Compliance Auditor

Job Description

The Department of Small Business Services (SBS) helps unlock economic potential and create economic security for all New Yorkers by connecting New Yorkers to good jobs, creating stronger businesses, and building a fairer economy in neighborhoods across the five boroughs.

The Division of Economic and Financial Opportunity (DEFO) is committed to encouraging a competitive and diverse New York City business environment by promoting the growth and success of small businesses, with special emphasis on historically underserved groups, and ensuring their meaningful participation in the government procurement process.

The goals of the division are to increase and retain the number of certified minority and women-owned business enterprises (M / WBE); increase the number of M / WBEs winning government contacts and increase overall M / WBE participation in private and public sector contracting.

Under the supervision of the Field Audit Supervisor, the Compliance Auditor will conduct activities to ensure the division meets its obligation to audit the mandated percentage of certification applicants annually, and conducts additional audits, as needed. Tasks will include, but not be limited to the following :

• Review and analyze documents received as part of the MWBE, LBE and EBE certification application process (including, but not limited to, financial records, payroll and employee records, tax documents and contract files) to ensure validity, accuracy, and completeness;
• Conduct site visits / desk audits by interviewing certification applicants and reviewing business records to probe complexities relevant to eligibility determinations and evaluate factors or conditions relevant to business operations (e.g., workspaces, equipment, inventory, vehicles, and staffing);
• Make eligibility recommendations based on thorough analysis of business documentation submitted by applicants Contact clients and SBS vendors via telephone and written correspondence to assist with the completion of the certification application process;
• Draft Certification denials and revocation letters for the Field Audit Supervisors review;
• Maintain confidential data securely and appropriately as well as routinely update client management system;
• Support inquiries via MWBE certification helpline and the MWBE Certification email accounts process all lead requests in the Certification System;
• Handle archiving / records keeping tasks; establish and maintain comprehensive, secure, and retrievable files; process partner agency addendums;
• Provide excellent customer service and interactions with clients;
• Conduct additional research on applicant businesses and relevant business owners as needed;
• Assist with special projects as needed;

Qualifications

1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and university and six months of full-time, satisfactory professional, technical, or administrative experience in one or more of the following fields : human rights, affirmative action planning / administration, position classification, or labor law. A law degree may be substituted for six months of experience; or

2. A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent approved by a States Department of Education or a recognized accrediting organization and four years of full-time satisfactory professional, technical, or administrative experience in one or more of the fields mentioned in 1 above; or

3. Education and / or experience equivalent to 1 or 2 above. However, all candidates possess the four year high school diploma or its educational equivalent.

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.