Senior Auditor

Hours: Full-Time – 35 Hours Work Location: 30-30 Thomson Avenue, LIC, NY 11101 Only candidates who are permanent in the Construction Project Manager title or those who took and passed the Open-Competitive exam #3042 or 5058 may apply. Please include a copy of your Notice of Results, Proof of Filing, or indicate if you are permanent in the title. If you do not meet the previously mentioned civil service criteria, you will not be considered for an interview. The Department of Design and Construction, Engineering Audit Office seeks a Senior Auditor. The selected candidate will be responsible for auditing partial, substantial, final and retainage payments requisition for construction, equipment, and related consultant services contracts, in accordance with Comptroller Directive No. 2, 6 and 7. Perform field visits to physically verify quantity and quality of work performed and to ensure that payments requisitions represent an appropriate value of the work performed satisfactorily. Write comprehensive audit reports to justify approval, adjustment or rejection of payment requisitions. Review change orders greater than 25K and 50K for validity and cost reasonableness, respectively; verifying cost estimates, original contract agreements and the applicable City regulations and recommend approval or rejection of change orders with appropriate reasons stating conditions for recommendation Become familiar with various contracts being audited as well as all applicable Comptroller's Directives (e.g. No. 2, 6 & 7), OMB CS 29D, PPB rules Secs. 2.06, 6.02, and 6.07. Perform all payment audits in a time frame consistent with prompt payment objectives, Section 6.07 of the PPB rules, ODC directive No. 67 and as mandated by DDC standard processing time for contractor payments. Perform a final review and examination of prices, reimbursable costs; technical trade labor rates; multipliers; overhead factors and other related documents to certify the validity and reasonableness of contract changes and performing field Inspections to verify that work is of good quality and has progressed sufficiently to warrant payment requested. The Senior Auditor will assist auditors by providing assistance and guidance on key auditing principles and other issues that arise. Additionally, educational credentials must be from a U.S. Department of Education-recognized accredited institution. Credentials from foreign institutions require independent equivalency verification from an approved evaluation service. A list of providers (fees apply) is available at: https://www.nyc.gov/assets/dcas/downloads/pdf/employment/nyc-dcas-foreign-education-evaluation guide.pdf. All applicants, including City Employees: Please go to NYC Government Jobs Explore Careers City of New York, go to Search for Open Jobs, and type in the Job ID # listed above. Submit job application as prompted. Do not apply via Employee Self-Service (ESS), e-mail, mail, or fax your resume to DDC directly.