Announcements

Brandi Pritchard, SAO's Assistant Director of Local Audit and Special Investigations, receiving the 2022 Hubbard Award at the 33rd Annual ACFE Global Fraud Conference in Nashville.

Local governments and state agencies soon will have access to SAO's SecureShare—a safe, simple tool for exchanging data during audits.

SAO developed SecureShare after consultation with Washington Technology Solutions (WaTech), the state's IT agency. Our programmers and technicians then worked with Microsoft to develop SecureShare, a customized application built on trusted, reliable technology.

Employees and projects from the Office of the Washington State Auditor (SAO) were recently honored at the annual conference of the National State Auditors Association (NSAA) in Atlanta, Georgia.

Scott DeViney, who serves as Assistant Director of Quality Assurance at SAO, was honored with a President's Award for his contributions to NSAA's 2021 Peer Review Training Taskforce. With a small group of volunteers from other state audit offices, DeViney developed a series of training videos on the peer review process.

We at SAO extend our thanks to every local government that filed its fiscal year 2021 annual report on time! This year, approximately 88 percent of local governments—2 percent more than last year—met the annual filing deadline, proving once again that compliance, accountability and transparency matter in Washington state.

We've updated the infographic below to show which governments filed on time, which filed late, and which haven't filed yet. How does your county compare to the rest? The graphic still updates daily, so check back as often as you'd like.

A longtime employee of the Office of the Washington State Auditor (SAO) has been appointed chair of a national board that advocates for the improvement of government accounting and financial reporting standards.

The State Auditor's Office is excited to announce several key leadership changes. Please join us in congratulating all of our talented staff members on their new roles with SAO.

Spring is here and so is the annual report filing season. This year's deadline is May 30. Every year, we encourage governments to submit their annual reports on time. Not only does timely filing ensure local governments comply with state law, it demonstrates our shared commitment to accountability and transparency in government.

This year, we bring you a refreshed way to view filing progress across the state. Powered by SAO's Financial Intelligence Tool (FIT), our new infographic updates daily as we approach the deadline.

Have you been considering applying for a job at the State Auditor's Office? Do you have questions for our recruiters and staff? This is your chance!

During this spring's recruitment events, attendees will learn about SAO and the skills it takes to be an auditor at our Office. They will also have the opportunity to network with auditors and recruiters, learn what makes a candidate a great fit for SAO, and get a taste of what we do for #GoodGovernment.

After more than 38 years at the Office of the Washington State Auditor, Mark Rapozo, CPA, will retire effective April 2022. Rapozo built extensive professional and personal relationships during his long career in public service.

There has been interest in audits of three Washington charter schools released Thursday, March 2. To make it easier to find these reports as a group, we have collected them here:

Summit Public Schools Washington – Atlas