Field Auditor 1 / Trainee 1/Trainee 2 (NY HELPS)

About the Role

The New York State Insurance Fund (NYSIF) provides Workers’ Compensation Insurance to New York State employers. The Premium Audit Department (PAD) is responsible for ensuring insurance premiums are appropriately determined by employers' applicable payrolls. Field 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. Reviews are conducted in compliance with Workers' Compensation Insurance laws, rules, regulations, and guidelines, applying professional accounting and auditing standards and principles. Reviews can be conducted either in the office or in the field, which may require travel to the employer's location or an alternate agreed-upon location. Virtual interactive video conferences or remote reviews via uploading records to a secure site are also options. This position requires frequent travel.

Auditor trainees will receive a combination of structured training, on-the-job training, and/or practical job performance to gain the necessary knowledge and experience.

Note: Employment experience obtained as a Field Auditor at NYSIF is not considered qualifying experience for prospective Certified Public Accountant (CPA) candidates.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform reviews of employers' payrolls, financial and other pertinent records, and physical operations.
• Verify reported payrolls and operations for specified policy periods.
• Travel to employer locations or alternate agreed-upon locations for field audits.
• Conduct reviews virtually via interactive video conference or remotely by uploading records.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Frequent travel is to be expected.
• Must maintain a valid driver’s license and personal vehicle while employed.

Qualifications

To Auditor Trainee 1 (Insurance Premium)

• A bachelor’s or higher degree in accounting, auditing, or taxation.

To Auditor 1 (Insurance Premium)

• A bachelor’s degree in accounting, auditing, or taxation AND two years of full-time professional accounting, auditing, and/or taxation experience.
• Experience NOT considered qualifying includes: teaching, bookkeeping, maintaining/auditing payroll records or accounts receivable/accounts payable, or preparing tax returns.
• OR A bachelor’s degree or higher including or supplemented by 18 semester credit hours in accounting, auditing, or taxation AND 6 credit hours in finance, money and banking, economics, or business AND two years of full-time professional accounting, auditing, and/or taxation experience.
• OR Certified Public Accountant license and registration issued by New York State.
• OR A master's degree which includes 15 graduate-level semester credit hours in accounting, auditing, and/or taxation AND one year of full-time professional accounting, auditing, and/or taxation experience.

Additional Appointment Pathways

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: Auditor Trainee 1/Trainee 2 Tax, Budgeting Analyst Trainee 1/Trainee 2, Accountant Trainee 1/Trainee 2 (for Trainee 1); Internal Auditor 1, Management Specialist 1, Senior Budgeting Analyst (for journey level).

For Reinstatement

• Candidates who have previously held the 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.
• 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.
• 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.

Note on Sponsorship

• NYSIF does not offer sponsorship for employment visas. Candidates should be aware of their sponsorship status and relevant expiration dates before applying.
• NYSIF is not currently enrolled in eVerify.

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)