Accounts Payable Auditor

City of New York • New York City, NY

2d

About The Position

The Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS) seeks a Management Auditor to function as the Accounts Payable Auditor within the Fiscal and Business Management Line of Service. Reporting directly to the Deputy Director, this role oversees OMNY Program payment processing, bank account management, reconciliations, and financial compliance. The position ensures vendor payments and expenditures are accurate, properly funded, fully documented, and processed according to applicable policies, procedures, and Comptroller’s Directives.

Requirements

• A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college, including or supplemented by 24 semester credits in auditing, accounting, finance, economics, statistics, law, quantitative or qualitative research methodology, mathematics, data science, management, public or business administration, computer science/information technology, or a related field.
• In addition to the education requirement, one of the following: one year of full-time satisfactory experience in performance auditing under Generally Accepted Government Auditing Standards (GAGAS), financial auditing, internal auditing, and/or information technology auditing; 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.
• Only permanent employees in the civil service title of Management Auditor or confirmed passers of the Management Auditor Exam #7047 are eligible to apply.
• For placement in Assignment Level II, applicants must meet the minimum requirements and have at least one year of experience as a Management Auditor - Assignment I, or at least two years of experience in GAGAS performance auditing, internal auditing, financial auditing, and/or information technology auditing.

Responsibilities

• Manage funding and replenishment of the OMNY bank account to ensure sufficient funds are available for payment obligations.
• Monitor the OMNY bank account for insufficient funds and coordinate timely funding as needed.
• Perform monthly bank reconciliations to ensure account activity and balances are accurate and complete.
• Review ACH transactions to verify that withdrawals from the OMNY bank account reconcile with amounts reported by OCP.
• Review payment requests to confirm that payments are legitimate, fully documented, properly authorized, released to vendors within required timeframes, and funded accurately.
• Audit procurement types and methodologies, competitive bidding and vendor award documentation, budget and accounting codes, prior disbursement history, pricing and discount provisions, quantities previously received, timesheets, liens, prevailing wage requirements, delivery and inspection certifications, rate-escalation clauses, CPI adjustments, certified payrolls, retainage provisions, and assignments of payments and contracts for compliance and proper payment distribution.
• Review and assist with approval of vendor payments, reimbursements, and other expenditures, ensuring transactions are accurate, supported, and compliant with applicable policies and procedures.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time