Auditor 1

DGS Office of External Affairs; City of Albany (NY); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The Auditor 1 position within the Office of Audit Services at the New York Office for People with Developmental Disabilities conducts audits, risk assessments, and internal controls activities across state operations. The role reviews work-papers, analyzes data, liaises with other bureaus, and supports audit planning and quality assurance under the general direction of an Auditor 2.

This is a full-time position in Albany with telecommuting allowed; candidates can be hired at trainee levels

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, auditing, or taxation, or degree with 24 credits in related courses.
• Two years professional experience in accounting/auditing or financial internal/field auditing.
• Experience with COSO Internal Control Framework preferred.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel strongly preferred.
• Experience with Microsoft Access and SQL strongly preferred.
• CPA license issued by NYS (alternative qualifying path).

Responsibilities

• Audits, risk assessments, and internal controls activities across state operations.
• Reviewing work-papers and analyzing data.
• Liaise with other bureaus and support audit planning and quality assurance.

Skills

Auditing

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting, auditing, or taxation; or Bachelor's degree with 24 semester credit hours in accounting/auditing/taxation courses

CPA license (NY) or alternative qualifying path

Tools

Excel

Access

SQL

Job description

The Auditor 1 position in the Office of Audit Services at the New York Office for People with Developmental Disabilities conducts audits, risk assessments, and internal controls activities across state operations. The role involves reviewing work-papers, analyzing data, liaising with other bureaus, and supporting audit planning and quality assurance under the general direction of an Auditor 2. This is a full-time position in Albany with telecommuting allowed, and candidates can be hired at trainee levels (SG-14 or SG-16) or as a full Auditor 1 (SG-18) depending on education and experience.

Key qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, auditing, or taxation; or bachelor's degree with 24 semester credit hours in accounting/auditing/taxation courses
• Two years professional experience in accounting/auditing or financial internal/field auditing (for full Auditor 1 level)
• Experience with COSO Internal Control Framework preferred
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel strongly preferred
• Experience with Microsoft Access and SQL strongly preferred
• Currently valid CPA license and registration issued by New York State (alternative qualifying path)