Director of Audit Strategy

City of New York • New York, NY

1d • $145,000 - $155,000

About The Position

The New York City Comptroller’s Office promotes the financial health, integrity, and effectiveness of City government and holds City government accountable. The Audit Bureau conducts audits, independent assessments, and objective reviews of City operations and services to improve the City’s financial position, identify and mitigate risks, and help ensure services are delivered efficiently, effectively, and equitably.

The Director of Audit Strategy is a senior-level advisor to the Deputy Comptroller for Audit on complex audit, investigative, and administrative matters. The Director provides strategic guidance to Bureau leadership, coordinates with City agencies and representatives, and supports significant audit and investigative initiatives. Working across audit teams and with senior agency officials, the Director helps ensure sensitive matters are evaluated appropriately, information requests are effectively developed and communicated, and significant findings and investigative matters are presented clearly and accurately.

Requirements

• Admission to the New York State Bar.
• Four years of recent, full-time, responsible, relevant, and satisfactory legal experience after admission to any bar.
• At least 18 months of the required experience must involve supervising other attorneys in an administrative, managerial, or executive capacity, or performing highly complex and significant legal work.
• Must remain a Member of the New York State Bar in good standing throughout employment.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a principal advisor to the Deputy Comptroller on complex, sensitive, and high-priority audit and investigative matters.
• Draft, review, and coordinate formal information requests, executive summaries, investigative reports, correspondence, memoranda, and other high-level written materials.
• Assist audit teams in determining audit scopes, objectives, investigative approaches, and strategies for examining complex agency operations and programs.
• Coordinate with agency counsel offices and other representatives on confidentiality agreements, information-sharing protocols, document production, and requirements for communicating and handling sensitive information.
• Facilitate high-level communications among the Bureau of Audit, City agencies, legal counsel, and other governmental entities concerning audit activities, investigative matters, and records requests.
• Review significant audit findings, investigative materials, and supporting documentation for clarity and consistency, and ensure reports highlight critical issues.
• Coordinate special projects and cross-functional initiatives involving multiple audit teams, agency representatives, and other stakeholders.
• Perform other high-level advisory and special assignments as directed by the Deputy Comptroller for Audit.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed