Internal Auditor 1/ Internal Auditor Trainee - 217324

The New York State Office of Mental Health is seeking an Internal Auditor 1/ Internal Auditor Trainee. The role involves conducting internal audits of program areas and fiscal audits of grant contracts, preparing audit plans, and ensuring compliance with state and federal guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Conduct internal audits of DCJS program areas and functions
• Prepare audit plans for the grant audits and internal audits identifying the audit scope, objectives, high risk areas, and specific audit steps to be taken during fieldwork
• Perform fiscal audits of grant funded criminal justice programs to verify that state and federal funds were used consistent with the terms of the DCJS grant contract and applicable federal guidelines covering the use of funds
• Perform research on entities selected for audit (i.e., Local Government Agencies, Non-Profit Organizations, and law enforcement agencies) to determine their purpose, type of funds involved, and applicable laws, rules and regulations governing the program’s operations
• Maintain current knowledge of all state and federal laws and regulations regarding the operation of the grantee under audit
• Participate in opening conferences with grantees or head of the DCJS program area to explain the audit purpose, scope, process, methodology, and reporting process and conduct audits by performing various test, reviews, reconciliations, and evaluation of accounts, claims, records, and procedures to ensure that reimbursed costs are supported by source documents
• Prepare written audit reports detailing audit findings and recommendations as well as identifying any amounts for recovery, where applicable and will document all audit work in Teammate Audit Management Software
• Discuss audit findings with grantees or head of DCJS program area under audit and participates in exit conferences. When acting as lead auditor in an audit project, the Auditor 1 will co-ordinate work of other Internal Auditors 1, Auditors 1, and Student Interns working on the project, as required
• Follow generally accepted accounting and auditing principles and standards when conducting audits
• Approximately 15% travel is required

Skills

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, actuarial science, auditing, banking, business administration, business management, community health, computer information systems, computer science, criminal justice, criminal science, criminology, cybersecurity, digital forensics, economics, finance, financial market regulations, forensics, government, homeland security, information science, information security, information technology, internal auditing, justice studies, law enforcement, management information systems, management information technology, mathematics, operations research, political science, public administration, public affairs, public health, public justice, public policy, public policy and management, quantitative analysis, research methods, statistics, or taxation
• Degree must have been awarded by a college or university accredited by a regional, national, or specialized agency recognized as an accrediting agency by the U.S. Department of Education/U.S. Secretary of Education
• If degree was awarded by an educational institution outside the United States or its territories, independent verification of equivalency must be provided
• Permanent service as an Internal Auditor 1, SG-18, or one year of permanent competitive or 55b/c service in a title SG-16 or higher and otherwise eligible for transfer under Civil Service Law
• Permanent service as an Internal Auditor Trainee or one year of permanent competitive or 55b/c service in a title eligible for transfer
• Strong organizational and planning abilities
• Interpersonal skills
• Good writing and analytic talents
• Knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel

Benefits

• Up to 15% travel may be required for this position.
• DCJS is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to workplace diversity, equity and inclusion.
• The NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility Unit at [email protected] or (518) 457-8895.
• Telecommuting allowed: Yes
• DCJS was named to the Times Union’s list of 2017 through 2026 Top Workplaces as voted on by our employees.

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