Are you passionate about enhancing and protecting organizational value and making a meaningful impact through data-driven insight? Do you thrive on identifying risk, improving controls, and ensuring accountability? As an Internal Auditor at the North Dakota Retirement and Investment Office (NDRIO), your expertise will directly support the financial security of North Dakotans - and at NDRIO, your impact truly matters.
NDRIO, manages over $26 billion in investments that shapes the financial future of the state. As an Internal Auditor at NDRIO, your insights will guide leaders in managing risk, tightening controls, and optimizing operations, ensuring that every decision we make is grounded in accountability and transparency. This role offers you a unique opportunity to work at the intersection of public service, finance, and strategic oversight. You'll play a vital role in enhancing operational effectiveness, ensuring compliance, and advising leadership on risk and control matters.
Tentative Start Date: January 4, 2027
Summary of Work
What You'll Do:
Plan and perform audits of agency activities, from routine to complex
Assess risk, develop audit scope, and evaluate internal controls and compliance with policies and laws.
Prepare and present audit reports with findings, recommendations, and follow-up evaluations.
Provide advisory services on new systems, business processes, and initiatives to ensure effective risk management.
Coordinate with external auditors and consultants, assisting with documentation, testing, and reviews.
Contribute to risk assessments and participate in committees, task forces, and special projects.
What You'll Bring
An analytical and detail-oriented approach to evaluating internal controls and compliance with policies, laws, and industry standards.
Strong written and verbal communication skills to present findings clearly, constructively, and confidently to leadership.
The initiative to work independently while collaborating effectively across teams, projects, and external partnerships.
A problem-solving mindset that contributes not only to identifying issues but also to strengthening processes and supporting continuous improvement.
Curiosity and adaptability to learn new systems, technologies, and business processes as the agency evolves.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree and 1+ years of relevant work experience in accounting, auditing, business administration, finance, information technology, investments, or a closely related field.
- An Associate's degree and three years of relevant work experience may substitute for the above requirements; or a comparable combination of education and relevant work experience that provides equivalent knowledge and skills will also be considered.
Preferred Qualifications
- Two or more years of internal auditing, external auditing, accounting, compliance, or risk management experience.
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Experience auditing investments, pension plans, governmental entities, or financial institutions.
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Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including experience preparing reports and presenting results to management or governing boards.
- Ability to build collaborative working relationships while maintaining independence and objectivity.
About Team ND
"Far and away the best prize life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing." - Theodore Roosevelt
More than 7,500 talented, hard-working people across sixty-three agencies have come together as Team North Dakota. At Team ND, we are driven to succeed through gratitude, humility, curiosity and courage. Our purpose is to empower people, improve lives, and inspire success. Join us in being legendary.
Total Rewards: The State of North Dakota is committed to providing team members with a strong and competitive rewards package that support you, your health and your family.
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Application Procedures
Applicants must complete the State of North Dakota online application on our Careers website, along with uploading a cover letter, resume, references, and college transcripts (official or unofficial). Applications must be completed by 11:59 pm CST on the posted closing date.
Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States. NDRIO does not provide visa sponsorships.
NDRIO is an Equal Opportunity Employer and participates in E-Verify. We will use E-Verify to confirm your employment eligibility in the United States. Please visit the following website for additional information: E-Verify: Right to Work & E-Verify: Participation Poster.
A criminal history record check, including fingerprinting, will be conducted on the successful candidate prior to hiring per NDCC 12-60-24.
Please contact Sara Seiler, Supervisor of Internal Audit at [email protected] for questions about the role or Kari Dunn at [email protected] if you need an accommodation or assistance in the application process.
If you are experiencing technical difficulties with the Application Process or uploading attachments, please contact [email protected].
Agency Specific
What We Offer: A mission-driven role where your work directly strengthens the agency's purpose and public impact
That chance to shape internal processes that support long-term financial stability for North Dakotans
A collaborative, values-based team environment
Opportunities for professional growth, leadership visibility, and meaningful daily contributions
100% employer-paid family health insurance
A strong retirement package, generous leave, and work-life balance
Compensation & Location
Hiring Salary Range: $65,000 - $80,000 annually, dependent upon experience
Location: NDRIO is located in Bismarck, ND. Upon successful completion of a probationary period, the selected candidate may be eligible for a hybrid work schedule, with the option to work remotely 1-2 days per week, while working at least 3 days onsite at our Bismarck office.
About NDRIO:
NDRIO, based in Bismarck, ND, is a 35-member agency dedicated to providing prudent, transparent investment services and responsible pension administration for North Dakota's public educators. Guided by our mission, vision, and core values of integrity, accountability, and service, we strive to be a trusted and innovative provider of investment and pension services;.
For more information about NDRIO, please refer to the RIO website.
Equal Employment Opportunity
The State of North Dakota and this hiring agency do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including sexual orientation and gender identity), genetics, religion, age or disability in employment or the provisions of services and complies with the provisions of the North Dakota Human Rights Act.
As an employer, the State of North Dakota prohibits smoking in all places of state employment in accordance with N.D.C.C. Sect. 23-12-10.
