Field Auditor 1 / Trainee 1/Trainee 2

About the Role

The New York State Insurance Fund (NYSIF) seeks individuals for the Auditor 1 (Insurance Premium) title, operating under the NY HELPS Program. This role involves ensuring insurance premiums are correctly determined by verifying employers' payrolls and other pertinent records in compliance with Workers' Compensation Insurance laws, rules, regulations, and guidelines. Reviews can be conducted in-office, on-site at employer locations, or remotely via video conference or file upload. Frequent travel is expected.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform reviews of employers' payrolls, financial records, and physical operations to verify reported payrolls and operations for specified policy periods.
• Apply professional accounting and auditing standards and principles, alongside Workers' Compensation guidelines.
• Travel to employer locations or agreed-upon alternate locations for audits.
• Conduct virtual interactive video conferences with employers for record review.
• Review records uploaded by employers to NYSIF's secure site.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Must maintain a valid driver's license and personal vehicle while employed.
• NYSIF does not offer sponsorship for employment visas.

Qualifications

To be considered for Auditor Trainee 1 (Insurance Premium)

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

To be considered for 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.

• 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.

• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) license and registration issued by New York State.

• 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.

• Qualifying experience does NOT include: teaching, bookkeeping, maintaining/auditing payroll records or accounts receivable/accounts payable, or preparing tax returns.

NY HELPS Program Specifics

• This title is part of the New York Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Statewide Program (NY HELPS).
• Appointments are non-competitive, meaning no examination is required, but candidates must meet minimum qualifications.
• Non-competitive employment status is expected to convert to competitive status at a future date.

Additional Considerations

• 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)