Jobs and benefits that support a healthy work/life balance.
The Washington State Auditor's Office (SAO) prides itself in offering flexible schedules that help you balance work and life. We also offer a comprehensive package of health and wellness benefits to all of our employees, including:
- Full healthcare coverage. Learn more at the Public Employees Benefits Board (PEBB).
- Retirement plans. Learn more about state retirement plans.
- Basic life and disability insurance plans
- Paid vacation and sick leave
- Deferred compensation
- Educational reimbursements
- Personal holiday
- Commute Trip Reduction incentive for carpooling and transit
- Flexible Spending Accounts
Learn more about state government employee benefits.
Job Descriptions
About 375 of our 450 employees are auditors. An auditor is able to work on a wide array of audits of state agencies, local governments, colleges and universities. As auditors develop their skills and gain experience, they have the opportunity to add specialized knowledge in financial, accountability, IT and performance auditing. Auditors may move into handling special investigations such as fraud or Citizen Hotline referrals.
Work as complex as auditing requires top-notch support staff. Our Office employs close to 75 people in professional and paraprofessional positions in budget and financial management, information technology, human resources, contracting, audit report production, audit support and communications. Most of these positions are located in Olympia.
Please visit the Washington state careers site to see our current job openings and paid internship opportunities.
Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
We are committed to building a team with a variety of backgrounds, skills and ideas in order to best carry out the agency's mission today and in the future. This includes ensuring every member of our team feels valued and supported. We encourage you to join us.
If you need assistance or accommodations with our application process, please contact us at applicationsunit@sao.wa.gov, by phone at (564) 999-0942 or via the telecommunications relay service by dialing 7-1-1.
Have other inquiries? Contact our office.