Director of Internal Audit Review Unit

Administrative Management Auditor

The New York City Department of Correction (DOC) is an integral part of the City's evolving criminal justice system, participating in reform initiatives and strategies aimed to move the City towards a smaller jail system without compromising public safety. The DOC is responsible for maintaining a safe and secure environment for our employees, visitors, volunteers, and people in our custody. Importantly, safe jails enable DOC to provide people in custody with the tools and opportunities they need to successfully re-enter their communities. The DOC operates facilities and court commands across the five boroughs with more than 7,500 diverse professionals and knowledgeable experts. The DOC seeks to recruit a Director of Internal Audit Review unit. The selected candidate will be responsible but not limited to the following : directing and administering the auditing activities of an agency based on identified risk assessments; working with the auditing division or other organizational unit with an auditing, accounting, or financial function, including execution of auditing or accounting programs and projects involving normal auditing or accounting principles, practices and related problems for the purpose of promoting the efficiency and effectiveness of operations; managing a team of auditors conducting complex financial, operational, or management audits including reviews of EDP systems; managing auditors conducting the most complex or sensitive audits; determining and evaluating needs for audits; planning and overseeing the development of audit programs and surveys; conducting or participating in entrance and / or exit conferences and other audit related meetings with agency managers to facilitate the audit; setting goals and schedules for completion of audit assignments; directing subordinates in the established rules and procedures for the conduct of audits; examining findings and providing general assistance to the auditors; reviewing and editing audit reports and recommendations based on audit findings; recommending audit policies; overseeing the preparation of the periodic audit plans; testifying in court or before legislative bodies regarding audit findings; performing comparable management assignments under general direction.

Preferred Skills : Strong leader and capacity builder; ability to assess structural risks, prioritize goals and enforce accountability while maintaining high expectations of staff; ability to project how future trends and consequences should drive present decisions; ability to communicate clearly, both verbally and in writing, while maintaining an acute discernment of audience; capable of translating complex and potentially confusing information for the layperson.

The City of New York offers a comprehensive benefits package including health insurance for the employee and his / her spouse or domestic partner and unemancipated children under age 26, union benefits such as dental and vision coverage, paid annual leave and sick leave, paid holidays, a pension, and optional savings and pre-tax programs such as Deferred Compensation, IRA, and a flexible spending account.