Staff Auditor

The New York City Comptrollers Office works to promote the financial health integrity and effectiveness of New York City government in order to strengthen trust secure a thriving future for all New Yorkers and build a more just equitable and resilient city. Led by an independently elected citywide official the comptrollers office provides checks and balances needed to hold City government accountable for budgeting wisely investing responsibly operating efficiently acting fairly living up to its obligations and promises and paying attention to the long-term challenges we face together.

The Audit Bureau conducts informative and meaningful audits independent assessments and objective reviews to examine and report on City operations and services. The Bureau strives to improve the Citys financial position identify and mitigate risks and ensure that services are provided efficiently effectively and equitably. By reporting our findings to City officials oversight bodies and the public we increase transparency and accountability promote integrity and strengthen public trust.

The Audit Bureau is responsible for conducting performance audits reviews and analyses of NYC agencies programs and contractors in accordance with the NYC Charter. The purpose of performance audits is to assess operations for efficiency effectiveness economy and equity to assess the impacts of findings and to make recommendations for improvement.
Staff auditors work collaboratively in small teams under the direction of an Audit Supervisor and with a Lead Auditor.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:

- Conduct research to help set audit objectives and to develop audit plans;
- Gain a thorough understanding of the auditees operation by participating in walk through meetings and interviews collecting and reviewing policies and procedures and other sources of information and data;
- Critically assess documentation information and data obtained to identify risk areas of non-compliance and areas limiting programmatic efficiency performance/fiscal outcomes and equity based on established criteria;
- Collect evidence needed to support audit conclusions through document review data analysis physical observation and survey;
- Document steps and conclusions in the system of record memos written summaries spreadsheets and other written materials logically and persuasively describing completed audit steps and conclusions; and
- Perform related work as directed.

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