Capital Payment Auditor

City of New York • New York City, NY

3d • Onsite

About The Position

As the City's primary capital construction project manager, the Department of Design and Construction (DDC) builds and improves civic facilities and infrastructure across New York City. DDC manages approximately 4500 payment requests annually from consultants and contractors. This role involves reviewing and processing these payment requisitions, conducting mathematical computations and forensic research, reviewing and auditing payment vouchers, identifying accounting lines, verifying change orders and task order registrations, and adjusting payments due to liens, claims, and assignments. The Capital Payment Auditor will utilize the DDC automated ledger system for payment tracking and recording, develop payment reports, and learn DDC's payment processing applications (PDMS, PIMS, CPS, and Benchmark).

Requirements

• Master's degree from an accredited college in economics, finance, accounting, business or public administration, 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.
• OR a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and two years of satisfactory full-time professional experience in budget administration, accounting, economic or financial administration, fiscal or economic research; management or methods analysis, operations research, organizational research or program evaluation; 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 a related area.
• OR an associate degree or completion of 60 semester credits from an accredited college and four years of satisfactory full-time professional experience as described above.
• OR a four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent and six years of satisfactory full-time professional experience as described above.
• A combination of education and/or experience equivalent to the above qualifications.
• College education may be substituted for professional experience at the rate of 30 semester credits from an accredited college for one year of experience.
• All candidates must have a high school diploma.
• Authorization to work in the United States is required.
• Permanent in the Staff Analyst title or reachable on the Open-Competitive List (Exam #3116).

Responsibilities

• Review and process approximately 4500 payment requisitions annually from consultants and contractors.
• Conduct mathematical computations and forensic research.
• Review, audit, and prepare payment vouchers.
• Identify correct commodity and accounting lines.
• Verify change orders and task order registrations in FMS3.
• Adjust payment vouchers due to liens, claims, and assignments.
• Use the DDC automated ledger system to record and track payments.
• Develop and run payment reports as needed.
• Learn DDC’s applications for processing payments (PDMS, PIMS, CPS and Benchmark).

What This Job Offers

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