Management Auditor I – Bank Accounts and Disbursement Auditor

Job Description

BANK ACCOUNT AND DISBURSEMENT AUDITOR | NYC Department of Social Services

The Tone:
This is a provisional, full-time role at the NYC Department of Social Services (DSS), located in Manhattan, NY. DSS encompasses the New York City Human Resources Administration (HRA), which provides essential benefits like Food Assistance, and the Department of Homeless Services (DHS), focused on preventing and addressing homelessness. This role is crucial within the Office of Fiscal Operations/Bureau of Reconciliation and Control (BORAC), where the auditor ensures accurate financial transactions and compliance for the $1.35 billion Cash Assistance (CA) program, which is vital for meeting the Office of the Comptroller’s annual audit requirements.

The TL;DR
• Role: Early Career
• Type: Full-time
• Location: In-person Manhattan, NY
• Pay: $65091–$74855 yearly
• Team: Office of Fiscal Operations/Bureau of Reconciliation and Control (BORAC)
• Mission: Ensure the accuracy and compliance of financial transactions for the Cash Assistance program to meet annual audit requirements.
• Tech Stack: Financial Management System (FMS), PASSPort, Check Reconciliation and Tracking System (CRTS), Check Replacement System (CRS), Check Replacement Unit System (CRU), Finance Office Check Imaging System (FOCIS), Forgery Tracking Unit System (FTU), Stop Payment System (SPS), Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word

What You’ll Actually Do
• Audit: Prepare and analyze the Agency’s public assistance bank accounts, utilizing various databases to track issuances and disbursements, and reconcile accounts based on cancellations, forgeries, and other adjustments.
• Record Keeping: Post monthly issuances, disbursements, and cancellations to both manual and automated ledgers to maintain timely records of account balances for audits, reconciliations, and financial reports.
• Review: Conduct detailed reviews of cost allocations to ensure expenditures align with payment records and are charged to the correct budget structures.
• Coordination: Liaise with various banking institutions, the DSS Office of Budget Administration (OBA), Bureau of Accounting and Special Programs (BOASP), Bureau of Accounts Payable (BAP), Bureau of Revenue and Reimbursement (DARB), NYC Department of Finance (DOF), and the Office of the Comptroller.

The Must-Haves
• Background: A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college including or supplemented by 24 semester credits in auditing, accounting, finance, economics, statistics, law, quantitative or qualitative research methodology, mathematics, data science, management, public or business administration, computer science/information technology, or a related field.
• Experience: One year of full-time satisfactory experience in performance auditing according to Generally Accepted Government Auditing Standards (GAGAS), financial auditing, internal auditing, and/or information technology (IT) auditing; OR a valid Certified Public Accountant license issued by the New York State Education Department; OR a valid Certified Internal Auditor certificate issued by the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA).
• Skills: Strong understanding of auditing principles and practices, account reconciliation, financial transaction analysis, ledger maintenance, and inter-agency communication.
• Bonus: Experience with Financial Management System (FMS), PASSPort, Check Reconciliation and Tracking System (CRTS), Check Replacement System (CRS), Check Replacement Unit System (CRU), Finance Office Check Imaging System (FOCIS), Forgery Tracking Unit System (FTU), Stop Payment System (SPS), Microsoft Excel, and Microsoft Word.