APPROXIMATE ANNUAL SALARY -
$51,197.76 to
$76,316.40
PAY GRADE: 37
For more information on benefit and retirement programs, please see the sections below.
In order to receive consideration, applicants must indicate their availability for any work type, travel, and location requirements listed.
Compliance/Audit Investigators perform investigative and auditing functions to monitor compliance and detect violations of federal and/or State laws or regulations pertaining to a specific program or regulatory area such as securities, Medicaid, mortgage lending, or workers' compensation. Investigators allocated to this series do not require P.O.S.T. certification.
Incumbents function as first-line supervisors who train, supervise and evaluate the performance of assigned staff; assign and review work; and initiate disciplinary action.
This position works within the Department of Taxation, Excise Tax Division, Retail Marijuana Program located in Carson City, NV. The primary duties of the position include, but are not limited to: administration of the regulatory aspect of retail marijuana; supervision of staff; performance of investigative and auditing functions to monitor compliance; taxpayer compliance and regulatory education; as well as collaboration with current medical marijuana program staff to transfer regulatory and enforcement knowledge.
In order to be qualified, you must meet the following requirements:
Education and Experience (Minimum Qualifications)
Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in business or public administration, business management, accounting, or related field and four years of professional experience in an investigative, auditing or professional program-related position which required the application of state and/or federal laws, policy and procedure in making program compliance determinations; preparing detailed reports for the purpose of justifying administrative sanction penalties or changes in management practices, policy and procedure; or recommending criminal prosecution; OR graduation from high school or equivalent education and six years of experience, four of which were in a professional investigative, auditing or professional program-related position which required the application of state and/or federal laws, policy and procedure in making program compliance determinations; preparing detailed reports for the purpose of justifying administrative sanctions, penalties or changes in management practices, policy and procedure; or recommending criminal prosecution; OR an equivalent combination of education and experience; OR two years of experience as a Compliance/Audit Investigator III in Nevada State service.
Special Requirements
A State of Nevada/FBI background check will be required of the selected applicant.
The Examination
CHIEF COMPLIANCE/AUDIT INVESTIGATOR (11.360) Training and Experience Exam
The exam will consist of a rating of training and experience weighted 100%. It is essential that applications include extensively detailed information with time frames regarding education and experience. Your score will be based on the information provided in your application and your responses to the questions asked below. If there are several parts to a question, answer each part separately. Along with each answer, identify the position(s) and/or training (as described in your application) where you gained the background asked for in the question. Absence of experience/training asked for in a question is not necessarily disqualifying. Failure to answer the questions will result in a score based solely on the application.
Qualified applicants will be contacted by the hiring agency for interview.
1) Describe your experience, including number of years, conducting complex audit investigations of high profile cases in the following areas:
a) regulatory agency;
b) criminal justice agency.
2) Describe your experience, including number of years, working in a supervisory or lead capacity role to the following professional staff to include duties such as reviewing work assignments, training, scheduling, performance evaluations, etc.
a) compliance investigators;
b) investigative staff.
3) Describe your experience providing court testimony in administrative hearings, district or state court litigation, or related courts.
4) Do you have a Master's degree in criminal justice, police science, business administration, public administration, law or psychology?
5) Do you have a Bachelor's degree in criminal justice, police science or any related field?