State Program Examiner 1 & Trainees

Applications Due: 07/03/2024 | Appointment Type: NY HELPS | Salary Range: From $65,001 to $82,656 Annually

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Overview

Occupational Category

Financial, Accounting, Auditing

Salary Grade

Grade 14

Grade 16

Grade 18

Salary Range
From $65,001 to $82,656 Annually

Bargaining Unit

PS&T - Professional, Scientific, and Technical (PEF)

Employment Type

Full Time

Jurisdictional Class

Competitive Class

Travel Percentage

25%

Workweek

Mon-Fri, 8:00AM - 4:00PM

Location
110 State Street
Albany, NY 12236

Hours Per Week

37.5

Flextime Allowed

Mandatory Overtime

Compressed Workweek Allowed

Yes

Telecommuting Allowed

Yes

Open Positions

State Program Examiner Trainee 1 (SG-14)

State Program Examiner Trainee 2 (SG-16)

State Program Examiner 1 (SG-18)

Qualifications

No exam required under the New York Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Statewide (NY HELPS) Program.

State Program Examiner Trainee 1

A bachelor's or graduate degree in accounting, business administration, business management, computer science, computer information systems, or related IT field; criminal justice, economics, engineering; finance, mathematics, public administration, public or community health, public policy, political science, or statistics.

State Program Examiner Trainee 2

A graduate degree or higher in accounting, business administration, business management, computer science, computer information systems, or related IT field; criminal justice, economics, engineering; finance, mathematics, public administration, public or community health, public policy, political science, or statistics.

State Program Examiner 1

A bachelor's or graduate degree in accounting, business administration, business management, computer science, computer information systems, or related IT field; criminal justice, economics, engineering, finance, mathematics, public administration, public or community health, public policy, political science, or statistics and two years of professional accounting and/or auditing experience.
A master's or doctoral degree in accounting, business administration, business management, criminal justice, economics, engineering, finance, mathematics, public administration, public or community health, public policy, political science, or statistics may be substituted for one year of qualifying experience.

Other Ways to Qualify:

You're currently reachable on the the appropriate eligible list for this title,
You're eligible under the 55 b/c program,
To determine if you're current Civil Service title is eligible for transfer to this title, visit the Career Mobility website. Appointments via transfer must not result in a second, consecutive transfer with an advancement of more than two S-grades or one M-grade. Depending on qualifications, you may be required to serve a 1 or 2-year traineeship that leads to the full level grade 18 position.

Duties

Audit of State Agencies, Programs and Authorities

Developing audit ideas and objectives.
Developing program steps to support objectives (e.g., audit filters, audit programs, team processes).
Selecting high-risk transactions for audit (e.g., creating filters in various systems to identify high risk transactions for audit).
Researching criteria (e.g., contracts, laws, rules and regulations, guidelines) and testing transactions to determine if the agency complied with the applicable criteria.
Obtaining and reviewing supporting evidence to determine if transactions are appropriate and free from fraud, waste and other abuse.
Obtaining and reviewing evidence to determine if agency received supplies and materials purchased and paid a reasonable price.
Interviewing agency representatives to obtain testimonial evidence, which may include determining how the agency deemed transactions to be appropriate and gaining an understanding of the agency’s internal controls.
Evaluating agency processes to identify why inappropriate transactions were approved.
Communicating information to team, SPEII and management.
Using computer-assisted auditing tools and techniques across various platforms to meet audit objectives. This includes developing user story ideas to identify inappropriate transactions in an efficient and effective manner and identifying new data sets that can be used to identify inappropriate transactions.
Preparing audit working papers, which includes documenting meeting minutes, analysis and methodologies.
Documenting audit results to share with the auditee (e.g., writing preliminary audit findings, letters, and audit reports).
Discussing findings with auditee representatives and participating in entrance and exit conferences.
Auditing Unemployment Insurance, Pandemic Unemployment Assistance and Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation Payments and other pandemic related programs.
Conducting the accounting portion of an audit such as analyzing general ledger transactions.

Special Projects

Assessing program risks for planning potential audits.
Working on special projects or audit research efforts.
Assisting in a variety of other areas supporting the audit work.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Audit Concept – Candidate must: understand and embrace the concept of skepticism; embrace team concepts; be detail oriented; and show aptitude for organizing and analyzing data. Prior experience in auditing or with audit-related concepts is a plus.
Communication – Candidate must: have strong writing, oral, interpersonal and communication skills; must be able to effectively listen and answer questions; speak in a positive, professional tone, confidently speak about accomplishments/ likes/ dislikes/ frustrations, and demonstrate ability to problem solve.
Leadership – Candidate must: demonstrate ability to overcome obstacles; willingly take on challenges and effect change; demonstrate ability for problem solving; understand basic problem solving concepts; understand own role/responsibility within a team.
Self-Development – Candidate must be: receptive to improvement opportunities; enthusiastic about training opportunities; interested in career growth; and able to learn quickly from mistakes
Technology – Candidate must: display an aptitude for computer fundamentals; be familiar with Microsoft applications and Internet resources; and adapt well to technological change
Work Ethic – Candidate must: be responsible, accountable and productive; display professionalism, integrity, initiative and intelligence; have the ability to work in a fast paced environment, manage multiple priorities, pay attention to details and meet deadlines; and show enthusiasm and interest in this position. Candidate must effectively articulate goals in line with the auditing position.

Additional Comments

Telecommuting

The Office of the New York State Comptroller (OSC) supports telecommuting where it is reasonable to do so based upon the agency’s mission and operational needs. Generally, employees new to OSC will be restricted from telecommuting for at least 8 calendar weeks. After the initial 8 calendar week restriction, if an employee’s duties and work performance are aligned with telecommuting they may be allowed to do so. Upon approval to telecommute, OSC employees may telecommute up to 5 days per pay period.

Reasonable Accommodation

The NYS Office of the State Comptroller provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. If you need reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify the Division of Human Resources at (518) 474-1924.

Equal Opportunity Employment

The Office of the NYS Comptroller values a workforce with a broad, diverse range of backgrounds and perspectives. All employees are expected to contribute to a professional environment focused on self-evaluation and improvement, as well as acceptance and support of coworkers.

Some positions may require additional credentials or a background check to verify your identity.

Cover Letter & Resume

Submit a clear, concise cover letter and resume stating how you meet the above minimum qualifications. Reference Item #01489(2)-JCF on your cover letter for proper routing.

Be sure to submit an unofficial copy of any transcripts you may have with your cover letter and resume as there are educational requirements for this position.