professional experience testifying in a legal proceeding as an auditor/investigator.

 

Report Writing

 

People working in the Investigative Auditor II classification are called upon to write original narratives and/or reports to document their findings and conclusions. These documents may be used as evidence in court procedures.

 

Read each item carefully and select the option that best corresponds with your response.  Unless directed to choose more than one option, please only make one response per item.  

 

  1. How much professional experience do you have conveying audit/investigative findings, conclusions, or recommendations in written format?
  2. Choose which statement best describes your experience conveying audit/investigative findings, conclusions, or recommendations in a written format.
  3. To which population types or professional individuals have you conveyed audit/investigative findings, conclusions, and/or recommendations in written format? Choose as many as applicable.
  4. Which types of documents have you utilized in your auditing experience? Choose as many as applicable.

Testing Departments

  • Department of Justice

Contact Information

Technical questions regarding this examination should be directed to:

California Department of Human Resources
CalCareer Service Center
1810 16th Street
Sacramento, CA 95811
Phone: (866) 844-8671
CalCareer@calhr.ca.gov

Administrative questions regarding this examination should be directed to:

Department of Justice
OHR/Testing & Selections Unit
1300 I Street, Suite 720
Sacramento, CA 95814
Phone: (916) 324-0539

California Relay Service: 1-800-735-2929 (TTY), 1-800-735-2922 (Voice). TTY is a Telecommunications Device for the Deaf, and is reachable only from phones equipped with a TTY Device.

Equal Opportunity Employer

The State of California is an equal opportunity employer to all, regardless of age, ancestry, color, disability (mental and physical), exercising the right to family care and medical leave, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, political affiliation, race, religious creed, sex (includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and related medical conditions), and sexual orientation.

Drug Free Statement

It is an objective of the State of California to achieve a drug-free State work place. Any applicant for State employment will be expected to behave in accordance with this objective, because the use of illegal drugs is inconsistent with the law of the State, the rules governing civil service, and the special trust placed in public servants.

General Information

Examination and/or Employment Application (STD 678) forms are available at the California Department of Human Resources, local offices of the Employment Development Department, and through your CalCareer Account (www.CalCareers.ca.gov).

If you meet the requirements stated on this examination bulletin, you may take this examination, which is competitive. Possession of the entrance requirements does not assure a place on the eligible list. Your performance in the examination described in this bulletin will be rated against a predetermined job-related rating, and all applicants who pass will be ranked according to their scores.

Department of Justice reserves the right to revise the examination plan to better meet the needs of the service, if the circumstances under which this examination was planned change. Such revision will be in accordance with civil service laws and rules and all applicants will be notified.

General Qualifications: Applicants must possess essential personal qualifications including integrity, initiative, dependability, good judgment, the ability to work cooperatively with others, and a state of health consistent with the ability to perform the assigned duties of the class. A medical examination may be required. In open examinations, investigation may be made of employment records and personal history and fingerprinting may be required.

Eligible Lists: Eligible lists established by competitive examination, regardless of date, must be used in the following order: 1) sub-divisional promotional, 2) departmental promotional, 3) multi-departmental promotional, 4) service-wide promotional, 5) departmental open, 6) open. When there are two lists of the same kind, the older must be used first. Eligible lists will expire in one to four years unless otherwise stated on the bulletin.

High School Equivalence: Equivalence to completion of the 12th grade may be demonstrated in any one of the following ways: 1) passing the General Education Development (GED) Test; 2) completion of 12 semester units of college-level work; 3) certification from the State Department of Education, a local school board, or high school authorities that the competitor is considered to have education equivalent to graduation from high school; or 4) for clerical and accounting classes, substitution of business college work in place of high school on a year-for-year basis.

Accepted applicants must provide proof of identification at each in-person test session. Acceptable identification consists of a photo identification card or two forms of signed identification.
Application Methods:
Electronic (Your CalCareer Account)