About the job
Our Vision: To make New York City the global model for inclusive innovation and economic growth, fueled by the City’s diverse people and businesses.
Our Mission: Creating a vibrant, inclusive, and globally competitive economy for all New Yorkers.
Position Overview: The Senior Auditor plays a key role in assisting with key oversight activities between the organization and its external audit consultant, ensuring the seamless execution of audits and the maintenance of high audit quality and compliance standards. The Senior Auditor will also lead and/or participate in select audits and be responsible to monitor audit remediation activities and work with business stakeholders until remediation is complete. This position will offer an excellent opportunity to forge relationships with stakeholders throughout the organization. This role will also be a key contributor to organizing and documenting Audit Committee activities.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities:
- Assist in the oversight of the external audit consultant, including scheduling, planning, executing and reporting of audit activities
- Follow-up on audit observations, recommendations, and action items with key stakeholders. Ensure follow-up activities related to remediation validation occur.
- Assist in facilitating communication between external audit consultants and internal stakeholders, including the CFO, Senior Staff, and Audit Committee
- Coordinate Audit Committee activities, including scheduling the meetings and drafting meeting minutes
- Assist in monitoring the progress of external audit projects, ensuring they are conducted in accordance with established timeframes.
- Prepare audit programs encompassing planning, fieldwork and reporting of findings
- Document Audit work-papers, which provide details of procedural flow charts, audit sampling techniques, descriptions of audit testing, findings, and conclusions, including observations of sound processes and weaknesses, and recommended corrective action.
- Develop and maintain strong relationships with business partners across the organization, professionally representing the Internal Audit team in every interaction.
- Actively engage with key client management to collect information, resolve audit-related problems, and make recommendations for business and process improvements.
- Other duties as assigned
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree in a business-related field
- 3-5 years of experience conducting financial, operational, compliance, or contract audits
- Proven analytical skills with strong attention to detail
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, and Visio)
- Demonstrated verbal and written communication skills
- Knowledge of accounting or auditing standards as established by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB), Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB), Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA), American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), Professional Practices Framework, Generally Accepted Auditing Standards (GAAS), and Generally Accepted Governmental Auditing Standards (GAGAS)
- CPA, CIA, CGAP, CFE or CISA a plus
- Knowledge of New York City guidelines, directives and processes for areas such as accounting, budgeting, contracting, and procurement helpful.
- Knowledge of AuditBoard a plus
- New York City residency is required within 180 days of hire.
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