Senior Payment Analyst

The Office of Chief Medical Examiner investigates cases of persons who die within New York City from criminal violence by accident by suicide suddenly when in apparent health when unattended by a physician in a correctional facility or in any suspicious or unusual manner or where an application is made pursuant to law for a permit to cremate a body of a person.

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Commitment: Dedicated to the mission at all times

Accountability: Responsible to each other and the community

Resilience: Adapt in the face of adversity

Excellence: Achieve and maintain the highest quality

Service: Innovate to meet evolving needs

**OPEN TO COMPARABLE CIVIL SERVICE TITLES.**

Duties and Responsibilities:

- Perform all duties of a Management Auditor Assignment Level I

- Conduct audits of vendor payments and fiscal operations to ensure compliance with policies and regulations.

- Review expenditures for accuracy and appropriateness identifying potential fraud or misappropriation.

- Independently analyze and review technical contract payments to ensure invoice accuracy and compliance with prompt payment requirements.

- Independently review miscellaneous and employee expense transactions to ensure correctness and compliance.

- Prepare and draft audit reports including findings comments and recommendations to management.

- Assist with the annual fiscal year-end closing process.

- Provide support to supervisors and assist with staff guidance when needed.

- Perform additional related duties as required.

SPECIAL NOTE:
Selected candidates will be required to provide a DNA sample by swabbing.
This position has been identified as essential. During emergency events essential positions may require 24-hour availability.

WORK AUTHORIZATION:
Authorization to work in the United States is required for this position. Office of Chief Medical Examiner does not provide sponsorship for international employees for visa applications extensions or status changes including STEM/OPT visas. Applicants are responsible for ensuring that they meet all qualifying requirements for this position at the time of application.

***Please note that only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted for this position. FINAL APPOINTMENTS ARE SUBJECCT TO OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT & BUDGET APPROVAL.***

MANAGEMENT AUDITOR - 40502

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.

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 individuals sex race color ethnicity national origin age religion disability sexual orientation veteran status gender identity or pregnancy.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time