SENIOR ACCOUNT CONTROL AUDITOR

About the position

The Finance Office is recruiting to fill one (1) Management Auditor II Auditor to function as a Senior Account Auditor who will perform both Annual and Final closeout audits for CAMFR, Employment, HASA, and other contracts. The role involves liaising with providers/vendors to attain Financial Statements and other necessary reports such as a Trial Balance, Profit and Loss, Statement of Revenue and Expense Report or General Ledger. The auditor will examine Financial Statements to assess the use of awarded funds against the correct budget structure and investigate any discrepancies. Responsibilities also include determining unallowed costs based on Federal regulations, Comptrollers Directives, and Contract provisions, auditing and communicating closeout findings to providers/vendors, and creating Cash Confirmation reports in collaboration with the Office of Budget Administration (OBA). The auditor will review newly registered contracts to assure accurate utilization when allocating allowable costs to its various funding streams and substantiate if costs are being allocated to a program based on the benefits received by analyzing the Organizations Financial Statements, Statement of Functional Expenses, Schedule of Expenditure of Federal Awards, and Cost Accounting Standards and Methods. Additionally, the auditor will audit and reconcile funds disbursed and deposited in DSS/HRA/DHS totaling approximately $5.1 billion dollars from various bank accounts and review employment documentation in support of Bureau of Accounts Payable for all milestones under performance-based contracts. The position is located at 4 World Trade Center, New York, NY, with a schedule of 9 to 5.

Responsibilities

• Perform both Annual and Final closeout audits for CAMFR, Employment, HASA, and other contracts.
• Liaise with providers/vendors to attain Financial Statements and other necessary reports such as a Trial Balance, Profit and Loss, Statement of Revenue and Expense Report or General Ledger.
• Examine Financial Statements to assess the use of awarded funds were applied against the correct budget structure and investigate any discrepancies.
• Determine unallowed costs based on Federal regulations, Comptrollers Directives, and Contract provisions.
• Audit and communicate closeout findings to providers/vendors, such as recoupment of funds.
• Create Cash Confirmation reports in collaboration with the Office of Budget Administration (OBA).
• Email Cash Confirmation reports to providers/vendors, while responding to all inquiries from auditors.
• Review newly registered contracts to assure the accurate utilization when allocating allowable costs to its various funding streams.
• Substantiate if costs are being allocated to a program based on the benefits received by analyzing the Organizations Financial Statements, Statement of Functional Expenses, Schedule of Expenditure of Federal Awards, and Cost Accounting Standards and Methods.
• Audit and reconcile funds disbursed and deposited in DSS/HRA/DHS totaling approximately $5.1 billion dollars from Cash Assistance, CAMFR, Employment, HASA, Legal and Other Miscellaneous bank accounts.
• Review employment documentations in support of Bureau of Accounts Payable for all milestones which fall under performance-based contracts.

Requirements

• A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university, including or supplemented by 24 semester credits in accounting, including one course each in advanced accounting, auditing, and cost accounting.
• One year of full-time satisfactory experience in management auditing, financial auditing, and/or information technology (IT) auditing; or a valid Certified Public Accountant license issued by the New York State Education Department; or a valid Certified Internal Auditor certificate issued by the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA).
• A satisfactory combination of education and/or experience equivalent to the above.
• 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 for placement in Assignment Level II.

Nice-to-haves

• Financial Management System (FMS) knowledge.
• PASSPort knowledge.
• Check Reconciliation and Tracking System (CRTS) knowledge.
• Check Replacement System (CRS) knowledge.
• Check Replacement Unit System (CRU) knowledge.
• Finance Office Check Imaging System (FOCIS) knowledge.
• Forgery Tracking Unit System (FTU) knowledge.
• Stop Payment System (SPS) knowledge.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word.

Benefits

• Public Service Loan Forgiveness eligibility.
• New York City residency requirement within 90 days of appointment.