What are the responsibilities and job description for the Field Auditor 1 / Trainee 1/Trainee 2 (NY HELPS) position at Insurance Fund, State?
Duties Description
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
The New York State Insurance Fund (NYSIF) provides Workers Compensation Insurance to New York employers, and premiums are determined by employers' applicable payrolls. Premium auditors perform reviews of employers' payrolls, financial and other pertinent records, as well as physical operations, to verify reported payrolls and operations for specified policy periods. This is done in compliance with Workers' Compensation Insurance laws, rules, regulations, and guidelines. Auditors will need to apply professional accounting and auditing standards and principles alongside the Workers Compensation guidelines. These reviews are usually done in a meeting with the employer or a designate at their location. An employer may opt for a virtual interactive video conference where they provide records on their computer screen for the auditor’s review or choose to have the review done remotely by uploading all records to our secure site for the auditor to review and discuss with them thereafter.
Trainees will receive a combination of structured training, on-the-job training, and/or practical job performance to gain the knowledge and experience necessary to function at the full performance level.
This position will include travel in Allegany, Stueben, and Yates counties.
Minimum Qualifications
For Appointment via NY HELPS:
To Field Auditor Trainee 1 (SG-14):
• A bachelor’s or higher degree in accounting, auditing or taxation; OR
• A bachelor’s or higher degree (in any areas of study) with proof of 18 semester credit hours in accounting, auditing or taxation courses*, and 6 semester credit hours in finance, money and banking, economics, or business.
To Field Auditor 1 (SG-18):
• A bachelor's or higher degree (in any area of study) with proof of 18 semester credit hours in accounting, auditing, or taxation courses*, 6 semester credit hours in finance, money and banking, economics, or business, AND two years of professional experience† in accounting/auditing or financial internal or field auditing, where you were responsible for the full range of activities in the design and/or review, analysis and management of accounting systems, resulting in the preparation of, or recommendations on, financial statements in accord with generally accepted accounting principles; OR
• A master's or higher degree in accounting, auditing, or taxation AND one year of professional experience† as described above; OR
• A currently valid Certified Public Accountant license and registration issued by New York State.
*Please note, candidates in a transferable title may also require the additional qualification of 18 semester credit hours in accounting, auditing, or taxation courses, and 6 semester credit hours in finance, money and banking, economics, or business. Please note that courses such as business law, economics, statistics, and most finance courses, although taken as part of an accounting curriculum, cannot be counted toward the 18 semester credit hours in accounting, auditing, or taxation.
†Experience NOT considered qualifying are activities restricted to teaching, bookkeeping, maintaining/auditing payroll records or accounts receivable/accounts payable, or preparing tax returns.
For competitive appointment:
• Transfer: Current New York State employee with one year of permanent competitive class service in a title eligible for transfer under Section 70.1 of Civil Service Law. Appointments via transfer must not result in a second, consecutive transfer with an advancement of more than two S-grades or one M-grade. Eligible titles include, but are not limited to: Internal Auditor 1, Management Specialist 1, Senr Budgeting Analyst. Applicants who are eligible for appointment via transfer may need to meet additional special requirements to be eligible for consideration.
• Reinstatement: Candidates who have held an Auditor 1 (Insurance Premium) title, or a transferable title, may be eligible for consideration for reinstatement.
For 55b/55c Program appointment:
• This position may be designated 55 b/c and is subject to verification of applicant eligibility. For more information on this program, please visit the 55b/c Recruitment Resources Center.
Preferred Qualifications:
This position requires frequent travel, you are required to maintain a valid driver’s license and personal vehicle while employed in this position.
Please be advised that the New York State Insurance Fund (NYSIF) does not offer sponsorship for employment visas to employees or potential employees. Candidates sponsored for employment by an organization should be aware of their sponsorship status and the relevant expiration date(s) of that sponsorship before applying to this position. NYSIF is not currently enrolled in eVerify, which is a requirement for certain types of employment verifications.
Additional Comments
Please note, the official Civil Service title for this position is: Auditor 1 (Insurance Premium).
Fringe Benefits:
• Competitive compensation
• Future career growth potential
• Open and supportive team-based environment
• Plentiful vacation, personal, and sick time off
• Paid state and federal holidays
• Affordable health insurance plans
• Dental and vision benefits provided at no additional cost
• Retirement options
• Public Student Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)
• Possibility of telecommuting, flextime, and Alternative Work Schedules (AWS)
NY HELPS Program:
This title is part of the New York Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Statewide Program (NY HELPS).
For the duration of the NY HELPS Program, this title may be filled via a non-competitive appointment, which means no examination is required but all candidates must meet the minimum qualifications of the title for which they apply.
At a future date, it is expected employees hired under NY HELPS will have their non-competitive employment status converted to competitive status, without having to compete in an examination. Employees will then be afforded with all the same rights and privileges of competitive class employees of New York State. While serving permanently in a NY HELPS title, employees may take part in any promotion examination for which they are qualified.
About NYSIF:
For more information about NYSIF, including our mission, commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, and efforts to fulfill Executive Order 31, please visit www.nysif.com.
If you are a person with a disability and wish to request that a reasonable accommodation be provided for you to participate in a job interview, please send an email to NYSIF’s Reasonable Accommodations mailbox at ra@nysif.com.
Salary : $53,764 - $85,138