State Program Examiner ; Fiscal), SG-, State Program Examiner Trainee ; Fiscal equated

Position: State Program Examiner 1 (Fiscal), SG-18, State Program Examiner Trainee 1 (Fiscal) equated to [...]
Location: New York

State Program Examiner 1 (Fiscal), SG-18, State Program Examiner Trainee 1 (Fiscal) equated to SG-16, State Program Examiner Trainee 2 (Fiscal) equated to SG-14, Item #052506

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Office of the NYS Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli provided pay range

This range is provided by Office of the NYS Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

Base pay range

$53,764.00/yr - $85,138.00/yr

Duties Description

• Examiners could work on a variety of audits of State expenditures, State agencies, public authorities, not-for-profit organizations that receive State funding, school districts and local governments such as towns and villages and Entities with the probability of substantial return of abandoned property to the State.
• You will provide on-site services to local and state governments, and you can expect to travel to localities within your assigned region. Your work will help to ensure that tax dollars are spent prudently and productively.
• You will perform financial and performance audits that help to ensure that taxpayers are getting their value for their tax dollars.
• Some audit work may also include a focus on information technology and the security around the systems that support operations in the local and state government organizations.
• By stressing opportunities to improve accountability, reduce waste and enhance productivity, our Examiners fulfill the Comptroller’s responsibility to oversee the fiscal concerns of State and local governments.

Travel percentage could vary depending on business units.



Minimum Qualifications

Do you want a career with a purpose that provides work/life balance? Apply today to join the Office of the New York State Comptroller.

Civil Service examinations are not required under the New York Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Statewide (NY HELPS) Program:

Non-Competitive Qualifications for appointment under the NY HELPS Program:

For appointment to a State Program Examiner Trainee 1 (Fiscal), you must have:

• A bachelor's degree including or supplemented by 24 undergraduate or graduate credit hours in accounting and/or auditing.
• Note that courses such as business law, economics, statistics, and most finance courses, although taken as part of an accounting curriculum, cannot be counted toward the 24 semester credit hours.

Experience limited to teaching courses, bookkeeping, maintaining payroll records, accounts payable, accounts receivable, or preparing tax returns is not considered professional accounting/auditing experience.

For appointment to a State Program Examiner Trainee 2 (Fiscal), you must have:

• A bachelor's degree including or supplemented by 24 undergraduate or graduate credit hours in accounting and/or auditing and one year of professional accounting and/or auditing experience.

A master's or doctoral degree in accounting, business administration, business management, criminal justice, economics, engineering, finance, mathematics, public administration, public or community health, public policy, political science, or statistics may substitute for one year of qualifying experience.

• Note that courses such as business law, economics, statistics, and most finance courses, although taken as part of an accounting curriculum, cannot be counted toward the 24 semester credit hours.

Experience limited to teaching courses, bookkeeping, maintaining payroll records, accounts payable, accounts receivable, or preparing tax returns is not considered professional accounting/auditing experience.

For appointment to a State Program Examiner 1 (Fiscal), you must have:

• A bachelor's degree including or supplemented by 24 undergraduate or graduate credit hours in accounting and/or auditing and two years of professional accounting and/or auditing experience.

A master's or doctoral degree in accounting, business administration, business management, criminal justice, economics, engineering, finance, mathematics, public administration, public or community health, public policy, political science, or statistics may be substituted for one year of qualifying experience.

• Note that courses…