Position Information

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AgencyPeople With Developmental Disabilities, Office for

TitleAuditor 2

Occupational CategoryOther Professional Careers

Salary Grade23

Bargaining UnitPS&T - Professional, Scientific, and Technical (PEF)

Salary RangeFrom $86681 to $109650 Annually

Employment Type Full-Time

Appointment Type Permanent

Jurisdictional Class Competitive Class

Travel Percentage 50%

Schedule

Workweek Other (see below)

"Other" Explanation Compressed Workweek

Hours Per Week 40

Workday

From 7:30 AM

To 5:30 PM

Flextime allowed? No

Mandatory overtime? No

Compressed workweek allowed? Yes

Telecommuting allowed? Yes

Location

County Oneida

Street Address 199 Mill Street

City Rome

StateNY

Zip Code13440

Job Specifics

Duties Description The Office for People With Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD) provides essential goods and services to individuals with developmental disabilities. OPWDD does so in part through a network of not-for-profit agencies located across the state.
The Office of Audit Services (OAS) and specifically, the Bureau of Fiscal Audit (BFA) is responsible for the audit services over these agencies. BFA plays a vital role in adding value through activities related to risk assessment, monitoring, and internal controls. The Auditor 2 is a field position, performing work as the Auditor-In-Charge (AIC) and supervising staff (up to 4) in the field.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities:
The incumbent of this position will be responsible for, but not limited to, the following activities under the general direction of the Auditor 3:
• Planning, organizing, performing and supervising audits of voluntary providers (agencies) within OPWDD's service delivery system.
• Serving as a liaison between OPWDD staff and the staff of an entity being audited.
• Advising the audit supervisor and senior management of audit progress with particular attention to possible audit scope modification.
• Designing and developing work papers and analysis to document and support work performed.
• Conducting analysis using computer-assisted audit techniques.
• Interviewing agency personnel, including management level staff.
• Evaluating and making judgements about the significance of factual and evidentiary material examined.
• Developing findings and presenting results and recommendations to agency senior management and staff.
• Preparing audit reports.
• Keeping the audit supervisor informed of significant developments in the process of an audit or review.
• Conducting follow up reviews independently to determine whether recommendations have been implemented timely.
• Providing supervision and direction to subordinate staff.
• Participating in development of OPWDD audit manuals and/or training programs
• Assisting in developing short-term audit plans consistent with the overall goals and objectives of the OAS.
• Entering audit findings and audit information into audit databases.
• Acting as liaison with OPWDD contractors on questions and information.
• Conducting ad hoc projects as needed.

Additional Information
Schedule is 7:30am to 5:30pm Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday; 7:30am to 5pm Thursday; Friday pass day.
Telecommuting to be discussed at interview - OPWDD's telecommuting policy allows telecommuting up to 50%

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Minimum Qualifications Promotion: one year of permanent service as an Auditor 1 and reachable on the Civil Service eligible list.

Transfer:
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 70.1, 70.4, or 52.6 of Civil Service Law. The transfer cannot be a second consecutive transfer resulting in an advancement of more than two salary grades.

To determine if your current Civil Service title is eligible for transfer to this title, visit the Career Mobility GOT-IT website: https://careermobilityoffice.cs.ny.gov/cmo/gotit/index.cfm.

Provisional
In the event that there is not a valid eligible list for this title in this location, candidates who meet the following promotion qualifications may be qualified for a provisional appointment. To qualify, candidates must have one year as an Auditor 1.

If you are appointed provisionally, you must take the next scheduled Civil Service examination for this title, and your score must be reachable on the resulting eligible list, before you can be permanently appointed. If you do not pass the examination or achieve a reachable score, you may not be retained.


Non-Competitive Promotion (NCP)
NOTE: If three or fewer qualified and interested promotional candidates respond to this notice, the agency may, at is discretion, nominate a qualified employee for non-competitive promotion under the provisions of Section 52.7 of the Civil Service Law. To qualify, you must be a current OPWDD employee and have one year of service as an Auditor 1.

