Position Information

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AgencyHomeland Security and Emergency Services, Division of

TitleAuditor 3

Occupational CategoryOther Professional Careers

Salary Grade27

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

Salary RangeFrom $103784 to $127830 Annually

Employment Type Full-Time

Appointment Type Contingent Permanent

Jurisdictional Class Competitive Class

Travel Percentage 0%

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 1220 Washington Ave

Bldg 7A

City Albany

StateNY

Zip Code12226

Job Specifics

Minimum Qualifications Current New York State employee with one year or more of permanent, contingent-permanent, or 55b/c service in a position allocated to a Grade 25 or above and eligible for transfer under Section 52.6 as appropriate of the Civil Service Law.

NOTE: Employees on the Civil Service eligible list will be considered and should not respond to this posting. If you are on the eligible list and not reachable, you may be eligible for transfer. You are encouraged to access GOT-IT on the Career Mobility website (careermobilityoffice.cs.ny.gov/cmo) to determine transfer eligibility.

52.7 Non-competitive Promotion:
If there are no more than three qualified candidates in the promotion field for this position, the agency will request approval from the Department of Civil Service to fill this position via a noncompetitive promotion (NCP) examination, pursuant to Section 52.7 of the Civil Service Law. In order to be eligible for the NCP, candidates must be in the direct promotion field, have one year of service as an Auditor 2 and must not have failed, or failed to take the last holding of the promotion examination for the title listed above.

Provisional Pending Exam:
If a viable eligible list does not exist, a provisional appointment may be made in accordance with Civil Service Law. Candidates who accept a provisional appointment must take the next competitive examination and be reachable on the resultant eligible list in order to be considered for permanent appointment to the position. Please visit https://www.cs.ny.gov/jobseeker/ for additional information on state examinations.

The qualifications for provisional appointment are:

One year of permanent or contingent-permanent service as the following:

Associate Auditor, Auditor 2,Associate Accountant, Associate Accountant (State Accounts & Systems), Associate Abandoned Property Accounts Auditor, Associate Auditor (Forensic), Associate Examiner of Municipal Affairs, Associate Medical Facilities Auditor, Auditor 2 (Abandoned Property), Auditor 2 (Employment & Training), Auditor 2 (Forensic), Auditor 2 (Insurance Premium), Auditor 2 (Medicaid), Auditor 2 (Municipal), Auditor 2 (Public Utilities), Auditor 2 (Unemployment Insurance), Correctional Services Internal Auditor 3, Employment and Training Fiscal Auditor 2, Fixed Assets Analyst, Insurance Premium Auditor 2, Insurance Premium Auditor 3, Public Utilities Auditor 2, Supervising Accountant, Unemployment Insurance Auditor 2, Unemployment Insurance Auditor 3, Associate Health Care Fiscal Analyst,** Associate Internal Auditor,** Associate Internal Auditor (various parenthetics),** Auditor 2 (Fiscal Systems),** Auditor 2 (various tax parenthetics),** Data Processing Fiscal Systems Auditor 2,** Financial Services Examiner 2,** Internal Auditor 2,** Internal Auditor 2 (Systems),** Internal Auditor 2 (Investments & Cash Management),** Management Specialist 2,** Management Specialist 2 (various parenthetics),** Tax Auditor 2 (various parenthetics),** Senior Insurance Examiner,** or State Program Examiner 2.**

**You MUST submit a list of qualifying coursework with your application which shows that you have 24 semester credit hours in accounting, auditing, or taxation. You must provide the course name, the number of semester credit hours received, and the name of the accredited college/university attended. Only courses with the word accounting, auditing, or taxation in the course title are considered qualifying. Although you may have received credit for courses such as business law, economics, statistics, or finance as part of an accounting curriculum, these courses cannot be counted toward the required 24 semester credit hours. Failure to provide the course listing will result in disqualification.

Duties Description The incumbent will support the Administration and Finance Unit in regard to Internal Controls. Duties include but are not be limited to:

• Annually, perform a thorough and comprehensive review of the Division's existing internal controls program, its current scope, and testing and certification mechanisms with consideration given to the status and importance of the organizations programs and processes.
• Research and recommend an appropriate internal control framework based on an assessment of risks and vulnerabilities.
• Establish, implement and direct policies, procedures and standards governing the Division's internal control activities.
• Execute a comprehensive, systematic program insuring adequate managerial controls exist and function properly.
• Manage and plan the ongoing development of the Division's internal control program, testing methodologies, training and testing schedule in accordance with Division of the Budget directives.
• Systematically assess the adequacy of internal controls, including the storage and maintenance of sensitive data and information.
• Prepare advisories for Agency Program leads concerning agency internal control inadequacy or lapse, and propose recommendations for remediation and improvement.
• Assess, interpret and disseminate information related to the requirements and responsibilities for internal controls to agency staff in a clear, concise and comprehensive format.
• Manage a training program for Division employees on internal control processes and requirements on an ongoing basis.
• Monitor developments in internal controls best practices and requirements for State agencies.
• Assist the Division in formulating long range plans to provide periodic examination of all major division internal control activities.
• Meet with program unit management to assess risks/develop recommendations for actions.
• Perform periodic reviews of existing policies, standards, and guidelines to ensure relevancy.
• Draft and edit policies, standards and guidelines.
• Manage the records management program for the Division.
• Ensure the Division adheres to the principals of Project Sunlight.
• Serve as the Division's liasion with Division of Budget and the Executive Chamber on out-of-state travel requests.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Additional Comments NOTE: Support of operations during times of emergency and disaster from State Emergency Operations Center (EOC), state field offices and/or local deployments may be required, which would result in a change and/or increase in working hours, locations and/or duties.

NOTE ON TELECOMMUTING: Employees are required to apply and obtain approval through management to telecommute according to the agency’s Telecommuting Program Guidelines.

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

Contact Information

Name Human Resources/EW

Telephone 518-486-5700

Fax 518-485-8432

Email Address HRresumes@dhses.ny.gov

Address

Street NYS Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services, HRM

1220 Washington Ave., Bldg. 7A

City Albany

State NY

Zip Code 12226

 

Notes on ApplyingPlease submit a resume and cover letter detailing how you meet the minimum qualifications. Indicate the Position Title & Vacancy ID 170345 in the subject line of your application email to HRresumes@dhses.ny.gov.