Job Information
City of New York AUDIT OPERATIONS SPECIALIST in New York, New York
Job Description
The New York City Campaign Finance Board manages New York City’s small donor democracy program and educates and engages voters via NYC Votes. The CFB has enjoyed a tremendous arc of progress over its 30-year history, and our updated flagship small donor democracy program is the centerpiece of this progress.
We eliminate barriers to participation by providing access to the resources New Yorkers need to vote or run for office and amplify the voices of small donors with New York City’s small donor democracy program.
We are dedicated to making New York City’s local democracy more open, transparent, and equitable. You would be working with a team that is mission-driven and committed to continuous improvement.
The CFB’s Auditing & Accounting Unit is comprised of a talented team of auditing professionals with diverse backgrounds who are committed to ensuring that candidates running for City office comply with the Campaign Finance Act and Board Rules. The important work performed by each member of this team has a direct impact on maintaining the integrity of New York City’s matching funds program, which stands as a benchmark for effective campaign finance systems around the country. In addition to safeguarding one of the strongest publicly funded campaign finance systems, the Audit Unit ensures that the CFB’s robust disclosure and oversight requirements, which are key to having an informed electorate, are met by all candidates, regardless of their participation in the matching funds program.
This is a new position in the Audit Unit that will report to the Deputy Director of Audit Operations. The ideal candidate will be a self-starter who is interested in auditing and using technology to improve the audit process. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
Possess a working knowledge of audit processes and techniques to be able to identify technical needs and propose new recommendations.
Partner with the Deputy Director of Audit Operations to plan out the Audit Unit’s technological goals and key benchmarks.
Ensure that the Audit Unit’s technology goals align with the Agency’s long- and short-term plans.
Liaise with the CFB’s Technology Unit on the Audit Unit’s technology requests and issues.
Identify areas of the Audit Unit’s procedures that can be enhanced via technology and facilitate the implementation of new technology in those procedures.
Maintain, update, and troubleshoot Excel workbooks used for various audit analyses.
Test updates to systems used by the Audit Unit and provide recommendations based on findings.
Lead the Audit Unit’s role in the ongoing development of a new campaign finance (auditing) system, which will include providing detailed system requirements and directing testing of new modules.
Provide training on the Audit Unit’s technology for new and existing staff members.
Prepare guidance resources for staff on how to utilize new and existing technology in the audit process.
Qualifications
A bachelor’s degree from an accredited college including or supplemented by at least twelve-semester credits (or the equivalent of twelve-semester credits) in accounting, auditing, business or public administration, computer science, economics, finance, statistics, graphic design, personnel or human resources administration, user experience design, or a closely related area of study and one year of satisfactory full-time experience in accounting, auditing (including compliance or investigative auditing), business or public administration, business analysis, computer science, database administration, economics, finance, fiscal or economic management or research, statistics, graphic design, personnel or human resources administration, user experience design, or a closely related field; or
A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent and five years of experience as described in “1” above; or
Education and/or experience equivalent to “1” above.
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.