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IDOT Staff Auditor

Baker Tilly · Madison, WI · $62,000–$95,610 a year · Full time

Posted Aug 4, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026

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Likely interview questions for this role

Written from this job description, not a generic list. Each one notes what the interviewer is really checking.

About your past

Tell me about a time you had to dig through a lot of detail to find one answer.

What they are checking: Patience and care with detail, which is most of what a staff auditor does each day.

Why does public sector auditing interest you?

What they are checking: Whether they have a real reason to want this work, which predicts whether they will stay.

Tell me about a time you received critical feedback on your work. What did you change?

What they are checking: Coachability, which matters a lot in a first auditing role with many review notes.

What would you do

A client's controller pushes back on an adjustment you proposed. How do you respond?

What they are checking: Whether they can stay respectful and fact-based without folding or arguing.

You find a cost that looks like it may be personal travel billed as overhead. What do you do?

What they are checking: Professional skepticism and knowing to raise concerns to a senior rather than decide alone.

You have two audits with overlapping deadlines and a senior is unavailable. How do you plan your week?

What they are checking: Whether they manage time and ask for help early rather than missing a deadline quietly.

About the work

What do you know about how indirect cost rates for engineering firms are audited under FAR Part 31?

What they are checking: Whether they have prepared for the kind of overhead work transportation audits often involve.

Walk me through how you would test whether a cost is allowable or unallowable.

What they are checking: Whether they can apply rules to real expenses and explain their reasoning in the workpapers.

How do you document your work so a reviewer can follow it without asking you questions?

What they are checking: Whether they understand that workpapers must stand on their own for review and later audits.

How comfortable are you with Excel for tying out schedules and reconciling totals?

What they are checking: Practical spreadsheet skill, since most testing lives in Excel at the staff level.

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The full job description

As published by Baker Tilly.

Overview Baker Tilly is a leading advisory, tax and assurance firm, providing clients with a genuine coast-to-coast and global advantage in major regions of the U.S. and in many of the world’s leading financial centers – New York, London, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago and Boston. Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP and Baker Tilly US, LLP (Baker Tilly) provide professional services through an alternative practice structure in accordance with the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct and applicable laws, regulations and professional standards. Baker Tilly US, LLP is a licensed independent CPA firm that provides attest services to its clients. Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP and its subsidiary entities provide tax and business advisory services to their clients. Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP and its subsidiary entities are not licensed CPA firms. Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP and Baker Tilly US, LLP, trading as Baker Tilly, are independent members of Baker Tilly International, a worldwide network of independent accounting and business advisory firms in 141 territories, with 43,000 professionals and a combined worldwide revenue of $5.2 billion. Visit bakertilly.com or join the conversation on LinkedIn, Facebook and Instagram. Please discuss the work location status with your Baker Tilly talent acquisition professional to understand the requirements for an opportunity you are exploring. Baker Tilly is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability or protected veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected basis, in accordance with applicable federal, state or local law. Any unsolicited resumes submitted through our website or to Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP, employee e-mail accounts are considered property of Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP, and are not subject to payment of agency fees. In order to be an authorized recruitment agency ("search firm") for Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP, there must be a formal written agreement in place and the agency must be invited, by Baker Tilly's Talent Attraction team, to submit candidates for review via our applicant tracking system. Job Description: In this role at Baker Tilly, you’ll have the chance to work directly within the Construction and Real Estate industries, while providing services to the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) at its headquarters in Springfield, IL . You will go beyond traditional audit and advisory services by ensuring quality compliance and conduct investigation for one of the most effective and largest transportation systems in the nation. Among nationwide CPA firms, Baker Tilly is valued as a trusted business advisor and one of the three top providers of single audits under Uniform Guidance. Begin your career with a firm that has a proven track record of leading expertise in the area! • Be a trusted member of the engagement team providing various assurance and consulting services to the Illinois Department of Transportation. • Positively impact your clients financial statements and business operations through: • Proactively engaging with your client throughout the year to gather needed information to complete Single Audit testing, responding to questions raised and following up appropriately. • Performing substantive testing as needed. • Testing for deficiencies of internal controls and discussing recommendations for improvement. • Reviewing and analyzing various costs associated with billing to ensure compliance with rules and regulations, investigating discrepancies and elevating as appropriate . • Learn and grow from direct on the job coaching and mentoring along with participating in firm wide learning and development programs. • Utilize your entrepreneurial skills to network and build strong relationships internally and externally with clients. Minimum Qualifications • 4-year degree • 1 year professional experience Preferred Qualifications • Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or related . • Demonstrated skills in the areas of communication, relationship building, personal development, collaboration, and problem solving along with initiative and adaptability. • Highly developed Microsoft Suite skills. • Be eligible to work in the US without sponsorship. The Madison, WI pay rate range for this job position is $62,000 - $95,610. Actual compensation is influenced by a variety of relevant factors including but not limited to applicant’s skills, prior experience, qualifications, degrees, professional certifications, work arrangements and geographic location. Baker Tilly offers a comprehensive compensation and benefits package to eligible employees. #LI-JM3 #LI-hybrid

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