Job Description Note: All Applicants must be current City of New York employees serving in a permanent (not provisional) civil service title of Management Auditor or Accountant. Please clearly state your permanent civil service title on your resume and cover letter. The Office of the New York City Comptroller’s Bureau of Audit (Bureau) is responsible for conducting audits and other reviews of matters relating to or affecting the City’s finances, operations, and programs. The Bureau is seeking highly motivated candidates to serve as Staff Auditors on various audit projects undertaken by the bureau. Under the direction of the Audit Supervisor, responsibilities of the position include, but are not limited to, the following: - Conducts financial and performance audits of City agencies, including programs and activities funded by the City and private entities with City contracts, according to generally accepted government auditing standards; - Evaluates systems of internal controls, management and operational efficiencies, and effectiveness; - Participates in the conduct of surveys and other research activities for audits, reviews or special projects; verifies the correctness of data and information; - Develops and completes plans detailing procedures to meet audit objectives; - Prepares workpapers for audits and special projects, including spreadsheets, interview write-ups, memos, letters, and reports that reflect audits activities and findings; and, - Performs related work as directed. Qualifications 1. 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 2. A valid New York State Certified Public Accountant license. To be eligible for placement in Assignment Level II individuals must have, in addition to meeting the minimum requirements, 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. 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.