Staff Auditor

*Position expected to work onsite and hybrid consistent with New York State.

BASIC FUNCTION:  

Provide independent review and effective internal audit coverage for ESD (ESD/DED) by conducting financial, operational, compliance, program audits. The objective is to evaluate and recommend improvements to the system of internal controls and the effectiveness and efficiency of ESD operations.

WORK PERFORMED:

• With  supervision, conducts financial, operational, compliance and program audits, 
• Reviews and evaluates the system of internal and management controls and assesses the likelihood of financial errors and identifies dollar errors which have actually occurred. 
• Evaluates the effectiveness of programs or operations under audit, identifying and documenting audit recommendations and obtains responses from management. 
• Maintains a strategic perspective in identifying potential concerns, assessing financial risks and procedural issues, taking into consideration the impact of the various departmental inter-relationships. 
• Perform one or more multiple ongoing project assignments. Responsible for completing audits in an effective and efficient manner, with supervision. 
• Assist in conducting of the annual internal controls certification process.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

Education Level required: Bachelor’s degree. MBA / professional certification (CPA, CIA, CISA or CMA) helpful.

Relevant experience required: 2 + years of business experience including 1 or more years of internal audit. Additional experience in private industry or government, with exposure to controls in such diverse functional areas as finance, operations (service-based), marketing, HR, information systems and project management.

Knowledge required: Techniques of internal/governmental auditing; principles of internal controls; written and oral communication skills; basic PC skills (spreadsheet and word processing.)