Assistant Audit Executive, PSERS

Salary: $89,996.00 - $136,842.00 Annually
Location : Dauphin County, PA
Job Type: Civil Service Permanent Full-Time
Job Number:
Department: Public School Employees' Retirement System
Division: PS Intrnl Aud Off
Opening Date: 10/05/2026
Closing Date: 10/18/2026 11:59 PM Eastern
Job Code: 03630
Position Number: 00113335
Union: Non-Union
Bargaining Unit: A3
Pay Group: ST10
Bureau / Division Code: 00721135
Bureau / Division: Internal Audit Office
Worksite Address: 5 North 5th Street
City: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Zip Code: 17101
Contact Name: Veronica Witmer
Contact Phone: 717.720.4785
Contact Email: vewitmer@pa.gov

DESCRIPTION OF WORK
This position is a direct report to PSERS' Chief Audit Officer (CAO), and requires advanced expertise in pension, financial reporting, actuarial valuation inputs and calculations, regulatory compliance, and GAAP accounting standards within a large public pension or organizations with similar environment. Responsibilities include:

• Strategic Leadership and Risk-Based Planning: Leads pension and financial risk assessments, helps shape the annual audit plan, and identifies and communicates major control issues and emerging risk trends to leadership
• Oversight of Audit Engagements: Oversees audit planning, execution, and review by directing engagement scope and methods, evaluating controls and testing results, and guiding staff to ensure high-quality, well-supported audit conclusions
• Data Analytics and Technology Oversight: Supports the Internal Audit Office's data analytics program by advancing the use of technology-enabled, data-driven auditing techniques to strengthen risk monitoring, fraud prevention, and detection
• Governance and Professional Standards: Ensures audit activities follow professional standards, strengthens the quality program, updates methodologies for emerging risks and technologies, and coordinates with external assurance partners to improve coverage and reduce overlap
• Communication and Advisory Role: Provides strong executive communication and guidance, builds trusted partnerships to support risk-informed decisions, ensures timely escalation of major issues, delivers clear and actionable audit reports, leads discussions to confirm facts and secure responses, and presents audit outcomes and recommendations to the Audit, Compliance and Risk Committee
• Leadership and Talent Development: Supervises audit staff, assigns work based on engagement needs, reviews workpapers for quality and standards, and supports professional growth and a culture of continuous improvement

Interested in learning more? Additional details regarding this position can be found in the position description.
Work Schedule and Additional Information:

• Full-time employment
• Work hours are 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Monday - Friday, with a 60-minute lunch.
  • Hours may be flexible, can be discussed during interview.
• Telework: You may have the opportunity to work from home (telework) part-time. This position is hybrid telework eligible, dependent on operational and executive leadership requirements. The role will need to report to the office in Harrisburg one day a week. In order to telework, you must have a securely configured high-speed internet connection and work from an approved location inside Pennsylvania. If you are unable to telework, you will have the option to report to the headquarters office in Harrisburg. The ability to telework is subject to change at any time. Additional details may be provided during the interview.
• Salary: In some cases, the starting salary may be non-negotiable.
• You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE, TRAINING & ELIGIBILITY
QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum Experience and Training Requirements:

• One year of experience as a Senior Internal Auditor, PSERS (Commonwealth job title or equivalent Federal Government job title, as determined by the Office of Administration); or
• Five years of professional accounting, financial auditing, or information technology auditing experience, and a bachelor's degree that includes or is supplemented by 18 college credits in accounting, finance, or information technology; or
• An equivalent combination of experience and training that includes or is supplemented by 18 college credits in accounting, finance, or information technology.

Other Requirements:

• You must meet the PA residency requirement. For more information on ways to meet PA residency requirements, follow the link and click on Residency Guidelines.
• You must be able to perform Essential Functions as presented in the linked Position Description.

Legal Requirements:

• A conditional offer of employment will require submission of criminal history reports. See hiring agency contact information.

