Vendor Contract Auditor
About The Position
The Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS) plays a crucial role in supporting New York City's government operations by managing public buildings, purchasing goods and services, and overseeing the city's vehicle fleet and carbon emission reduction efforts. The Audit & Compliance Services (ACS) unit within DCAS is responsible for various audit functions, including Vendor Contract Audit. This role is integral to ensuring that contracted vendors comply with contract stipulations, terms, conditions, agreed-upon prices, and specifications. The ACS unit provides audit and consulting services to identify and prioritize areas requiring attention or those with concerning risk factors within DCAS's Lines of Service (LOS). The team performs tests of controls, verifies the adequacy and effectiveness of internal controls, and provides recommendations for improvement. This position is specifically for the Vendor Contract Audit function, which is part of the broader Audit & Compliance Services team.
Requirements
- Only those on the Staff Analyst list, Exam 3116 or permanent incumbents are eligible to apply.
- A 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 working in one or a combination of the following areas: working with the budget of a large public or private concern in budget administration, accounting, economic or financial administration, or fiscal or economic research; in management or methods analysis, operations research, organizational research or program evaluation; in 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 in a related area.
- An associate degree or completion of 60 semester credits from an accredited college and four years of satisfactory full-time professional experience as described in '2' above.
- A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent approved by a State's department of education or a recognized accrediting organization and six years of satisfactory full-time professional experience as described in '2' above.
- A combination of education and/or experience equivalent to '1', '2', '3', or '4' above. 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.
Responsibilities
- Conduct and perform reviews/audits and analyze reimbursement claims.
- Conduct field/site visits to ensure compliance with Local laws/regulations, Comptroller’s Directives and any other City mandate.
- Under supervisory direction, conduct detailed fiscal/operational and financial audit reviews to evaluate systems of internal control effectiveness.
- Review invoices, Certified Payroll reports, Timesheets, Insurance documents, and MOUs etc.
- Prepare audit findings detailing the tests performed and supported by audit work papers.
- Prepare preliminary draft audit report capturing the audit objectives, scope, methodology and all findings for supervisory review and approval.
- Perform tests of controls to verify whether controls are working as designed in compliance with Governmental Auditing Standards (GAGAS) and IIA Standards.
- Provide findings and recommendations to improve processes and controls.
- Conduct follow-ups to ensure that corrective action plan initiatives related to internal and external audits are implemented.
- Manage the Agencywide compliance through ACS’ annual risk assessment process, which includes identifying and prioritizing areas or processes that require attention.
- Participate and hold meetings to conduct surveys, present audit findings and write up meeting minutes.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
