Senior Auditor

NYC Department of Social Services; All (MO); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Staff Auditor to join their team. In this pivotal role, you will conduct audits of community-based organizations, ensuring compliance with fiscal regulations and policies. Your expertise will guide organizations in implementing corrective actions and improving their financial practices. This position offers the opportunity to make a significant impact in the community by enhancing the effectiveness of vital social services. If you are passionate about auditing and want to contribute to meaningful change, this role is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with accounting credits and experience in auditing required.
• Strong communication skills and advanced Excel proficiency preferred.

Responsibilities

• Conduct audits and evaluate corrective action plans of community-based organizations.
• Prepare audit reports and provide technical assistance to CBOs.

Skills

Management Auditing

Financial Auditing

Information Technology Auditing

Written Communication

Oral Communication

Microsoft Excel

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Accounting Credits

Certified Public Accountant License

Certified Internal Auditor Certificate

Job description

The New York City Department of Youth and Community Development (DYCD) invests in a network of community-based organizations and programs to alleviate the effects of poverty and to provide opportunities for New Yorkers and communities to flourish.

PLEASE NOTE: ONLY PERMANENT EMPLOYEES IN THE TITLE AND THOSE THAT ARE REACHABLE ON THE MANAGEMENT AUDITOR CIVIL SERVICE LIST ARE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY. YOU MUST STATE THE TITLE THAT YOU ARE PERMANENT IN OR THE LIST THAT YOU ARE REACHABLE ON, IN YOUR APPLICATION.

DYCD’s Office of Contract Agency Audits’ (OCA) mission is to perform fiscal monitoring of DYCD's contracted CBOs to ensure they comply with DYCD's contract, the City of New York Health and Human Services Cost Policies and Procedures Manual, DYCD’s Fiscal Manual, and other applicable City, State, and Federal laws.

Reporting to the OCA Deputy Director, the Staff Auditor will be responsible for the following:

1. Reviewing draft audit reports of CBOs prepared by DYCD’s contracted independent audit firms (CPA firms) in preparation for audit exit conferences attended by CBO officials and CPA firm auditors.
2. Conducting audit exit conferences for CBOs associated with audits performed by DYCD’s CPA firms.
3. Evaluating CBO’s proposed corrective action plans prepared to address audit findings.
4. Following up on corrective action plans accepted by DYCD to ensure implementation by CBOs.
5. Evaluating the results of corrective action plans implemented by CBOs to determine their effectiveness and making further recommendations or site-visits as needed.
6. Recommending whether questioned costs resulting from CPA firm audits should be disallowed and recouped from CBOs by DYCD.
7. Performing data entry of CPA firm audit reports into DYCD and City databases.
8. Reviewing DYCD’s contracted CPA Firm audit workpapers.
9. Reviewing CBO’s Federal Uniform Guidance Reports (i.e., Single Audits) and following up on any findings therein.
10. Reviewing CBO’s independently audited financial statements.
11. Performing site visits to CBOs to ensure equipment purchased with DYCD funding is appropriately documented and recorded on equipment inventory lists.
12. Performing fiscal analysis of CBO Financial Statements as part of DYCD’s pre-qualification justification process.
13. Completing fiscal performance evaluations of CBO contracts.
14. Preparing written summaries that document the staff auditor’s analysis and monitoring of CBOs and any associated suggested next steps identified for DYCD follow-up.
15. Providing technical assistance and presenting training material to CBOs covering internal controls, DYCD’s Fiscal Manual, and industry standards and best practices based on identified areas of need.

MANAGEMENT AUDITOR - 40502

Minimum Qualifications

1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university, accredited by regional, national, professional or specialized agencies recognized as accrediting bodies by the U.S. Secretary of Education and by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) including or supplemented by 24 semester credits in accounting, including one course each in: advanced accounting, auditing, and cost accounting; and one of the following:
   (A) one year of full-time satisfactory experience in management auditing, financial auditing, and/or information technology (IT) auditing; or
   (B) a valid Certified Public Accountant license issued by the New York State Education Department; or
   (C) a valid Certified Internal Auditor certificate issued by the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA); or
2. A satisfactory combination of education and/or experience equivalent to "1" above. Education and/or experience may be substituted as follows:
   (A) two years of full-time satisfactory experience in financial or managerial accounting may be substituted for the one year of experience described in "1(A)" above;
   (B) undergraduate or graduate credits from an accredited college or university, accredited by regional, national, professional or specialized agencies recognized as accrediting bodies by the U.S. Secretary of Education and by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) in management, computer science, public administration, and/or business administration may be substituted for up to 9 semester credits in accounting, on a credit for credit basis.
   

However, all candidates must have a baccalaureate degree including or supplemented by 15 semester credits in accounting, including one course each in advanced accounting, auditing, and cost accounting, and one of the following: at least one year of the experience described in "1(A)" above or its equivalent; or a Certified Public Accountant license; or a Certified Internal Auditor certificate, as described in "1(B)" or "1(C)" above.

To be eligible for placement in Assignment Level II individuals must have, in addition to meeting the minimum requirements, at least one year of experience as a Management Auditor - Assignment I or at least two years of experience in management auditing, financial auditing, and/or information technology (IT) auditing.

Preferred Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Auditing, Business, Economics, or Finance.
• Knowledge of non-profit business operations and organization management.
• Two years of experience performing audits in accordance with Government Audit Standards and analyzing non-profit financial statements for compliance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
• Knowledge of New York City Operating Systems.

Residency Requirement

New York City residency is generally required within 90 days of appointment. However, City Employees in certain titles who have worked for the City for 2 continuous years may also be eligible to reside in Nassau, Suffolk, Putnam, Westchester, Rockland, or Orange County. To determine if the residency requirement applies to you, please discuss with the agency representative at the time of interview.

Additional Information

The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.