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City of New York · 4 months ago

Director of Lease Audit

New York, NY

Full-time

Hybrid

Lead/Staff, Director/Executive

$92K/yr - $106K/yr

4+ years exp

City of New York is committed to making city government work for all New Yorkers. They are seeking a Director of Lease Audit to lead a team in conducting audits of rent payments made by City agencies to ensure compliance with lease agreements and to verify accuracy in rental payments to the City.

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Responsibilities

Directing a team of auditors providing accurate and timely lease audit reports. Provide guidance and support to other auditors on audit methodologies and techniques

Manage a staff that conducts audits of variable rent payments made by City agencies to private landlords pursuant to lease agreements containing operating cost and real estate tax escalation clauses

Conduct audits of lease agreements with private entities of City-owned property to verify the accuracy and propriety of rental payments made to the City

Review and abstract leases to identify audit criteria

Perform analyses of landlord and tenant financial records to verify the accuracy of data and information

Develop and complete audit plans including the drafting of letters and reports that reflect audits activities and findings

Stay-up to date with changes in generally accepted auditing standards and generally accepted accounting principles

Assist in the preparation of DCAS Real Estate Services’ Comptroller’s Directive One submission; and

Participate in the conduct of surveys and other research activities for audits, reviews or special projects as needed

Generate various reports pertaining to audit findings and recoveries

Perform analyses of landlord and tenant financial records to verify the accuracy of data and information

Develop and complete audit plans including the drafting of letters and reports that reflect audits activities and findings

Assist in the preparation of DCAS Real Estate Services’ Comptroller’s Directive One submission; and

Participate in the conduct of surveys and other research activities for audits, reviews or special projects as needed

Generate various reports pertaining to audit findings and recoveries

Conduct complex and/or highly difficult detailed financial, operational and management audits including reviews of leases occupied by City agencies and/or statutory corporations funded in whole or in part by the City of New York

Qualification

Lease auditingFinancial analysisManagement auditingCertified Public AccountantNew York City real estateAnalytical skillsMicrosoft Office proficiencyInterpersonal communicationProblem-solving skillsOrganizational skills

Required

A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college including or supplemented by 24 credits in accounting, including one course each in advanced accounting, auditing and cost accounting and five years of full-time experience in management auditing, EDP auditing, financial accounting and/or financial auditing, at least 18 months of which must have been in an administrative, managerial or executive capacity or in the supervision of several teams of auditors

A valid Certified Public Accountant License or a certificate as a Certified Internal Auditor and four years of full-time experience as indicated in '1' above, at least 18 months of which must have been in an administrative, managerial or executive capacity or in the supervision of several teams of auditors