How to Apply:

• Resumes, cover letters, and similar documents will not be reviewed, and the information contained therein will not be considered for the purposes of determining your eligibility for the position. Information to support your eligibility for the position must be provided on the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education).
• If you are claiming education in your answers to the supplemental application questions, you must attach a copy of your college transcripts for your claim to be accepted toward meeting the minimum requirements. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable.
• Your application must be submitted by the posting closing date. Late applications and other required materials will not be accepted.
• Failure to comply with the above application requirements may eliminate you from consideration for this position.
• All application materials and interview responses must reflect the applicant's own experience, qualifications, and work. Applicants may use generative AI tools for preparation purposes only. Use of AI to misrepresent or falsify information, or to assist during interviews, is not permitted. Review the Guidance for Generative AI Tools & Job Seekers for additional information.

Veterans:

• Pennsylvania law (51 Pa. C.S. §7103) provides employment preference for qualified veterans for appointment to many state and local government jobs. To learn more about employment preferences for veterans, go to www.pa.gov/agencies/employment/how-to-apply.html and click on Veterans.

Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS):

• 711 (hearing and speech disabilities or other individuals).

If you are contacted for an interview and need accommodations due to a disability, please discuss your request for accommodations with the interviewer in advance of your interview date.

EXAMINATION INFORMATION

• Completing the application, including all supplemental questions, serves as your exam for this position. No additional exam is required at a test center (also referred to as a written exam).
• Your score is based on the detailed information you provide on your application and in response to the supplemental questions.
• Your score is valid for this specific posting only.
• You must provide complete and accurate information or:
  • your score may be lower than deserved.
  • you may be disqualified.
• You may only apply/test once for this posting.
• Your results will be provided via email.

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*Eligibility rules apply.
01

Have you been employed by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania as a Senior Internal Auditor, PSERS for one or more years full-time?

• Yes
• No

02

If you are claiming experience in the above question, please list the employer(s) where you gained this experience in the text box below. The employer(s) and a description of the experience must also be included in the appropriate sections of your application if you would like the experience to be considered in the eligibility decision. If you claimed you do not have experience, type N/A in the text box below.
03

Have you completed 18 or more semester credits of college coursework in accounting, finance, or information technology?If you are claiming credits/degree, you must upload a copy of your college transcript(s) for this education to be considered in the eligibility decision. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable. You must attach your transcript(s) prior to the submission of your application by using the "Attachments" tab on the left. You will not be able to add a transcript(s) to the application after it has been submitted.
If you answer "yes" to this question based on education acquired outside of the United States, you must also upload a copy of your foreign credential evaluation. For more information on foreign education credentials, please visit and click on Other Information.

• Yes
• No

04

How many years of full-time professional accounting, financial auditing, or information technology auditing experience do you possess?

• 5 years or more
• 4 but less than 5 years
• 3 but less than 4 years
• 2 but less than 3 years
• 1 but less than 2 years
• Less than 1 year
• None

05

If you are claiming experience in the above question, please list the employer(s) where you gained this experience in the text box below. The employer(s) and a description of the experience must also be included in the appropriate sections of your application if you would like the experience to be considered in the eligibility decision. If you claimed you do not have experience, type N/A in the text box below.
06

How much graduate coursework have you completed in accounting, finance, or a closely related field?If you are claiming credits/degree, you must upload a copy of your college transcript(s) for this education to be considered in the eligibility decision. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable. You must attach your transcript(s) prior to the submission of your application by using the "Attachments" tab on the left. You will not be able to add a transcript(s) to the application after it has been submitted.
If your education was acquired outside of the United States, you must also upload a copy of your foreign credential evaluation. For more information on foreign education credentials, please visit and click on Other Information.

• 30 credits or more
• Less than 30 credits
• None

07

CS-INSTRUCTIONS You must complete the supplemental questions below. These supplemental questions are the exam and will be scored. They are designed to give you the opportunity to relate your experience and training background to the major activities (Work Behaviors) performed in this position. Failure to provide complete and accur