Senior Auditor

City of New York • New York, NY

8d • $83,743 - $104,062 • Onsite

About The Position

The Department of Design and Construction, Engineering Audit Office seeks a Senior Auditor. The selected candidate will be responsible for auditing partial, substantial, final and retainage payments requisition for construction, equipment, and related consultant services contracts, in accordance with Comptroller Directive No. 2, 6 and 7. Perform field visits to physically verify quantity and quality of work performed and to ensure that payments requisitions represent an appropriate value of the work performed satisfactorily. Write comprehensive audit reports to justify approval, adjustment or rejection of payment requisitions. Review change orders greater than 25K and 50K for validity and cost reasonableness, respectively; verifying cost estimates, original contract agreements and the applicable City regulations and recommend approval or rejection of change orders with appropriate reasons stating conditions for recommendation. Become familiar with various contracts being audited as well as all applicable Comptroller's Directives (e.g. No. 2, 6 & 7), OMB CS 29D, PPB rules Secs. 2.06, 6.02, and 6.07. Perform all payment audits in a time frame consistent with prompt payment objectives, Section 6.07 of the PPB rules, ODC directive No. 67 and as mandated by DDC standard processing time for contractor payments. Perform a final review and examination of prices, reimbursable costs; technical trade labor rates; multipliers; overhead factors and other related documents to certify the validity and reasonableness of contract changes and performing field Inspections to verify that work is of good quality and has progressed sufficiently to warrant payment requested. The Senior Auditor will assist auditors by providing assistance and guidance on key auditing principles and other issues that arise. Additionally, educational credentials must be from a U.S. Department of Education-recognized accredited institution. Credentials from foreign institutions require independent equivalency verification from an approved evaluation service. A list of providers (fees apply) is available at: https://www.nyc.gov/assets/dcas/downloads/pdf/employment/nyc-dcas-foreign-education-evaluation
guide.pdf.

Requirements

• Only candidates who are permanent in the Construction Project Manager title or those who took and passed the Open-Competitive exam #3042 or 5058 may apply.
• A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent approved by a State’s Department of Education or a recognized accrediting organization, and five years of full-time satisfactory experience managing and/or inspecting one or more construction projects which must have a total cost of at least $300,000 for each of the five years of the required experience.
• One year of the experience as described in “1” above and 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), in engineering, engineering technology, architecture, architectural technology, landscape architecture, construction, construction technology, or construction management.
• One year of the experience as described in “1” above and a valid license as a professional engineer, registered architect, or registered landscape architect, issued by a board of examining engineers, architects, or landscape architects duly established and qualified pursuant to the laws of any state or territory of the United States.
• A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent approved by a State's Department of Education or a recognized accrediting organization, and a combination of at least two years of experience as described in “1” above and the education as described in “2” above to equal a total of five years of education and experience.
• Matriculation in an undergraduate college degree program as described in “2” above may be substituted for experience on the basis of 30 semester credits for one year of satisfactory full-time experience up to a maximum of three years of experience.
• Candidates must specify for each construction project they worked on: a description of the construction project, the time period they worked on the construction project, and the type of work they performed. Candidates must also specify the money allotted for the project.
• At the time of appointment to this position, you must have a motor vehicle driver license valid in the State of New York. If you have moving violations, license suspension or an accident record, you may be disqualified. This license must be maintained for the duration of your employment.
• For Assignment to Level II, In addition to meeting the "Qualification Requirements" above, candidates must have one additional year of satisfactory full-time experience working in Assignment Level I; or one additional year of satisfactory full-time experience as described in "1" above.
• For Assignment to Level III, in addition to meeting the Qualification Requirements for Construction Project Manager, candidates must have two additional years of satisfactory full-time experience working in Construction Project Manager Assignment Level I and II; or two additional years of satisfactory full-time experience as described in question "1" above and possess a motor vehicle driver license valid in the State of New York which must be maintained for the duration of employment noting that if you have moving violations, license suspension or an accident record, you may be disqualified.

Nice To Haves

• Please include a copy of your Notice of Results, Proof of Filing, or indicate if you are permanent in the title.

Responsibilities

• Auditing partial, substantial, final and retainage payments requisition for construction, equipment, and related consultant services contracts.
• Perform field visits to physically verify quantity and quality of work performed and to ensure that payments requisitions represent an appropriate value of the work performed satisfactorily.
• Write comprehensive audit reports to justify approval, adjustment or rejection of payment requisitions.
• Review change orders greater than 25K and 50K for validity and cost reasonableness, respectively; verifying cost estimates, original contract agreements and the applicable City regulations and recommend approval or rejection of change orders with appropriate reasons stating conditions for recommendation.
• Become familiar with various contracts being audited as well as all applicable Comptroller's Directives (e.g. No. 2, 6 & 7), OMB CS 29D, PPB rules Secs. 2.06, 6.02, and 6.07.
• Perform all payment audits in a time frame consistent with prompt payment objectives, Section 6.07 of the PPB rules, ODC directive No. 67 and as mandated by DDC standard processing time for contractor payments.
• Perform a final review and examination of prices, reimbursable costs; technical trade labor rates; multipliers; overhead factors and other related documents to certify the validity and reasonableness of contract changes and performing field Inspections to verify that work is of good quality and has progressed sufficiently to warrant payment requested.
• Assist auditors by providing assistance and guidance on key auditing principles and other issues that arise.

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: Senior
• Education Level: High school or GED