Careers

The Office of the Kansas Attorney General’s Civil Division operates as a general-service law firm for the State of Kansas and agencies. We provide legal advice as general counsel to agencies across State government, we represent State agencies, institutions of higher education, and employees sued in state and federal court for personal injuries, property damage, employment discrimination, and more.
 

The Office of the Kansas Attorney General (OAG) is accepting applications to fill a Financial Analyst position in our Civil Litigation Division, Tobacco Enforcement Unit (TEU). The TEU enforces the terms of the Master Settlement Agreement, as well as state laws related to the manufacture, sale, distribution, and possession of cigarettes and other tobacco products in the State of Kansas. This position conducts audits of financial documents and tax reports of tobacco manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors and retailers of cigarettes and tobacco products to assure that tobacco product manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors and retailers engaged in the sale of cigarettes and tobacco products in the State of Kansas are compliant with all applicable state laws and regulatory requirements. 
 

 PRIMARY DUTIES:

• Monthly auditing of cigarette and tobacco products tax reports.
• Analyzing and calculating cigarette and tobacco products sales data and preparing reports for cigarette and tobacco product manufacturer certifications.
• Tracking cigarette and tobacco products sales in the state and preparing detailed spreadsheets, flowcharts, reports and other documentation for use in support of enforcement and litigation.
• Auditing of manufacturer escrow bank records and other financial information and preparing spreadsheets, flowcharts, reports and other documentation for use in support of enforcement and litigation.
• Participating in field audits and investigations of cigarette wholesalers, distributors and retailers located within the state.
• Utilizing data analysis experience and training to provide consultation to investigative and legal staff on accounting and auditing functions in cases under investigation and in litigation.
• Working with agents of the Kansas Department of Revenue, agencies of other states and Native American tribes, and various federal agencies, including the Office of the U.S. Attorney and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms.
• Testifying as an investigative witness in administrative or court proceedings resulting from enforcement and investigations.
• Receiving a variety of assignments, including reviewing records, charting data and developing layouts of information, and computing a variety of statistical data.

Additional duties and responsibilities may be added to the position description at any time. The position description does not state or imply that these are the only activities to be performed by the employee(s) holding this position or that these duties may not be shared by other employees holding similar positions. Employees are required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related responsibilities as requested by their supervisor. 

General Responsibilities:

• Support OAG’s strong relationship culture through quality customer service and superior service knowledge
• Provide superior customer service by resolving problems efficiently and responding timely
• Identify and implement solutions to problems in general and urgent matters  
• Seek counsel of supervisor on concerns or other issues as appropriate
• Work collaboratively with staff to maintain a team environment 
• Flexible to accept additional assignments as requested by leadership
• Cross train for other positions to cover when necessary
• Professionalism while representing the OAG (onsite, professional and community events and via communications)
• Participate and attend meetings as requested
• Recommend policies and procedures as it relates to area of responsibility
• Timely responses to inquiries for information to customers, staff and vendors
• Answer telephone calls and provide a prompt response
• Follow OAG policies and procedures
• Other duties as assigned

TRAVEL

Infrequent to occasional travel both within and outside of the state of Kansas for meetings, depositions, hearings, trials, training and other investigation-and litigation- related duties will be required. 

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a major in accounting, finance, or business; or a non-accounting degree with at least 30 hours of accounting. Extensive professional auditing experience, as deemed by the Attorney General to be sufficient qualification to perform the assigned work, may be substituted for the required college study.
• Excellent analytical skills and high attention to detail.
• Strong proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook) and Adobe Acrobat
• A valid driver's license when operating a state vehicle, a private vehicle, or a rental vehicle for the benefit of the State

Preferred Qualifications 

• Familiarity with electronic case management system 

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