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NYC Campaign Finance Board · 1 day ago

Auditor

Manhattan, NY

Full-time

Onsite

Entry, Mid Level

$60K/yr - $60K/yr

1+ years exp

The NYC Campaign Finance Board is a nonpartisan, independent city agency that empowers New Yorkers to have a greater impact on their elections. They are seeking Auditors to analyze financial records, perform audits, manage audit caseloads, and ensure compliance with campaign finance laws and regulations.

Government Administration

Responsibilities

Analyze financial records and disclosure statements for desk and field financial, compliance and investigative audits of political campaigns. Overtime will be required to complete work as needed

Perform audits in accordance with Generally Accepted Government Auditing Standards (GAGAS) and following internally developed specialized programs

Manage assigned audit caseload in team structure in adherence with internal and external deadlines, coordinating with other CFB units as necessary

Provide assistance in planning activities of the audit team during the post-election period and coordinating the team’s activities with other CFB units

Prepare written reports and correspondence that are clear, concise, accurate and timely

Communicate with campaigns in a professional manner and assist in providing guidance to campaigns on various audit and compliance issues

Represent the Auditing and Accounting Unit as required on special projects

Qualification

Campaign finance lawsGovernment auditing standardsFinancial analysisMicrosoft Office proficiencyResearchAnalytic skillsOvertime flexibilityFluency in multiple languagesCommunication skillsOrganizational skillsAttention to detailTeamwork ability

Required

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

A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent and five years of experience as described in '1' above

Education and/or experience equivalent to '1' above

Knowledge of campaign finance laws and regulations

Knowledge of election and ethics laws and regulations

Familiarity of Government auditing standards and practices, a plus

Strong verbal and written communication skills

Strong research and analytic skills

Strong organization skills

Strong attention to detail

Proficiency in Microsoft Office software including Excel or equivalent

Ability to work as a team and independently

Ability to organize and manage their own caseload

Ability to analyze data and financial records

Ability to meet internal and external deadlines

Ability to collaborate with other internal units

Ability to work overtime, as needed

Experience working in a campaign finance agency, investigative agency, political oversight organization or legal/regulatory environment

Fluency in multiple languages a plus

Preferred

A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and three years of experience in one or a combination of the following: financial administration, accounting, compliance or investigative auditing, fraud reviews, working with a large public or private concern in budget administration, economics, finance, fiscal or economic research, fiscal management, personnel or public administration, program evaluation or a related area OR a satisfactory combination of education and experience in the areas described above

Previous experience in performing audits in accordance with Generally Accepted (Government) Auditing Standards strongly preferred

A master's degree is not required but will be a plus

Ability to work overtime when required