The New York City Department of Youth and Community Development (DYCD) invests in a network of community-based organizations and programs to alleviate the effects of poverty and to provide opportunities for New Yorkers and communities to flourish.

PLEASE NOTE: ONLY PERMANENT EMPLOYEES IN THE TITLE AND THOSE THAT ARE
REACHABLE ON THE MANAGEMENT AUDITOR CIVIL SERVICE LIST ARE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY.
CANDIDATES MUST STATE THE TITLE THAT YOU ARE PERMANENT IN OR THE LIST THAT
YOU ARE REACHABLE ON, IN YOUR APPLICATION.

The New York City Department of Youth and Community Development (DYCD) invests in a network of
community-based organizations (CBOs) and programs to alleviate the effects of poverty and to provide
opportunities for New Yorkers and communities to flourish. DYCD’s central task is administering
available city, state, and federal funds to a wide range of innovative, practical, and quality programs
that positively impact youth and communities.

Within DYCD the Office of Contract Agency Audits’ (OCA) mission is to:

1.) Ensure that DYCD’s contracted providers comply with DYCD’s contracts, Fiscal Manual, New York
City’s Cost Policies and Procedures Manual, and other applicable city, state, and federal laws.

2.) Help DYCD’s contracted providers develop and maintain a strong financial infrastructure to enable
and support the delivery of high-quality, effective, and impactful contracted services.

The Deputy Director of the Office of Contract Agency Audits will report to OCA’s Director and will
oversee one or more Senior Auditors. The Deputy Director will be required to work independently to
oversee the Senior Auditors’ performance of the following tasks:

- Reviewing draft audit reports of CBOs prepared by DYCD’s contracted independent audit firms (CPA
firms) in preparation for audit exit conferences attended by CBO officials and CPA firm auditors.

- Leading exit conferences for audits performed by DYCD’s CPA firms.

- Evaluating CBO’s proposed corrective action plans prepared to address audit findings.

- Following up on corrective action plans accepted by DYCD to ensure implementation by CBOs.

- Evaluating the results of corrective action plans implemented by CBOs to determine their
effectiveness and making further recommendations or site-visits as needed.

- Recommending whether questioned costs resulting from CPA firm audits should be disallowed and
recouped from CBOs by DYCD.

- Performing data entry of CPA firm audit reports into DYCD and City databases.

- Reviewing DYCD’s contracted CPA Firm audit workpapers.

- Reviewing CBO’s Federal Uniform Guidance Reports (i.e., Single Audits) and following up on any
findings therein.

- Reviewing CBO’s independently audited financial statements.

- Conducting reviews of monthly claims for reimbursement submitted by CBOs, as part of the NYC
Health and Human Services Invoice Review Policy.

- Examining CBO’s financial books and records to determine whether proper accounting practices and
maintenance of records is in place to ensure accurate reporting.

- Examining CBO’s written policies and procedures and conducting interviews of key CBO staff to
determine the adequacy of internal controls for safeguarding organizational assets.

- Conducting reviews of CBO’s programmatic policies and procedures to determine whether program
objectives are accomplished effectively and efficiently and making written recommendations, as
necessary.

- Performing site visits to CBOs to ensure equipment purchased with DYCD funding is appropriately
documented and recorded on equipment inventory lists.

- Performing fiscal analysis of CBO Financial Statements as part of DYCD’s pre-qualification
justification process

- Completing fiscal performance evaluations of CBO contracts

MANAGEMENT AUDITOR - 40502

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.

- Knowledge of nonprofit business operations and organization management. - Three years of experience performing audits in accordance with Government Auditing Standards and analyzing non-profit financial statements for compliance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. - One year of supervising staff performing audits in accordance with Government Auditing Standards and analyzing non-profit financial statements for compliance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. - Strong written and oral communication skills. - Advanced Microsoft Excel skills. - Experience using New York City Operating Systems such as PASSPort, Accelerator, Power Bi, FMS, etc.

As a prospective employee of the City of New York, you may be eligible for federal loan forgiveness programs and state repayment assistance programs. For more information, please visit the U.S. Department of Education’s website at https://studentaid.gov/pslf/

New York City residency is generally required within 90 days of appointment. However, City Employees in certain titles who have worked for the City for 2 continuous years may also be eligible to reside in Nassau, Suffolk, Putnam, Westchester, Rockland, or Orange County. To determine if the residency requirement applies to you, please discuss with the agency representative at the time of interview.

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.