Auditor II (Sports Betting) - Division of Gaming

Auditor II

Ensures that limited gaming is conducted honestly, fairly, and competitively, and is free from criminal and corrupt elements.

Sports Betting / Fantasy Sports unit ensures honesty and integrity in the sports betting and fantasy sports industry, through equal parts of education, compliance, and enforcement.

The work unit ensures the physical and logistical security of sports wagering on-line and in off-site Sports Betting areas.

A typical day of an Auditor II : Establish formal audit plans of sports betting operations and will be a part of a team of auditors to determine the level of compliance with sports betting rules and regulations. Conduct financial and operations audits of sports betting operations. Provides operational support to other audit staff, including assisting in assigned audits.

Auditing Support : Assists with implementing formal risk-based audit plan. Conduct financial and operations audits of sports betting operations. Draft audit reports and conclusions of audit results. Provide operational support to other audit staff, including assisting in assigned audits.

Tax Filing and Statistical Reporting : Develop tax accounts for incoming sports betting operations. Audit / review tax filings and compare with monthly statistical reports to confirm tax monies collected from sports betting operations are accurate. Develop draft statistical reports, charts and graphs to identify trends in the sports betting industry. Communicate tax adjustments to Sports Betting leadership for processing based on audit test work. Reconcile and validate various reports to ensure accuracy and to identify reporting discrepancies.

Auditing Operations : Based upon information obtained through interviews, investigations, and examinations, formulates conclusions, develops audit recommendations for review, write formal audit and management reports and present findings to licensees, and recommend disciplinary actions on noncompliance issues. Draft administrative action documents, work with Sports Betting leadership in drafting the documents, and presents the administrative action to the licensee. Monitor licensee's implementation of corrective action plan and conduct follow-up reviews.

This position is required to perform onsite audits as requested by the Division, as well as attend in-person meetings with the Sports Betting team at 1707 Cole Blvd, Suite 300, Golden CO 80401. These onsite audits and in-person meetings are required, at minimum, once a month each; the frequency may increase based on the needs of the Division of Gaming.

Residency Requirement : This posting is only open to residents of the State of Colorado at the time of submitting your application.

Class Code & Classification Description : H8D3XX AUDITOR II

Minimum Qualifications : Six (6) years of relevant experience in auditing related to the work assigned to this position OR a combination of related education and / or relevant experience in auditing related to the work assigned equal to six (6) years. Current, valid licensure as a CPA from the Colorado Board of Accountancy or current, valid CIA certificate will substitute for five (5) years of the requirement.

Conditions of Employment : Must be able to pass a background check / Tax Check. Applicants must successfully pass a background investigation and a tax check prior to appointment to positions in the Gaming Division. Must possess and maintain a valid Colorado driver's license (at the time of application). Must be able to pass a pre-employment background check. Attends all DOR compliance training modules.

Preferred Qualifications : Knowledge of Rules and Regulations related to Gaming and / or Taxation. Knowledge of data collection, management and analysis, using relational databases or scripting languages. Knowledge of the Sports Betting industry and Sports Betting terminology. Experience with MOVEit, Google Cloud Platform (Big query, cloud functions, cloud storage). Proficiency with SQL, R (Office R, R Markdown and related packages), Tidyverse (TIDYR, DPLYR and related packages), Python (Selenium, OS, SMTP Lib and related packages), Java Script, or VBA. Experience with data visualization tools such as Tableau or GGPlot2. Intermediate to advanced skills on Microsoft Excel and related Microsoft Office tools, or Google Suite related products. Strong analytic thinking, research, and problem-solving skills. Exceptional interpersonal and team working skills. Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Strong data analytic and relational database skills for manipulating, analyzing, and visualizing a wide variety of datasets. Ability to gather relevant information; identify and analyze problems; and use sound reasoning to arrive at conclusions. Takes the initiative to act on and follow through on work activities.