-: A academic track to being an auditor
or a field examiner for us would be
at least have a 3.0 GPA and get an accounting degree.
You don't necessarily have to have
an accounting degree to work for the Board of Accounts.
There's a Field Examiner test that you can take,
and it's kinda similar to what you'd learn
in your accounting courses.
But we highly recommend the CPA certification.
There's a $5000 bonus that we offer
every year that we give.
Most CPA firms only give it once.
And that's really all the prep you need.
It's more the soft skills that we don't see
are taught in schools, so like communication,
problem solving, critical thinking.
Accounting is all problem solving.
People think that you're in the spreadsheets
and crunching numbers, but it's really
trying to figure out problems with the unit, in our case.
Really the way they hold themselves,
just be nice to everyone that you meet,
eye contact, handshakes.
Just being cordial enough to,
even though if you don't agree with an official,
you can stay cool in a bad situation
and just conduct yourself well and be professional.
Any kind of auditing work,
so if you worked at a Big Four firm,
or a public accounting firm, and you're used to audits,
or you at least have passed the CPA exam,
you have the experience to be a field examiner
and perform on an audit well.
I recommend that students look for community service
opportunities, because a lot of those
not-for-profits would be familiar with us.
And just making those connections
and showing that you care about other people
and care about helping elected officials,
and being a public servant, it looks good on a resume.