AMENDED

Position Summary: The Auditor, Accounting Transactions and Systems Migration provides accountability for the alignment of the NYC Public Schools (NYCPS)'s financial systems with the Citywide Financial Management System (FMS/3). The Auditor ensures all financial data among NYCPS's Financial Accounting Management Information System (FAMIS), including its financial subsystems and interfaces, are synchronized and/or reconciled with the City's Financial Management System (FMS) to meet all audit and federal, state and other regulatory requirements, including those from oversight agencies such as the City's Office of the Comptroller; Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Department of Finance and the State Education Department, (SED). This position ensures the integrity of the NYCPS and Citywide financial systems' data to generate NYCPS financial statements that meet generally accepted accounting principles and other education reporting standards. Performs related work.

Reports to: Director of Financial Management and Reporting, Office of Accounting

Direct Reports: N/A

Key Relationships: City Comptroller's Office, Office of Management and Budget, Division of Financial Planning and Management, State Comptroller's Office, Division of Instructional and Information Technology (DIIT), Office of Capital and Grant Finance, and external auditing firms.

Responsibilities

• Ensure synchronicity across FAMIS Portal, FMS/3 and FMS/2. Request City systems enhancements and modifications for the NYCPS.
• Oversee all aspects of reconciliations and data transfers from the various systems.
• Meet with decision-making representatives from the City's Comptroller's Office and OMB and NYCPS senior leadership to resolve disparate business processes; ensure that there is no loss to the FAMIS Portal school user functionality on all phases of the Citywide FMS/3 integration.
• Liaise with FISA managers and technicians responsible for the technical maintenance and production support of the City's web-based FMS/3 and FMS/2 systems which are now integrated on-line with NYCPS's FAMIS Portal applications.
• Serve as a systems subject matter expert as it relates to system integration.
• Ensure that all new DFO maintained system enhancements and modifications that have a financial impact align with existing and upcoming accounting standards, regulations, and audit compliance requirements.
• Review and approve application specifications to ensure improved integration across NYCPS financial systems and consistent satisfaction of business system sponsors. Ensure integrity, efficacy, and alignment of automated financial business processes.
• Make recommendations to automate existing manual processes at the NYCPS.
• Manage the Offices of Accounting Transaction Control and Financial Management and Reporting, including the OTPS, Personal Services (PS), Capital and Fringe Units.
• Oversee the review of journal entries, financial statements, expense reporting, corrections on FAMIS error files and recording of multi-year accrual transaction reports.
• Provide the City's Comptroller's Office with NYCPS's financial analysis.
• Provide direction and quality assurance for the NYCPS's annual financial statements Ad-hoc reports.
• Ensure FAMIS and FMS are serving the needs of the Central and Field offices.

Qualification Requirements:

Minimum

A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college including or supplemented by 24 semester credits in accounting, including one course in each of the following: advanced accounting, auditing, and cost accounting; and one of the following:

One year of full-time satisfactory experience in management auditing, financial auditing, and/or information technology (IT) auditing; or

A valid Certified Public Accountant license issued by the New York State Education Department; or

A valid Certified Internal Auditor certificate issued by the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA); or

A satisfactory combination of education and/or experience equivalent to "1" above. Education and/or experience may be substituted as follows:

Two years of full-time satisfactory experience in financial or managerial accounting may be substituted for the one year of required experience as described in "1 (a)" above.

Undergraduate or graduate credits from an accredited college in management, computer science, public administration, and/or business administration may be substituted for up to 9 semester credits in accounting, on a credit for credit basis.

However, all candidates must have a baccalaureate degree including or supplemented by 15 semester credits in accounting, including one course each in advanced accounting, auditing, and cost accounting, and one fo the following: at least one year of the experience as described in "1(a)" above or its equivalent; or a Certified Public Accountant license; or a Certified Internal Auditor certificate, as described in "1(b)" or "1(c)" above.

Note: To be eligible for placement in Assignment Level II individuals must have, in addition to meeting the minimum requirements, at least one year of experience as a Management Auditor - Assignment I or at least two years of experience in management auditing, financial auditing, and/or information technology (IT) auditing.

Preferred

• Detailed knowledge of financial, accounting and computer systems.
• Four (4) years of project management and supervision in a large firm or government entity.
• Experience with the preparation of year-end financial statements Ad-hoc reports.

Salary :

$75,368 (New Hire Rate)

$86,675 - $104,446 (Incumbent - 2 years of full-time continuous City service)

(Internal candidates who are selected for this position and who currently hold comparable or less senior positions within the DOE will not earn less than their current salary.)

Please include a resume and cover letter with your application.

NOTE: The filling of all positions is subject to budget availability and/or grant funding.

* New York City Residency is NOT Required *

We encourage all applicants from the New York City tri-state area to apply.