Auditor

City of New York • New York City, NY

3d • Onsite

About The Position

The NYC Campaign Finance Board (CFB) is a nonpartisan, independent city agency dedicated to making local democracy more open, transparent, and equitable. The CFB empowers New Yorkers to participate in elections by making it easier to vote, support candidates, and run for office. Initiatives include NYC Votes for voter engagement, the citywide Voter Guide, a public matching funds program to support small contributions, and promoting transparency in campaign finance. The Auditing & Accounting Unit within the CFB is responsible for ensuring candidates comply with the Campaign Finance Act and Board Rules, thereby maintaining the integrity of the city's matching funds program and disclosure requirements. The unit is seeking Auditors to join its team.

Requirements

• Knowledge of campaign finance laws and regulations
• Knowledge of election and ethics laws and regulations
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Strong research and analytic skills
• Strong organization skills
• Strong attention to detail
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office software including Excel or equivalent
• Ability to work as a team and independently
• Ability to organize and manage their own caseload
• Ability to analyze data and financial records
• Ability to meet internal and external deadlines
• Ability to collaborate with other internal units
• Experience working in a campaign finance agency, investigative agency, political oversight organization or legal/regulatory environment
• A bachelor’s degree from an accredited college including or supplemented by at least twelve-semester credits (or the equivalent of twelve-semester credits) in accounting, auditing, business or public administration, computer science, economics, finance, statistics, graphic design, personnel or human resources administration, user experience design, or a closely related area of study and one year of satisfactory full-time experience in accounting, auditing (including compliance or investigative auditing), business or public administration, business analysis, computer science, database administration, economics, finance, fiscal or economic management or research, statistics, graphic design, personnel or human resources administration, user experience design, or a closely related field; or A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent and five years of experience as described in “1” above; or Education and/or experience equivalent to “1” above.

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity of Government auditing standards and practices, a plus
• Ability to work overtime, as needed
• Fluency in multiple languages a plus
• Previous experience in performing audits in accordance with Generally Accepted (Government) Auditing Standards strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Analyze financial records and disclosure statements for desk and field financial, compliance and investigative audits of political campaigns.
• Perform audits in accordance with Generally Accepted Government Auditing Standards (GAGAS) and following internally developed specialized programs.
• Manage assigned audit caseload in team structure in adherence with internal and external deadlines, coordinating with other CFB units as necessary.
• Provide assistance in planning activities of the audit team during the post-election period and coordinating the team’s activities with other CFB units.
• Prepare written reports and correspondence that are clear, concise, accurate and timely.
• Communicate with campaigns in a professional manner and assist in providing guidance to campaigns on various audit and compliance issues.
• Represent the Auditing and Accounting Unit as required on special projects.

Benefits

• 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.

What This Job Offers

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