Staff Auditor
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The New York City Department of Youth and Community Development (DYCD) invests in a network of community-based organizations and programs to alleviate the effects of poverty and to provide opportunities for New Yorkers and communities to flourish. The New York City Department of Youth and Community Development (DYCD) supports youth and community services through contracts with a broad network of community-based organizations throughout New York City. Our central task is administering available city, state, and federal funds to a wide range of innovative, practical, and quality programs that positively impact youth and communities.

The New York City Department of Youth and Community Development (DYCD) supports youth and community services through contracts with a broad network of Community-Based Organizations (CBOs) throughout New York City. Our central task is administering available city, state, and federal funds to a wide range of programs that positively impact youth and communities.

DYCD's Office of Contract Agency Audits' (OCA) mission is to perform fiscal monitoring of DYCD's contracted CBOs to ensure they comply with DYCD's contract, the City of New York Health and Human Services Cost Policies and Procedures Manual, DYCD's Fiscal Manual, and other applicable City, State, and Federal laws.

Reporting to an OCA Deputy Director, the Staff Auditor will be responsible for the following:

* Reviewing draft audit reports of CBOs prepared by DYCD's contracted independent audit firms (CPA firms) in preparation for audit exit conferences attended by CBO officials and CPA firm auditors.

* Conducting audit exit conferences for CBOs associated with audits performed by DYCD's CPA firms.

* Evaluating CBO's proposed corrective action plans prepared to address audit findings. - Following up on corrective action plans accepted by DYCD to ensure implementation by CBOs.

* Evaluating the results of corrective action plans implemented by CBOs to determine their effectiveness and making further recommendations or site-visits as needed.

* Recommending whether questioned costs resulting from CPA firm audits should be disallowed and recouped from CBOs by DYCD. - Performing data entry of CPA firm audit reports into DYCD

and City databases.

* Reviewing DYCD's contracted CPA Firm audit workpapers.

* Reviewing CBO's Federal Uniform Guidance Reports (i.e., Single Audits) and following up on any findings therein.

* Reviewing CBO's independently audited financial statements

* Performing site visits to CBOs to ensure equipment purchased with DYCD funding is appropriately documented and recorded on equipment inventory lists.

* Performing fiscal analysis of CBO Financial Statements as part of DYCD's pre-qualification justification process - Completing fiscal performance evaluations of CBO contracts

* Preparing written summaries that document the staff auditor's analysis and monitoring of CBOs and any associated suggested next steps identified for DYCD follow-up.

* Providing technical assistance and presenting training material to CBOs covering internal controls, DYCD's Fiscal Manual, and industry standards and best practices based on identified areas of need.

Minimum Qualifications

1. A master's 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 the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) 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 closely related field, and one year of satisfactory full-time professional experience in one or a combination of the following: working with the budget of a large public or private concern in budget administration, accounting, economic or financial administration, or fiscal or economic research; or in management or methods analysis, operations research, organizational research or program evaluation; or 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; or

2. 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 the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) and three years of satisfactory full-time professional experience in the areas described in 1 above.

Preferred Skills

* Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Auditing, Business, Economics, or Finance - Knowledge of nonprofit business operations and organization management - Two years of experience performing audits in accordance with Government Audit Standards and analyzing non-profit financial statements for compliance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. - Strong written and oral communication skills - Advanced Microsoft Excel skills - Knowledge of New York City Operating Systems

55a Program

This position is also open to qualified persons with a disability who are eligible for the 55-a Program. Please indicate at the top of your resume and cover letter that you would like to be considered for the position through the 55-a Program.

Public Service Loan Forgiveness

As a prospective employee of the City of New York, you may be eligible for federal loan forgiveness programs and state repayment assistance programs. For more information, please visit the U.S. Department of Education's website at

Residency Requirement

New York City residency is generally required within 90 days of appointment. However, City Employees in certain titles who have worked for the City for 2 continuous years may also be eligible to reside in Nassau, Suffolk, Putnam, Westchester, Rockland, or Orange County. To determine if the residency requirement applies to you, please discuss with the agency representative at the time of interview.

Additional Information

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.