Auditor 1/Auditor Trainee 1/2 - New York, United States - StateJobsNY

Description

The position may be filled at the Auditor Trainee 1 level equated to SG-14, ($52,198 - $66,634), Auditor Trainee 2 level equated to SG-16, ($58,247 - $74,135) or full performance Auditor 1 SG-18, ($65,001 - $82,656), based on education and experience.

Candidates hired at the trainee level will be advanced to the full performance Auditor 1 SG-18 following the successful completion of the traineeship.

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COMPETITIVE MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
For Auditor 1, you must have:
Either 1. A bachelor's degree in accounting, auditing, or taxation AND two years of professional experience in accounting/auditing or financial internal or field auditing, where you were responsible for the full range of activities in the design and/or review, analysis, and management of accounting systems, resulting in the preparation of, or recommendations on, financial statements in accord with generally accepted accounting principles; OR

• A bachelor's or higher degree with 24 semester credit hours in accounting, auditing, or taxation courses AND two years of professional experience in accounting/auditing or financial internal or field auditing, where you were responsible for the full range of activities in the design and/or review, analysis and management of accounting systems, resulting in the preparation of, or recommendations on, financial statements in accord with generally accepted accounting principles; OR
• A master's or higher degree in accounting, auditing, or taxation AND one year of professional experience in accounting/auditing or financial internal or field auditing, where you were responsible for the full range of activities in the design and/or review, analysis and management of accounting systems, resulting in the preparation of, or recommendations on, financial statements in accord with generally accepted accounting principles; OR
• A currently valid Certified Public Accountant license and registration issued by New York State.

Note that courses such as business law, economics, statistics, and most finance courses, although taken as part of an accounting curriculum, cannot be counted toward the 24 semester credit hours.

Experience NOT considered qualifying are activities restricted to teaching, bookkeeping, maintaining/auditing payroll records or accounts receivable/accounts payable, or preparing tax returns.

For Auditor Trainee 1, you must have:
Either 1. A bachelor's or higher degree in accounting, auditing, or taxation; OR

• A bachelor's or higher degree with 24 semester credit hours in accounting, auditing, or taxation courses.

  Note that courses such as business law, economics, statistics, and most finance courses, although taken as part of an accounting curriculum, cannot be counted toward the 24 semester credit hours.

For Auditor Trainee 2, you must have:
Either 1. One year of professional experience in accounting/auditing or financial internal or field auditing, where you were responsible for the full range of activities in the design and/or review, analysis and management of accounting systems, resulting in the preparation of, or recommendations on, financial statements in accord with generally accepted accounting principles; OR

• A master's or higher degree in accounting, auditing, or taxation.

COMPETITIVE MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
You must be reachable for appointment the current Civil Service eligible list used for filling this title.


REASSIGNMENT QUALIFICATIONS:

Current Office for People with Developmental Disabilities employee with one year of permanent competitive or 55b/c service as an Auditor 1.

TRANSFER QUALIFICATIONS:

• For 70.1 transfer to an Auditor 1, salary grade (SG)-18, you must have one year of permanent competitive, or 55 B/C service in an approved title for transfer allocated to an SG-16 or above.
• For 70.1 transfer to an Auditor Trainee 2, salary grade (SG)-16, you must have one year of permanent competitive, or 55 B/C service in an approved title for transfer allocated to an SG-14 or above.
• For 70.1 transfer to an Auditor Trainee 1, salary grade (SG)-14, you must have one year of permanent competitive, or 55 B/C service in an approved title for transfer allocated to an SG-12 or above.
• If approved for transfer appointment, you must also have 24 credit hours in accounting, auditing, or taxation.

To determine if your current Civil Service title is eligible for transfer to this title, visit the Career Mobility GOT-IT website:


55 B/C QUALIFICATIONS:

• Possess the minimum qualifications for this title as established by the Department of Civil Service and listed on the most recent exam announcement.
• Meet the applicable minimal mental and/or physical requirements for the job (with a reasonable accommodation, if necessary)
• Have a current Eligibility Letter from the
  NYSDepartment of Civil Service, , and be able to provide it to the Human Resources Office upon request.

Duties Description

• Serve as staff auditor on an audit team under the supervision of an auditor-in-charge and perform pre-audit surveys;
• Participate in the development of audit plans and programs by reviewing relevant documents, records, and reports;
• Participate in interviews of auditee staff to obtain required and necessary information for the conduct of audits;
• Examine source documents used by auditees to obtain documentation needed to accomplish audit objectives;
• Prepare written audit findings and reports, and recommend corrective action;
• Apply professional accounting and auditing standards and principles.
• Perform other duties, as assigned.

Additional Information:
Telecommuting to be discussed at interview. OPWDD's telecommuting policy allows telecommuting up to 50%.
Travel to be discussed at interview.
Schedule to be discussed at interview.

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Additional Comments

• NY HELPS

This title is part of the New York Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Statewide Program (NY HELPS). HELPS Program titles may be filled via a noncompetitive appointment.

This means that you do not need to take an exam to qualify, but you do need to meet the minimum qualifications of the title.

If you are hired under the HELPS Program, you will be first be appointed as a temporary employee.

In May 2024, if you are performing successfully in the position, your appointment will be changed from temporary to permanent non-competitive.

Once you are in permanent status, your official probationary period will begin and you may take any promotion exam for which you are qualified.

At a future date (within one year of permanent appointment), employees hired under NY HELPS are expected to have their permanent non-competitive employment status converted to permanent competitive status.

You will not have to take an exam to gain permanent competitive status.

• If you are currently a New York State employee serving in a permanent competitive qualifying title and eligible for a transfer via Section 70.1 of the Civil Service Law, you may be appointed to this title as a permanent competitive employee
• Preference will be given to OPWDD employees impacted by closures. If you are being impacted by closure, please indicate this on your resume/cover letter.
• All OPWDD employees must be eligible and maintain eligibility for full and unconditional participation in the Medicare and Medicaid programs. Continued employment will depend on maintaining eligibility.
• If you are employed by state government you may be able to receive loan forgiveness under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF). The PSLF Program forgives the remaining balance on Direct Loans after 120 qualifying monthly payments have been made under a qualifying repayment plan while working full-time for a qualifying employer. For more information on PSLF, please visit
• Employees on long term leave can bid on positions but must be able to report to work within fourteen (14) days and be able to perform the essential functions of their positions with or without reasonable accommodation (RA). If an employee believes that they need a reasonable accommodation, they should contact

the
NYSOPWDD Workforce and Talent Management Central Office at or Email at to obtain
information and RA forms.

• The Office for People With Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD) and it's Division of Executive Office is committed to creating and sustaining a culture of inclusion. We believe that we are most effective in managing and improving our service system with a diverse team of employees. With such a large workforce, we rely on the collective individual differences, life experiences, knowledge, self-expression, ideas and talent that our employees bring to their work. This speaks to our culture, and is a key part of our successes. As we continuously recruit people for our team, we welcome the unique contributions that applicants bring in terms of their education, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran's status, color, religion, disability, sexual orientation and beliefs.

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Name Diane King

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Street 44 Holland Ave

City Albany

State NY

Zip Code 12229

Notes on Applying Please submit a cover letter and resume as an attached PDF or Word document by May 20, 2024.

Please reference the EOA # in all correspondence