Audit and Compliance Lead

City of New York • New York, NY

3d

About The Position

The New York City Department of Sanitation (DSNY) keeps New York City healthy, safe, and clean by collecting, recycling, and disposing of waste, cleaning City streets and vacant lots, and clearing snow and ice. DSNY is the nation's largest municipal sanitation agency, with nearly 10,000 employees, 59 district garages, and a fleet of more than 5,000 trucks, cars, and other types of equipment. The Department clears litter, snow, and ice from approximately 6,500 miles of City streets and removes debris from vacant lots as well as abandoned vehicles from City streets. Under Local Law 199 of 2019, the Department of Sanitation is required to implement a program known as Commercial Waste Zones (CWZ), which transfers the regulation of private waste haulers to the Department of Sanitation. The New York City Department of Sanitation (the Department) is seeking one Audit and Compliance Lead to join the Bureau of Commercial Waste (Bureau). The Audit and Compliance Lead will oversee and guide audit and compliance operations for DSNY’s Commercial Waste Zones (CWZ) program. This position plays a key role in ensuring that commercial waste carters and vendors comply with contract terms, laws, and regulations. The successful candidate will bring advanced audit leadership, financial oversight, and compliance expertise to support DSNY’s mission of transparency, accountability, and operational excellence.

Requirements

• A master's degree from an accredited college in economics, finance, accounting, business or public administration, public health, human resources management, management science, operations research, organizational behavior, industrial psychology, statistics, personnel administration, labor relations, psychology, sociology, human resources development, political science, urban studies or a Juris Doctor degree from an accredited law school, and one year of satisfactory full-time professional experience in one or a combination of the following: working with the budget of a large public or private concern in budget administration, accounting, economic or financial administration, or fiscal or economic research; in management or methods analysis, operations research, organizational research or program evaluation; in personnel or public administration, recruitment, position classification, personnel relations, labor relations, employee benefits, staff development, employment program planning/administration, labor market research, economic planning, social services program planning/evaluation, or fiscal management, or in a related area; or
• A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and three years of satisfactory full-time professional experience in the areas described in "1" above.
• An associate degree or completion of 60 semester credits from an accredited college and five years of satisfactory full-time professional experience as described in “1” above.
• A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent approved by a State’s department of education or a recognized accrediting organization and seven years of satisfactory full-time professional experience as described in “1” above.
• A combination of education and/or experience equivalent to “1”, “2”, “3”, or “4” above. College education may be substituted for professional experience at the rate of 30 semester credits from an accredited college for one year of experience. However, all candidates must have a high school diploma and at least one year of experience as described in “1” above.

Responsibilities

• Lead audits and compliance reviews to assess adherence to Commercial Waste Carter contract terms, applicable laws, and DSNY rules and regulations.
• Develop and execute comprehensive audit plans, risk assessments, and work programs to ensure audit objectives are met on schedule.
• Supervise the preparation and quality review of audit workpapers, including analyses, memos, reports, and findings documentation.
• Provide expert guidance and training to audit staff on compliance methodologies, risk analysis, and corrective action tracking.
• Partner with cross-functional teams across the Bureau to ensure coordinated and professional audit operations.
• Oversee follow-up reviews and corrective action implementation to strengthen program integrity.
• Conduct site visits and field audits, as needed, to verify compliance and operational performance.
• Prepare and present detailed audit reports, including findings, recommendations, and status updates, to senior management and agency executives.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees