Director, Office of Contract Agency Audits
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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 (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.

The OCA Director will report to the OCA Senior Director and will directly oversee two Deputy Directors. Deputy Directors oversee OCA's staff auditors. The Director will be required to work independently to supervise the day-to-day tasks of the deputy directors and staff auditors. In coordination with the Senior Director, the Director will be responsible for:

* Creating and maintaining OCA protocols and standard operating procedures. - Developing annual training and professional development plans for deputy directors and staff auditors.

* Training deputy directors and staff auditors on OCA protocols and standard operating procedures.

* Training CBOs on contract provisions, fiscal manual requirements, and the general process of DYCD's audits.

* Selecting the CBOs for DYCD's contracted CPA Firms to audit on an annual basis.

* Reviewing monthly status reports from DYCD's contracted CPA firms and following up to resolve bottlenecks.

* Directly communicating with CBOs regarding: CBO compliance with CPA Firm audit requests and DYCD's acceptance or rejection of CBO responses to draft audit findings and corrective action plans.

* Processing, tracking, and reporting to DYCD Senior Management on CBO recoupments stemming from audits with disallowed costs.

* Responding to CBO questions regarding allowable costs, appropriate cost allocation methodologies and calculations, and general document retention requirements.

* Overseeing DYCD's Certificate of Compliance process, which documents all CBOs that are required to submit Federal Uniform Guidance Reports, as well as collecting and reviewing CBO's Uniform Guidance Reports and following up with CBOs on any findings.

* Collecting, reviewing, and explaining documentation required to meet DYCD's oversight entities

* Overseeing special project audits performed by CPA Firms to address various referrals to the OCA regarding potential fraud, waste, and abuse of City funds at CBOs.

* Overseeing the CPA Firm audit of DYCD's contracted Fiscal Agent

* Making final decisions on whether questioned costs resulting from CPA firm audits should be disallowed and recouped from CBOs by DYCD.

Minimum Qualifications

1. 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 closely related field, and two years 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; in management or methods analysis, operations research, organizational research or program evaluation; in personnel or public administration, recruitment, position classification, personnel 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. 18 months of this experience must have been in an executive, managerial, administrative or supervisory capacity. Supervision must have included supervising staff performing professional work in the areas described above; or

2. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and four years of professional experience in the areas described in 1 above, including the 18 months of executive, managerial, administrative or supervisory experience, as described in 1 above.

Preferred Skills

* Master's degree in accounting, auditing, business, or finance - A minimum of five (5) years of experience auditing nonprofit organizations - Knowledge of nonprofit business operations and organization management - Experience performing audits in accordance with Government Audit Standards and analyzing non-profit financial statements for compliance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. - Prior audit supervisory experience with a focus on team caseload/ staff portfolio management - 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.