Bank Account And Disbursement Auditor

City of New York • New York, NY

4d • Onsite

About The Position

The Department of Social Services (DSS) is comprised of the administrative units of the New York City Human Resources Administration (HRA) and the Department of Homeless Services (DHS). HRA is dedicated to fighting poverty and income inequality by providing New Yorkers in need with essential benefits such as Food Assistance and Emergency Rental Assistance. DHS is committed to preventing and addressing homelessness in New York City by employing a variety of innovative strategies to help families and individuals successfully exit shelter and return to self-sufficiency as quickly as possible. The Office of Fiscal Operations/Bureau of Reconciliation and Control (BORAC) records and maintains all financial transactions affecting DSS/HRA/DHS. The Bank Accounts and Disbursement Auditor will perform high level audits, prepare/review voucher requests, maintain records, and reconcile funds disbursed or deposited into DSS/HRA/DHS bank accounts for the Cash Assistance (CA) program which has an annual budget totaling approximately $1.35 billion dollars. The tasks are a critical part of guaranteeing our Agency complies with the Office of the Comptroller’s annual audit.

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
• One year of full-time satisfactory experience in performance auditing according to Generally Accepted Government Auditing Standards (GAGAS), financial auditing, internal auditing, and/or information technology (IT) auditing
• A valid Certified Public Accountant license issued by the New York State Education Department
• A valid Certified Internal Auditor certificate issued by the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA)

Nice To Haves

• If you are hired provisionally in this title, you must take and pass the Civil Service Exam, when it becomes available, to be eligible for continued employment.

Responsibilities

• Prepare Agency’s public assistance bank accounts and utilize various databases to analyze issuances and disbursements by accounts and reconcile accounts based on check cancellations, forgeries, stale check reinstatements, and manual check requests.
• Post monthly issuances, disbursements and cancellations to manual and automated ledgers to maintain timely records of account balances used to prepare audits, account reconciliations, cash balance and aged outstanding reports, and obtain all necessary certifications.
• Conduct detailed reviews of cost allocations to ensure expenditures are aligned with payment records and the proper budget structures are charged.
• Liaise with various banking institutions, DSS Office of Budget Administration (OBA), DSS Bureau of Accounting and Special Programs (BOASP), DSS Bureau of Accounts Payable (BAP), DSS Bureau of Revenue and Reimbursement (DARB), NYC Department of Finance (DOF), Office of the Comptroller, and other state and local agencies.

What This Job Offers

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