Job Description

NOTE: Only current City of New York employees serving in a permanent civil service title of Accountant, or Management Auditor are eligible to apply. Please clearly state your permanent civil service title on your resume and cover letter.

The New York City Comptroller’s Office works to promote the financial health, integrity, and effectiveness of New York City government, in order to strengthen trust, secure a thriving future for all New Yorkers, and build a more just, equitable, and resilient city. Led by an independently elected citywide official, the comptroller’s office provides checks and balances needed to hold City government accountable for budgeting wisely, investing responsibly, operating efficiently, acting fairly, living up to its obligations and promises, and paying attention to the long-term challenges we face together.

The Bureau of Accountancy is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of the City’s accounting and financial statements. It is also responsible for preparing the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR), which provides transparency into the City of New York’s financial health and integrity. In addition to promoting fiscal stability through the production of the ACFR, the Bureau of Accountancy ensures that the City’s vendor database is accurate and up to date to allow for efficiency in the processing of payments for businesses and individuals who are in contract with the City, as well as claims, workers’ compensation, labor law, line of duty, certificate of residency and all vendor payments in general. These efforts gain the public’s trust and allow for continued assessment into the City’s financial transactions to identity opportunities for improvement and engage with City agencies to ensure results.

Reporting directly to the Unit Chief of Fixed Assets and Capital Projects within the Fixed Assets Division, the Accountant is responsible for reviewing and approving capital contracts as well as preparing schedules for the inclusion in the Comptroller's Annual Comprehensive Financial Report.

The duties and responsibilities of the position include, but are not limited to:

• Assist in the preparation of the Comptroller’s Annual Comprehensive Financial Report, as it relates to fixed assets, capital projects and capital expenditures;

• Review and approve capital contracts within allotted time restrictions and ensure compliance with Comptroller’s Directives Nos. 10 and 30;

• Assist in reviewing and processing documents in the City’s Financial Management System (FMS) as it relates to condemnation proceedings, reporting of fixed assets and capital expenditure adjustments; and

• Assist in various special projects, which may include the evaluation of internal controls using statistical sampling techniques, financial analyses, and other data.

QUALIFICATIONS/SKILLS: All applicants must be current City of New York employees serving in a permanent civil service title of Accountant, or Management Auditor. Please clearly state your permanent civil service title on your resume and cover letter.

Qualifications

1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university, accredited by regional, national, professional or specialized agencies recognized as accrediting bodies by the U.S. Secretary of Education and by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA), including or supplemented by 24 semester credits in accounting, including one course each in advanced accounting and auditing; or

2. A valid New York State Certified Public Accountant license.

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 an Accountant - Assignment Level I or at least two years of satisfactory full-time professional accounting or auditing experience.

Additional Information

The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.