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AgencyState Comptroller, Office of the

TitleState Expenditures Examiner 1 - Item #01452

Occupational CategoryFinancial, Accounting, Auditing

Salary Grade18

Bargaining UnitPS&T - Professional, Scientific, and Technical (PEF)

Salary RangeFrom $56604 to $71980 Annually

Employment Type Full-Time

Appointment Type Contingent Permanent

Jurisdictional Class Competitive Class

Travel Percentage 20%

Workweek Mon-Fri

Hours Per Week 37.50

Workday

From 8 AM

To 4 PM

Flextime allowed? No

Mandatory overtime? No

Compressed workweek allowed? Yes

Telecommuting allowed? Yes

County Albany

Street Address 110 State Street

City Albany

StateNY

Zip Code12236

Minimum Qualifications Interested candidates must be reachable on the eligible list or eligible for transfer under Section 70.1 of the Civil Service Law.

70.1:

To be eligible for transfer under 70.1 individual must have one year of permanent competitive service in a qualifying title in one of the following: Auditor 1, State Program Examiner 1 or State Program Examiner 1 (fiscal).

Duties Description · SFS or Process Enhancements and Changes

· Analyzing and evaluating SFS processes and procedures to identify system defects and improvements;

· Participating in design requirements and testing of SFS enhancements and changes to the Statewide Vendor File, Vendor Portal, and other vendor initiatives, etc.; and

· Creating, editing and issuing communication to vendors and agencies via the Guide to Financial Operations, OSC Advisories, and Vendor Portal announcements, etc.

· Vendor File Validation and Analysis

· Managing the distribution, flow and review of work (paper and electronic change requests, help desk tickets, executive correspondence, phone calls, emails, etc.) to ensure work is distributed timely, staff are actively and accurately completing assigned tasks; and performance concerns are communicated timely to supervisors.

· Ensuring only valid changes are made to a vendor’s information, which includes:

o Identifying risks indicating the request may not be a legitimate request, performing on-line research to independently validate the request and identify an appropriate vendor contact, conducting phone interviews to validate the legitimacy of the request and the requestor, and timely communication of potential concerns to supervisors;

o Reviewing staff decisions to ensure they appropriately validated change requests;

o Ensuring approved vendor file changes are made timely and accurately.

· Participating in identifying and implementing business process improvements to be more efficient and effective based on technology improvements including identifying risks to better evaluate requests to change vendor file information.

· Using and refining data analytic tools to support day-to-day operations.

· Vendor Improvement Projects and Initiatives

· Participating in planning, designing and executing activities and tasks to meet intended objectives and goals;

· Identifying and evaluating trends and measures within populations of vendors to further enhance the success of improvements;

· Participating in developing and delivering training and other outreach to agencies and vendors to effect changes in process and behavior to support intended objectives and goals; and

· Developing ways to collaborate with other stakeholders/agencies and leverage their resources to improve education and awareness of improvements.

· Supervision and Administration

· Supervising one or more staff (Office Assistant 3/Agency Program Aide) to perform duties related to assignments.

· Reviewing staff’s work to ensure they followed policies and procedures and made appropriate decisions.

· Training, evaluating and providing formal and informal feedback and coaching to maximize staff performance capability.

· Tracking and maintaining the team’s daily activity log and investigating/implementing ways to improve team efficiency and effectiveness.

Additional Comments · Audit Concept – Candidate must be detail oriented and show aptitude for organizing and analyzing data. Prior experience in auditing or with audit-related concepts is a plus.

· Communication – Candidate must be able to communicate effectively verbally and in writing to other state agency representatives, vendors and OSC personnel.

· Leadership – Candidate must have leadership ability to skillfully lead assigned staff. This includes creating a positive work environment and encouraging the team to be solution driven. Candidate must be able to motivate staff and ensure team is performing to required standards.

· Self Development – Candidate must demonstrate self-reliance, adaptability, versatility and ability to continually improve current skills and set appropriate goals.

· Technology – Candidate must be able to use technology effectively to accomplish tasks. Experience/familiarity with SFS is a plus.

· Work Ethic – Candidate must embrace a work ethic where enthusiasm, motivation and professionalism are fundamental. The employee must maintain a positive attitude and interest in duties, consistently apply effort, be receptive to new work assignments and take the initiative to keep assignments moving forward.

Some positions may require additional credentials or a background check to verify your identity.

Name Daniel Gibbs

Telephone (518) 474-1924

Fax (518) 486-6723

Email Address recruit@osc.ny.gov

Address

Street 110 State Street

City Albany

State NY

Zip Code 12236

Notes on ApplyingInterested candidates should submit a cover letter and resume to recruit@osc.ny.gov no later than June 28, 2021. Please reference Item #01452-GOER-DG when responding.

When responding, please include the reference number and letters listed in this section. The GOER ID # should not be included.