Additional Comments • If you are currently a New York State employee serving in a permanent competitive qualifying title and eligible for a transfer via Section 70.1 or 52.6 of the Civil Service Law, you may be appointed to this title as a permanent competitive employee.

• The assignment of PS&T employees will be made in accordance with any agreed upon Memorandum of Understanding between PEF and the local DDSO regarding the posting of job vacancies.

• Preference will be given to OPWDD employees impacted by closures. If you are being impacted by closure, please indicate this on your resume.

• All OPWDD employees must be eligible and maintain eligibility for full and unconditional participation in the Medicare and Medicaid programs. Continued employment will depend on maintaining eligibility.

• If you are employed by state government you may be able to receive loan forgiveness under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF). The PSLF Program forgives the remaining balance on Direct Loans after 120 qualifying monthly payments have been made under a qualifying repayment plan while working full-time for a qualifying employer. For more information on PSLF, please visit www.studentAid.gov/publicservice.

• Employees on long term leave can bid on positions but must be able to report to work within fourteen (14) days and be able to perform the essential functions of their positions with or without reasonable accommodation (RA).

• If an employee or job applicant believes that they need a reasonable accommodation, they should contact the Reasonable Accommodation Unit at (518) 486-7222 or email accommodationrequests@opwdd.ny.gov to obtain information and RA forms.

• Savings programs such as the U.S. Savings Bond and the College Savings Plan.

• Voluntary pre-tax savings programs such as Health Care Spending Account and the Dependent Care Advantage Account offer employees options to pay for uncovered health care expenses or dependent care expenses.

• Access to the Employee Assistance Program (EAP) an assessment and referral service that connects employees with local service providers and support services to address their personal needs.

• Life insurance and Disability insurance.

• The New York State Deferred Compensation Plan is a voluntary retirement plan that offers employees the option to invest a part of their salaries for retirement on a tax-deferred basis.

• Paid Holidays and Leave:
° Thirteen (13) paid holidays each year.
° Thirteen (13) days of paid vacation leave initially.
° Five (5) days paid personal leave each year.
° Thirteen (13) days of paid sick leave each year (PEF/CSEA), which may carry over from year to year.
° Up to three (3) days professional leave each year to participate in professional development events.

• Health Care Coverage:
Employees and their eligible dependents can choose from a variety of affordable health insurance programs. Employees are provided family dental and vision plans at no extra cost.

• Paid Parental Leave:
Paid Parental Leave allows eligible employees to take up to 12 weeks of paid leave at full pay for each qualifying event. A qualifying event is defined as the birth of a child or placement of a child for adoption or foster care.

• Retirement Program:
Participate in The NYS Employees’ Retirement System (ERS), which is recognized as one of the best-managed and best-funded public retirement systems in the nation.

• Professional Development and Education and Training:
NYS offers training programs and tuition assistance to eligible employees to maintain and increase their professional skills and prepare them for promotional opportunities. For more information, please visit https://oer.ny.gov/training-and-professional-development.

• Additionally, the Public Service Workshops Program (PSWP) offers certain professional training opportunities for PEF represented and M/C designated employees that may grant continuing education credits towards maintaining professional licensure. For more information, please visit https://oer.ny.gov/public-service-workshops-program-pswp.

• OPWDD is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer dedicated to creating and sustaining a culture of inclusion. We believe that we are most effective in managing and improving our service system with a diverse team of employees. With such a large workforce, we rely on the collective individual differences, life experiences, knowledge, self-expression, ideas and talent that our employees bring to their work. This speaks to our culture and is a key part of our successes. As we continuously recruit people for our team, we welcome the unique contributions that applicants bring in terms of their education, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran’s status, color, religion, disability, sexual orientation and beliefs.

***All people with disabilities are encouraged to apply.***

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

How to Apply

Name Central Office Human Resources

Telephone (518) 473-4785

Fax (518) 474-9902

Email Address MainOffice.Careers@opwdd.ny.gov

Address

Street Central Office Human Resources

44 Holland Ave

City Albany

State NY

Zip Code 12229

 

Notes on ApplyingPlease email your cover letter and resume to MainOffice.Careers@opwdd.ny.gov and reference vacancy ID in your email.