Auditor 1 / Trainee (NY HELPS) - 21226

We need to output HTML fragment with sections: headings

for sections like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real specific content. The posting includes description/duties, qualifications, benefits, maybe pay? It mentions salary info: "For new State employees appointed to graded positions, the annual salary is the hiring rate of the position (beginning of the salary range)." That's vague, not specific numbers. Should we include Pay section? The rule: never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them. It does state benefits: "We offer a work-life balance and a generous benefits package, worth 65% of salary, including: ..." So Benefits section is present. Pay: they mention salary is hiring rate of the position (beginning of the salary range) but no specific number. That's vague; maybe we should not include Pay because it's not specific. Schedule: not mentioned. So we include About the role? The description/duties could be under Responsibilities. Could also have About the role (maybe a brief summary). The posting starts with "Description Duties Description Perform examinations..." That's basically duties. So we can have a Responsibilities section with duties. Also Qualifications section. Benefits section. Possibly Skills? Not explicit. Could infer from duties but better not create unless explicit. So we will output:

Responsibilities

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Qualifications

... maybe split into Minimum Qualifications and Transfer Qualifications etc. We'll keep as prose or list. We need to preserve all substantive information, not invent or summarize away detail. Must not repeat job title. No boilerplate. We need to remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO etc. The posting includes some EEO-like statements: "The NYS Department of Health is committed to making New York a safer..." that's mission statement; maybe we can keep as part of About the role? It's not boilerplate? It's about mission; could be considered substantive? Might be okay to keep as part of About the role. But we need to decide. The instruction: "Remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions." The mission statement might be considered boilerplate? It's not exactly EEO but it's about mission. Might be okay to keep but could be considered fluff. Safer to omit? The instruction says remove EEO/equal-opportunity boilerplate. The mission statement is not exactly EEO but could be considered similar. I'd remove it to be safe. Also remove "If you require reasonable accommodation..." that's application instruction? It's about accommodation request; could be considered application instruction. Remove. Also remove "The NYS Department of Health does not participate in E-Verify..." that's legal; remove. Also remove "For new State employees appointed to graded positions..." that's about salary; maybe keep as part of Pay? But it's vague. Might be considered boilerplate? It's about salary determination; could be considered Pay info but not specific. Since we are not including Pay section, we can drop that sentence. Also remove "Promotion salaries are calculated..." etc. Also remove "No examination is required." That's a qualification note; maybe keep under Qualifications? It's about selection process; could be considered application instruction. Might be removed. We need to preserve all substantive information: duties, qualifications, benefits. Let's extract duties from the description: - Perform examinations and appraisals of accounting records and financial affairs, of public, for profit, and non-profit organizations and businesses to ensure that accounts are maintained in compliance with governing laws, rules, regulations and contracts. - Perform research on the functions of the organization to be audited to determine purpose, organization, funds involved, and applicable laws, rules, and regulations governing its operation, including whether a Single Audit is due per federal Uniform Guidance. - Review Single audit reports, including the accuracy of the Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards (SEFA) and if deficiencies or findings are identified, share with programs responsible for funding to ensure management decision requirements are met timely, including the development of a corrective action plan. - Apply professional accounting and auditing standards and practices to determine the ability of the organization to conduct its programs efficiently and effectively, determine whether it’s a going concern, and evaluate its internal controls and practices , comparing programs to those of comparable organizations, and noting any relative strengths or weaknesses. - Assist in establishing the scope of audit by analyzing and determining areas for audit, and timeframe to be examined; assists in planning audit activities, including specific audit tasks, and the audit schedule. - Participate in entrance conferences with representatives of the organization being audited to explain audit goals and methodology, and to gain access to records. - Conduct financial and performance audits of Health programs, accounts, vendors, and grantees to ensure efficiency, proper internal controls, and compliance with laws, rules, regulations, contracts, and grants. - Perform various tests, reviews, reconciliations, and evaluations of accounts, claims, records, and procedures to ensure that transactions are processed appropriately. - Apply professional accounting and auditing standards and practices to determine the ability of the organization to conduct its programs efficiently and effectively, determine whether it’s a going concern, and evaluate its internal controls and practices , comparing programs to those of comparable organizations, and noting any relative strengths or weaknesses. (duplicate) - Analyze costs in comparison to comparable programs in terms of functions, equipment, and personnel utilization; utilizes generally accepted accounting and auditing principles and standards when conducting audits. - Prepare working papers in compliance with audit standards to document audit scope and conclusions. - Prepare narrative reports of audit findings and recommendation corrective actions that address the cause of each audit finding. - Discuss audit findings with representatives of the organization and participate in exit conferences. - When acting as the auditor-in-charge, leads other Auditors 1 and Auditor Trainees, as required. - Perform other duties as assigned. We have duplicate line about applying standards; we can keep only one instance. Now qualifications: Minimum Qualifications Transfer Qualifications: Must be a current state employee with one year of competitive permanent or contingent permanent service in a grade and title eligible for 70.1 transfer. HELPS Qualifications Trainee 1: A bachelor's degree in accounting, auditing, or taxation or a bachelor's degree with 24 semester credit hours in accounting, auditing, or taxation courses. Trainee 2: A bachelor's degree in accounting, auditing, or taxation or a bachelor's degree with 24 semester credit hours in accounting, auditing, or taxation courses and one year 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 degree in accounting, auditing, or taxation. Auditor 1: A bachelor's degree in accounting, auditing, or taxation; or a bachelor's degree with 24 semester credit hours in accounting, auditing, or taxation courses 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 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 currently valid Certified Public Accountant license and registration issued by New York State. Additional Comments: When reviewing qualifications, omissions and vagueness cannot be interpreted in the candidate’s favor. Candidates are responsible for providing accurate and clear descriptions of their experience demonstrating how they meet the minimum qualifications. This position is part of the NYS HELPS program. No examination is required. This position may require travel throughout New York State including overnights to areas not served by public transportation. We might keep the Additional Comments as part of Qualifications section (maybe as a note). The "No examination is required." could be kept. Benefits: "We offer a work-life balance and a generous benefits package, worth 65% of salary, including: Holiday & Paid Time Off Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Pension from New York State Employees’ Retirement System Shift & Geographic pay differentials Affordable Health Care options Family dental and vision benefits at no additional cost NYS Deferred Compensation plan Access to NY 529 and NY ABLE College Savings Programs, and U.S. Savings Bonds And many more..." We need to format as list. Now we need to decide sections: Responsibilities, Qualifications, Benefits. Possibly also About the role? Could combine responsibilities as About the role? But we have duties; we can call it Responsibilities. We should not include Pay or Schedule. Now produce HTML fragment:

