Job Description

NOTE: All applicants must be current City of New York employees serving in a permanent Civil Service title of Management Auditor, or Accountant.

To be considered for this position, PLEASE CLEARLY INDICATE YOUR CURRENT PERMANENT CIVIL SERVICE TITLE on your resume and cover letter.

The New York City Comptroller’s Office works to promote the financial health, integrity, and effectiveness of New York City government, in order to strengthen trust, secure a thriving future for all New Yorkers, and build a more just, equitable, and resilient city. Led by an independently elected citywide official, the comptroller’s office provides checks and balances needed to hold City government accountable for budgeting wisely, investing responsibly, operating efficiently, acting fairly, living up to its obligations and promises, and paying attention to the long-term challenges we face together.

The Bureau of Labor Law sets and enforces the prevailing and living wage, and benefit rates for workers, laborers, and mechanics employed on New York City Public Work projects as well as building service employees on City contracts and certain properties that receive tax exemptions, in accordance with its mandate under state law. The goal of the Worker’s Rights Bureau is to build upon the work that the BLL already does to combat wage theft to expand worker’s rights and enforcement through legislation, policy, procurement, and corporate shareholder engagement initiatives, while strengthening the office’s outreach strategies to educate New Yorkers on their labor rights.

The Bureau of Labor Law and Workers’ Rights in the Office of the New York City Comptroller seeks a motivated, organized and detail-oriented individual to fill the position of Auditor. The Bureau advocates for the rights of workers by performing investigations and conducting audits of contractors who work on public projects or receive certain tax benefits or financial assistance from the State or City, respectively. The Bureau collects unpaid wages and benefits for workers in various job titles pursuant to the prevailing wage provisions of the New York State Labor Law and other relevant state and municipal laws.

This position will assist the Bureau primarily in performing audits pursuant to the labor law, under the supervision of the Director of Audits. Duties include, but are not limited to the following:

• Conducts audits of books and records of contractors to determine compliance with relevant labor laws. Performs calculations; examines records; performs reconciliations; reviews and verifies accuracy of reports; and prepares data in spreadsheet form.

• Undertakes difficult and responsible computations; applies statistical techniques in the examination and analysis of complex financial data; prepares worksheets or reports reflecting examinations made or findings noted, and prepares summaries.

• Under the supervision of the Director of Audits, works independently on assignments and works with investigators and attorneys assigned to specific claims alleging labor law violations. Assists in various special projects for the Bureau.

• Works extensively with investigators and attorneys to prepare for hearings and trials; may serve as a witness for the Comptroller regarding audits in these cases.

QUALIFICATIONS/REQUIREMENTS: All applicants must be current City of New York employees serving in a permanent Civil Service title of Management Auditor, or Accountant.

To be considered for this position, PLEASE CLEARLY INDICATE YOUR CURRENT PERMANENT CIVIL SERVICE TITLE on your resume and cover letter.

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, auditing, and cost accounting; and one of the following:

(A) one year of full-time satisfactory experience in management auditing, financial auditing, and/or information technology (IT) auditing; or

(B) a valid Certified Public Accountant license issued by the New York State Education Department; or

(C) a valid Certified Internal Auditor certificate issued by the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA); or

2. A satisfactory combination of education and/or experience equivalent to "1" above. Education and/or experience may be substituted as follows:

(A) two years of full-time satisfactory experience in financial or managerial accounting may be substituted for the one year of experience described in "1(A)" above;

(B) undergraduate or graduate credits 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) in management, computer science, public administration, and/or business administration may be substituted for up to 9 semester credits in accounting, on a credit for credit basis.

However, all candidates must have a baccalaureate degree including or supplemented by 15 semester credits in accounting, including one course each in advanced accounting, auditing, and cost accounting, and one of the following: at least one year of the experience described in "1(A)" above or its equivalent; or a Certified Public Accountant license; or a Certified Internal Auditor certificate, as described in "1(B)" or "1(C)" above.

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 a Management Auditor - Assignment I or at least two years of experience in management auditing, financial auditing, and/or information technology (IT) auditing.

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.