Senior Auditor

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The Campaign Finance Board is a nonpartisan, independent city agency that empowers New Yorkers to have a greater impact on their elections. Our mission is to make local democracy more open, transparent, and equitable by removing barriers to participation. We make it easier for New Yorkers to vote, meaningfully support candidates for city office, and run for office themselves. NYC Votes, our voter engagement initiative, meets people where they are to share trustworthy election information and help New Yorkers make a plan to vote.

We publish the citywide Voter Guide, which delivers information about candidates directly to voters’ doors. Our public matching funds program ensures small contributions can make a big difference, allowing regular people to run for office by relying on the support of other regular people, not just wealthy donors and special interests. And we lift the veil on how candidates raise and spend money, increasing transparency and accountability in local government.

The CFB’s Auditing & Accounting Unit is comprised of a talented team of auditing professionals with diverse backgrounds who are committed to ensuring that candidates running for City office comply with the Campaign Finance Act and Board Rules. The important work performed by each member of this team has a direct impact on maintaining the integrity of New York City’s matching funds program, which stands as a benchmark for effective campaign finance systems around the country.

In addition to safeguarding one of the strongest publicly funded campaign finance systems, the Audit Unit ensures that the CFB’s robust disclosure and oversight requirements, which are key to having an informed electorate, are met by all candidates, regardless of their participation in the matching funds program.

• Perform complex compliance, investigative, and financial audits of political campaigns.
• Analyze financial records and disclosure statements for desk and field audits of political campaigns.
• Perform audits in accordance with Generally Accepted Government Auditing Standards (GAGAS) and following internally developed specialized programs.
• Manage a team of auditors and their assigned audit caseload in team structure in adherence to internal and external deadlines, coordinating with other CFB units as necessary.
• Supervise, train and evaluate auditors.
• Participate in planning activities of the audit team during the post‑election period and coordinate the team’s activities with other CFB units.
• Prepare and review written reports and correspondence that are clear, concise, accurate and timely.
• Communicate with campaigns in a professional manner and assist in providing guidance to campaigns on various audit and compliance issues.
• Represent the Auditing and Accounting Unit as required on special projects.
• Assist in hiring of Audit staff.

• Knowledge
  • Campaign finance laws and regulations
  • Elections and ethics laws and regulations
  • Government auditing standards and practices, a plus
• Skills
  • Supervisory/managerial skills
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills
  • Strong research and analytic skills
  • Strong organization skills
  • Strong work ethic and meticulous attention to detail
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office software including Excel or equivalent
• Abilities
  • Manage a team and work independently
  • Organize and manage own caseload
  • Analyze data and financial records
  • Meet internal and external deadlines
  • Collaborate with other internal units
  • Work over time, as needed
• Other
  • Experience working in a campaign finance agency, investigative agency, political oversight organization or legal/regulatory environment
  • Fluency in multiple languages a plus

• Baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and three years of experience in finance, accounting, compliance or investigative auditing, fraud reviews, large public or private concern budget administration, economics, finance, fiscal or economic research, fiscal management, personnel or public administration, program…