Lead Auditor

PLEASE NOTE : This position is open only to current City of New York employees serving in a permanent civil service title of Accountant. Please clearly state your permanent civil service title on your resume and cover letter.

The Office of the New York City Comptrollers Bureau of Audit (Bureau) is responsible for conducting audits and other reviews of matters relating to or affecting the Citys finances operations and programs. The Bureau is seeking highly motivated and experienced Auditors to serve as Lead Auditors on various audit projects undertaken by the bureau. Lead Auditors will assist Audit Supervisors and Managers in the planning coordination and execution of audits of City agencies contractors doing business with the City and private organizations and public entities receiving City funds or operating franchises or concessions on Cityowned property.

Lead Auditors must be capable of exercising independent judgement and will direct and lead complex and significant audits. They will be accountable for the proper and timely completion of GAGAScompliant audit procedures as well as nonGAGAS reviews and will assist the Audit Supervisors in daytoday supervision of assigned audits.

Under direction of the Audit Supervisor responsibilities of the position include but are not limited to the following :

• Acts as a team leader to ensure all audit / review programs are effectively executed and tests and procedures are properly developed and implemented to meet the objectives of the engagement;
• Works closely with the audit team in identifying appropriate audit criteria and developing all five elements of findings;
• Coordinates the work of the audit team and / or performs as the only assigned auditor to ensure the timely and effectively progression of the audit;
• Reviews audit work papers to ensure all analyses are accurate welldocumented and relevant to the audit objectives findings and conclusions;
• Assists the Audit Supervisor in preparing periodic audit status updates;

Represents the Audit Supervisor at meetings with the auditee and internal senior management; and

Performs other related work as directed.

ACCOUNTANT 40510

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 and auditing; or

2. A valid New York State Certified Public Accountant license.

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 an Accountant Assignment Level I or at least two years of satisfactory fulltime professional accounting or auditing experience.

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 : Employment Type :

Fulltime

Key Skills

Auditing,Time Management,ICD-10,Accounting,Component evaluation,Workers' Compensation Law,SOX,Microsoft Excel,CPT Coding,Internal Audits,Medicare,Bookkeeping

Vacancy : 1