Senior Vendor Auditor

DCAS's mission is to make city government work for all New Yorkers. From managing New York City’s most iconic courthouses and municipal buildings, to purchasing over $1 billion annually in goods and services for more than 80 City agencies what we do ensures that all agencies can deliver on their mission. Our reach touches every facet of city government and is instrumental to the successful day-to-day operations of the City of New York.

Our commitment to equity, effectiveness, and sustainability guides our work providing City agencies with the critical resources and support needed to succeed, including:

• Recruiting, hiring, and training City employees.
• Managing 55 public buildings.
• Acquiring, selling, and leasing City property.
• Purchasing over $1 billion in goods and services for City agencies.
• Overseeing the greenest municipal vehicle fleet in the country.
• Leading the City's efforts to reduce carbon emissions from government operations.
  
  

When you work at DCAS, you're not just working for one agency, but in service of them all. It's an opportunity to provide impactful support, quality customer service, and help protect the future of New York City for generations to come. Visit our website at nyc.gov/dcas to learn more about the work we do.

DCAS’s Audit & Compliance Services (ACS) consists of the following:

• Engineering Audit;
• Vendor Contract Audit;
• Internal Audit;
• Non-Public Schools Audit Program; and
• External Audit Coordination.
  
  

ACS assists management with identifying and prioritizing areas or processes that require attention and audit/review focus by gaining an understanding of the processes and procedures as they currently exist; performing tests of controls to verify whether controls are working as designed; and providing observations and recommendations to improve processes and controls. ACS is also tasked with the coordination of all external audit activities and Agency responses to those audits; the review of required Federal grant reporting; the coordination of the City's Financial and Single Audits; the preparation and review of NYC Comptroller’s Directive 1, the DOI Agency Anti-Corruption Report, and the Agency Internal Control Statement; preparation and reporting of quarterly metrics identified by DOI; and developing and assisting in managing corrective action plans. ACS is also tasked with auditing DCAS program to reimburse non-public schools for allowable costs associated with security guard services to help provide assurance that this program is operating within the stated parameters. Besides this, a new unit within ACS was established to manage and monitor audits conducted by CPA firm(s), to audit Citywide Vendor Contracts.

With regards to citywide procurement DCAS processed orders for goods and services worth over $1.5 billion for over 100 NY City agencies, departments, boards and authorities. Whereas, DCAS has the overall responsibility to ensure that the contracted vendors are in compliance with the contract stipulations, terms, conditions, agreed upon prices, and specifications. As such, DCAS/Audit and Compliance Services seeks to hire a Vendor Contract Auditor to coordinate, monitor and conduct reviews of audit work performed by contracted CPA firm(s) pertaining to audits of Citywide master contracts under the purview of a Senior Staff Auditor/Supervisor and the Audit Director.

Responsibilities for the Internal Staff Auditor will include but may not be limited to:

The Vendor Contract Audit (VCA) Unit, within ACS, is responsible for monitoring the CPA audits and ensuring that the audits are conducted in accordance with the Professional Standards established by the International Association of Internal Auditors (IIA), Generally Accepted Government Auditing Standards (GAGAS) and with the NYC Comptroller’s directives. The VCA Unit assists the agency by:

• Conducting difficult audits/reviews; monitoring contract compliance of vendors, consultants, and providers of technical and professional services, including the purchase of labor, material and equipment and making recommendations.
• Establishing audit plans and testing designed to assess compliance with contract terms and conditions and to determine whether amounts claimed by the vendors and paid by NYC agencies were fully supported by documentation and all underlying conditions of payment.
• Recommending audit policies; providing input into the preparation of a risk-based audit plan which meets project needs while also considering constraints, resources, management priorities, and other concerns as they arise.
• Enhancing revenue and/or the reduction of agency operating costs.
• Conducting or participating in entrance and exit conferences and other audit related meetings with agency managers, other agency representatives, and vendors to facilitate the audit and audit goals.
• Performing more difficult, detailed, complex and comprehensive cost-benefit and work simplification analyses and making recommendations.
• Reviewing and editing audit reports and recommendations based on audit findings.
• Ensuring all findings are consistent with contract terms and conditions, and all other forms of applicable rules and guidance, and that they meet the evidentiary and documentation requirements of GAGAS.
• Maintaining audit files in accordance with GAGAS and ACS policy.
• Performing related duties.
  
  

The VCA Unit require staff with significant experience of vendor contract and/or financial auditing, and auditing of claims for payment to assess their validity on a pre or post payment basis, in order to perform this work effectively; while supporting the agency’s continued efforts to manage contracted vendors, mitigate risk on a strategic and effective level.

Minimum Qualifications

• 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:
• 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); or
• A satisfactory combination of education and/or experience equivalent to "1" above. Education and/or experience may be substituted as follows:
• 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;
• 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.

Preferred Skills

• Significant experience of vendor contract and/or financial auditing, and auditing of claims for payment to assess their validity on a pre or post payment basis. - Professional competence in analyzing contract terms and conditions, PPB and other applicable rules and guidance to test auditee compliance. - Knowledge and prior experience in the use of random sampling and the use of extrapolation techniques to estimate error rates across the universe of claims. - Demonstrated record of success in developing audit plans/audit testing and conducting audits which meet or exceed agency objectives and established goals. - Excellent oral and written communication skills and the ability to serve as unit representative/liaison within DCAS and externally with other agencies and vendors. - Ability to work well within a small team to meet tight deadlines. - Service-orientation mindset. - Maintaining audit files in accordance with GAGAS and AC policy. - Performing other related duties.
  
  

Public Service Loan Forgiveness

As a prospective employee of the City of New York, you may be eligible for federal loan forgiveness programs and state repayment assistance programs. For more information, please visit the U.S. Department of Education’s website at https://studentaid.gov/pslf/

Residency Requirement

New York City residency is generally required within 90 days of appointment. However, City Employees in certain titles who have worked for the City for 2 continuous years may also be eligible to reside in Nassau, Suffolk, Putnam, Westchester, Rockland, or Orange County. To determine if the residency requirement applies to you, please discuss with the agency representative at the time of interview.

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.