Capital Payment Auditor
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The New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) strives to provide a safe, efficient, and environmentally responsible movement of people and goods in the City of New York and to maintain and enhance the transportation infrastructure crucial to the economic vitality and quality of life ofour primary customers, City residents. DOT oversees one of the most complex urban transportation networks in the world. DOT's staff manages an annual operating budget of over 1 billion dollars, along with 6,300 miles of streets and highways, over 12,000 miles of sidewalk, and nearly 800 bridges and tunnels. NYC DOT's staff also installs and maintains over one million street signs, 13,250 signalized intersections, over 315,000 streetlights, and over 350 million linear feet of markings.

The Fiscal Affairs Accounts Payable Unit is responsible for preparing, reviewing, processing, and approving expense payment requests for goods and services received by DOT from vendors and consultants. The unit processes more than $400+ million dollars of payments annually.

Under the general supervision of the Supervisor of the Accounts Payable Unit of Fiscal Affairs, the candidate will serve as a management auditor for Accounts Payable. He or she will review assigned invoices and assure that policies and procedures are maintained and that invoices are processed within established deadlines. The candidate will verify the accuracy and completion of invoice payment request documents and the supporting backup documents for payment. He or she will utilize the City's Financial Management System (FMS3) and the Procurement and Sourcing Solutions Portal (PASSPort) to process vendor invoices for goods and services. The candidate will log and track invoices in the unit's internal tracking database. He or she will pre-audit voucher payment packages to ensure that they contain all necessary supporting documentation and monitor payments for errors, either approving the payment package or returning the package to the preparer for necessary corrections and resubmission. He or she will review Requirements Contracts and contract specifications before approving payments to ensure conformity to the agency's requirements and Federal/State/City mandates. The candidate may also prepare reports for managerial and budgetary review.

WORK LOCATION: 55 Water Street, NY, NY HOURS: 9 am - 5 pm.

All resumes to be submitted electronically. All applicants please go to and search for Job ID# 681626. If you do not have access to a computer, most public libraries have computers available for use. Only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. Appointments are subject to Mayor's Office of Management and Budget Approval. For more information about DOT, visit us at: www.nyc.gov/dot

1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university, accredited by regional, national, professional or specialized agencies recognized as accrediting bodies by the U.S. Secretary of Education and by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) including or supplemented by 24 semester credits in accounting, including one course each in: advanced accounting, auditing, and cost accounting; and one of the following: (A) one year of full-time satisfactory experience in management auditing, financial auditing, and/or information technology (IT) auditing; or (B) a valid Certified Public Accountant license issued by the New York State Education Department; or (C) a valid Certified Internal Auditor certificate issued by the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA); or 2. A satisfactory combination of education and/or experience equivalent to 1 above. Education and/or experience may be substituted as follows: (A) two years of full-time satisfactory experience in financial or managerial accounting may be substituted for the one year of experience described in 1(A) above; (B) undergraduate or graduate credits from an accredited college or university, accredited by regional, national, professional or specialized agencies recognized as accrediting bodies by the U.S. Secretary of Education and by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) in management, computer science, public administration, and/or business administration may be substituted for up to 9 semester credits in accounting, on a credit for credit basis. However, all candidates must have a baccalaureate degree including or supplemented by 15 semester credits in accounting, including one course each in advanced accounting, auditing, and cost accounting, and one of the following: at least one year of the experience described in 1(A) above or its equivalent; or a Certified Public Accountant license; or a Certified Internal Auditor certificate, as described in 1(B) or 1(C) above. To be eligible for placement in Assignment Level II individuals must have, in addition to meeting the minimum requirements, at least one year of experience as a Management Auditor - Assignment I or at least two years of experience in management auditing, financial auditing, and/or information technology (IT) auditing.

• Excellent analytical and interpersonal skills.
• Proficiency in Excel, Power Apps, Power BI, Power Automate.
• Knowledge with relational databases, table design, and data analysis a plus.
• Ability to join multiple tables, and query/filter, reorganize datasets to produce answers to high-level payment related questions.

New York City residency is generally required within 90 days of appointment. However, City Employees in certain titles who have worked for the City for 2 continuous years may also be eligible to reside in Nassau, Suffolk, Putnam, Westchester, Rockland, or Orange County. To determine if the residency requirement applies to you, please discuss with the agency representative at the time of interview.

The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.