Audit Liaison

THE SELECTED CANDIDATE WILL BE OFFERED A SALARY BETWEEN $63,043.00 – $72,499.00.

THIS POSITION IS ONLY OPEN TO CANDIDATES WHO ARE PERMANENT (NOT PROVISIONAL) IN THE CIVIL SERVICE TITLE LISTED ABOVE.

The Administration for Children’s Services (ACS) protects and promotes the safety and well-being of children and families through child welfare and juvenile justice services and community supports. ACS manages community-based supports and foster care services and provides subsidized childcare vouchers. ACS child protection staff respond to allegations of child maltreatment. In juvenile justice, ACS oversees detention, placement, and programs for youth in the community.

ACS’ Division of Financial Services (DFS) is responsible for supporting, planning, implementing, and monitoring the fiscal functions of the Agency in accordance with City, State and Federal oversight guidelines. DFS staff work collaboratively to manage the ACS budget, submit monthly revenue claims, process payments to provider agencies/vendors, monitor the financial health of provider agencies via reviews/audits, maintain ACS bank accounts, deliver centralized oversight of ACS Child Welfare financial eligibility, and oversee data maintenance for financial systems of record.

Within DFS, the Audit & Risk Management Unit (ARM) is responsible for overseeing the financial health of contracted provider agencies, and monitoring and identifying areas of financial risk. This includes preparing year-end reconciliations for each provider, reviewing annual provider financial audits, monitoring provider agency corrective action plans, and annual closeout reconciliations/appeals and oversight of (a) the Department of Education (DOE) audit of Child Care Block Grant (CCBG) funded Early Learn contractors, (b) Social Security Benefits Unit Banking, (c) Fiscal Field Review/Risk Management units, (d) Child Welfare Contract Audits, (e) managing Supplemental Security Income and Retirement, (f) Survivors and Disabilities Insurance payments on behalf of children in foster care, and (g) all ACS banking and cash transactions.

ARM is seeking an Audit Liaison who will be responsible for managing a portfolio of Health & Human Services contracts, reporting to the Supervisor of Child Welfare Contract Audits.

The duties and responsibilities of the Audit Liaison will include, but will not be limited to:

- Conduct annual reviews of audited financial statements, and schedules of ACS vendors

- Perform year-end closeout reconciliation of budget, allowable program expenses and provider contract payments, and prepare year-end closeout assessment letters

- Track over/under payments, collaborate with ACS, Program & Financial Services to resolve identified issues, and maintain relevant tracking spreadsheets on findings/corrective action plans

- Download fiscal reports from systems (e.g., Report Distribution, Payment Management Reporting System (PMRS), Procurement and Sourcing Solutions (PASSPort), etc.) to perform ad-hoc data analysis, and create reports for supervisors and vendors, as required

- Provide technical assistance, and respond to inquiries/complaints from vendors by ascertaining information required, and contacting appropriate parties to provide feedback

- Collaborate with staff from DFS Units, and ACS Divisions to meet deadlines/objectives, as needed

- Participate and support entrance/exit conferences with contracted agencies

- Participate in provider and Certified Public Accountant (CPA) trainings, and special projects



ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

Section 424-A of the New York Social Services Law requires an authorized agency to inquire whether a candidate for employment with child-caring responsibilities has been the subject of a child abuse and maltreatment report.



TO APPLY:

- Please go to www.cityjobs.nyc.gov or www.nyc.gov/ess for current NYC employees and search for Job ID# 681086

- NO PHONE CALLS, FAXES OR PERSONAL INQUIRIES PERMITTED.

- NOTE: ONLY CANDIDATES UNDER CONSIDERATION WILL BE CONTACTED.

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.

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.