BOB – FISCAL AUDITOR

City of New York • New York, NY

6d • $65,091 - $104,135 • Onsite

About The Position

The New York City Department of Transportation, Division of Bridges is responsible for managing the full life cycle of over 800 bridges and tunnels and over 600 retaining walls, ensuring safety of the public and ensuring mobility for all users. Team members may work on major project designs, oversee construction, oversee maintenance activities, perform engineering reviews and quality assurance tasks on some of the most iconic and complex projects in the City. The Division of Bridges is looking for a self-starter who can coordinate multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment with minimum supervision. Excellent communication and the ability to work under tight deadlines skills are a must. Reporting to the Assistant Commissioner’s Staff Manager, the fiscal auditor will be responsible for assisting the Staff Manager in monitoring the Divisions OTPS expenditures, auditing critical budget exercises, auditing payment packages prior to submission to Accounts Payable, checking payment statuses in FMS and Passport, preparing written justifications & responding to various administrative requests, monitoring and controlling all expenditures, initiating, processing and tracing purchase requisitions & purchase orders for supplies & services, researching various vendor directories and contract types, implementing and developing tools and processes for budget tracking and analysis, and closely working with other DOT partnering units including Expense Budget, Grants Administration, ACCO, and Fiscal Affairs. The role also involves coordinating with internal units to support efficient and appropriate use of non-City (Federal, State) grant funds in the Expense Budget and comparing expenditures from Federal and State budget codes to project team claims ensuring claim amounts are what was liquidated.

Requirements

• A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university, accredited by regional, national, professional or specialized agencies recognized as accrediting bodies by the U.S. Secretary of Education and by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA), including or supplemented by 24 semester credits in accounting, including one course each in advanced accounting and auditing; or
• A valid New York State Certified Public Accountant license.
• At least one year of experience as an Accountant - Assignment Level I or at least two years of satisfactory full-time professional accounting or auditing experience.

Nice To Haves

• Understanding of the City’s Expense budget
• Experience with invoicing and payments utilizing both FMS3 and PASSPort
• Familiarity with budgets codes from different funding sources and the requirements for using budget codes based on funding source
• Experience or exposure to budget exercises like surplus review and annual close out
• Ability to track contracts and payments across a wide range of goods and services each with different requirements for payment
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite

Responsibilities

• Assist the Staff Manager in monitoring the Divisions OTPS expenditures
• Assist in auditing critical budget exercises such as but not limited to; quarterly surplus review, MOCS exercises, invoice aging report, encumbrances and annual close out
• Audit Payment packages prior to submission to Accounts Payable
• Check Payment Statuses in FMS and Passport
• Prepare written justifications & respond to various administrative requests
• Monitor and control all expenditures (tracking expenditures)
• Initiate, process and trace purchase requisitions & purchase orders for supplies & services
• Research FMS, Passport, SBS M/WBE directory, NYC requirement contract, NYS preferred source vendors
• Implement and develop tools and processes for budget tracking and analysis
• Closely work with other DOT partnering units including Expense Budget, Grants Administration, ACCO, and Fiscal Affairs
• Coordinate with internal units to support efficient and appropriate use of non-City (Federal, State) grant funds in the Expense Budget
• Compare expenditures from Federal and State budget codes to project team claims ensuring claim amounts are what was liquidated

Benefits

• Premium-free health insurance plan
• Additional health, fitness, and financial benefits may be available based on the positions associated union/benefit fund
• Public sector defined benefit pension plan
• College savings plan
• Commuter Benefits (Pre-Tax)
• Tax-deferred savings program
• Robust Wellness Programs
• Work From Home Policy (up to two days per week)
• Job Security

What This Job Offers

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