Accounts Payable Auditor

City of New York • New York, NY

23h • $65,091 - $74,855

About The Position

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

The role reports directly to the Deputy Director. Applicants must be permanent employees in the civil service title of Management Auditor or confirmed passers of the Management Auditor Exam #7047.

Requirements

• Must be a permanent employee in the civil service title of Management Auditor or a confirmed passer of the Management Auditor Exam #7047.
• 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 degree and credit requirements, one of the following: one year of full-time satisfactory experience in performance auditing according to Generally Accepted Government Auditing Standards (GAGAS), financial auditing, internal auditing, and/or IT 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 (IIA).

Nice To Haves

• For placement in Assignment Level II, 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 IT 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.
• Thoroughly review payment requests to verify 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; special rate-escalation clauses; CPI adjustments; certified payrolls; retainage provisions; and assignments of payments and contracts to ensure compliance and proper payment distribution.
• Review and assist with approval of vendor payments, reimbursements, and other expenditures, ensuring transactions are accurate, properly supported, and compliant with applicable policies and procedures.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level