Review Vacancy
Date Posted: 09/17/24
Applications Due: 09/26/24
Vacancy ID: 167535
Position Information
NY HELPNo
AgencyHigher Education Services Corporation
TitleAuditor 2 (External)
Occupational CategoryNo Preference
Salary Grade23
Bargaining UnitPS&T - Professional, Scientific, and Technical (PEF)
Salary RangeFrom $84156 to $106454 Annually
Employment Type Full-Time
Appointment Type Permanent
Jurisdictional Class Competitive Class
Travel Percentage 24%
Schedule
Workweek Mon-Fri
Hours Per Week 37.5
Workday
From 8 AM
To 5 PM
Flextime allowed? No
Mandatory overtime? No
Compressed workweek allowed? No
Telecommuting allowed? Yes
Location
County Albany
Street Address 99 Washington Avenue
City Albany
StateNY
Zip Code12210
Job Specifics
Minimum Qualifications Candidates must be reachable for appointment on Current Civil Service Eligible List for this title
OR
Candidates must have one year of permanent competitive or 55-b/c status in the posted title and be eligible for lateral transfer; OR be eligible to transfer via Section (i.e. 70.1, 70.4, 52.6) of Civil Service Law.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
1. Experience Supervising
2. Minimum Five years auditing experience
3. Experience auditing financial aid processes (desirable)
4. Accounting degree, business degree
5. Certification CIA, CPA a plus
6. Experience planning and performing external audits, IT audits, consulting engagements.
7. Able to lead audit teams and manage multiple audits.
8. Able to work with teams to identify critical reportable conditions.
9. Able to edit audit reports for clarity and conciseness.
10. Able to manage audits from initiation to completion.
11. Able to work with teams to identify issues, root causes, and make feasible recommendations.
12. Driver’s license: ability to travel throughout NY State
13. Experience with external controls risk management and COSO framework
Duties Description Under the supervision of the Director of Audits, the Auditor 2 will perform the following duties:
1. Objectively review HESC’s business processes and external controls from an external and access control standpoint in accordance with the Institute of External Auditors International Standards for the Professional Practice of External Auditing, the U.S. Government Accountability Office’s Government Auditing Standards and/or any other related industry standards.
2. Provide assurance and consultative services to management in furtherance of the agencies strategic plan
3. Evaluate the efficacy of risk management procedures that are currently in place, specifically, but not limited to risks in systems, databases, web applications. Perform information system control reviews to include system development standards, operating procedures, system security, programming controls, communication controls, backup and disaster recovery and system maintenance to ensure that controls surrounding these processes are adequate.
4. Ensure that the organization is complying with relevant laws and statutes.
5. Make recommendations on how to improve external controls and governance processes
6. Utilize experience with system design, development, and evaluation of mainframes to drive external audit initiatives, special projects, and improvement initiatives.
7. Perform a full range of general external access and application control reviews. Perform external security audits (network, operating system, and data center)
8. Define and implement audit methodology procedures, tools, work papers and all audit related documentation.
9. Align activities with HESC's external financial aid systems audit strategy, goals, and objectives as well as the objectives of the agency as a whole.
10. Build and nurture key management and business relationships.
11. Assist in developing and managing external relationships — systems vendors, external auditors, regulatory, consultants.
12. Ability to support audit group in external related functions such as designing, developing/programming, maintaining technological solutions in support of audit activity.
13. Review and evaluate general computing controls and provide value added feedback.
14. Perform the full scope of supervisor duties, supervising at least one Auditor 1.
15. Perform any other audit related duties as assigned.
Additional Comments WORKING HOURS: Between the hours of 8:00AM-5:00 PM, Monday- Friday, Full Time
TRAVEL PERCENTAGE: 15% -24%
TELECOMMUTING INFORMATION: Initially positions will work full-time in the office and a hybrid telecommuting schedule of up to 50% remote work can be discussed with the hiring manager during the interview
Some positions may require additional credentials or a background check to verify your identity.
Contact Information
Name Higher Education Services Corporation
Telephone 5184747556
Fax
Email Address resumes@hesc.ny.gov
Address
Street 99 Washington Ave
City Albany
State NY
Zip Code 12210
Notes on ApplyingApply by submitting an updated resume and cover letter to Human Resources via e-mail at resumes@hesc.ny.gov by the filing deadline listed in this posting.
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