Responsibilities

• Perform examinations and appraisals of accounting records and financial affairs, of public, for profit, and non-profit organizations and businesses to ensure that accounts are maintained in compliance with governing laws, rules, regulations and contracts.
• Perform research on the functions of the organization to be audited to determine purpose, organization, funds involved, and applicable laws, rules, and regulations governing its operation, including whether a Single Audit is due per federal Uniform Guidance.
• Review Single audit reports, including the accuracy of the Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards (SEFA) and if deficiencies or findings are identified, share with programs responsible for funding to ensure management decision requirements are met timely, including the development of a corrective action plan.
• Apply professional accounting and auditing standards and practices to determine the ability of the organization to conduct its programs efficiently and effectively, determine whether it’s a going concern, and evaluate its internal controls and practices, comparing programs to those of comparable organizations, and noting any relative strengths or weaknesses.
• Assist in establishing the scope of audit by analyzing and determining areas for audit, and timeframe to be examined; assists in planning audit activities, including specific audit tasks, and the audit schedule.
• Participate in entrance conferences with representatives of the organization being audited to explain audit goals and methodology, and to gain access to records.
• Conduct financial and performance audits of Health programs, accounts, vendors, and grantees to ensure efficiency, proper internal controls, and compliance with laws, rules, regulations, contracts, and grants.
• Perform various tests, reviews, reconciliations, and evaluations of accounts, claims, records, and procedures to ensure that transactions are processed appropriately.
• Analyze costs in comparison to comparable programs in terms of functions, equipment, and personnel utilization; utilizes generally accepted accounting and auditing principles and standards when conducting audits.
• Prepare working papers in compliance with audit standards to document audit scope and conclusions.
• Prepare narrative reports of audit findings and recommendation corrective actions that address the cause of each audit finding.
• Discuss audit findings with representatives of the organization and participate in exit conferences.
• When acting as the auditor-in-charge, leads other Auditors 1 and Auditor Trainees, as required.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications / Transfer Qualifications: Must be a current state employee with one year of competitive permanent or contingent permanent service in a grade and title eligible for 70.1 transfer.

HELPS Qualifications – Trainee 1: A bachelor's degree in accounting, auditing, or taxation or a bachelor's degree with 24 semester credit hours in accounting, auditing, or taxation courses.