Payment Auditor Trainee

**IN ORDER TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS POSITION CANDIDATE MUST BE SERVING PERMANENTLY IN THE TITLE OF MANAGEMENT AUDITOR TRAINEE, OR CURRENTLY REACHABLE ON THE LIST FOR MANAGEMENT AUDITOR TRAINEE.** The New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) strive to provide a safe, efficient, and environmentally responsible movement of people and goods in the City of New York and to maintain and enhance the transportation infrastructure crucial to the economic vitality and quality of life of our primary customers, City residents. (DOT) oversees one of the most complex urban transportation networks in the world. DOTs staff manages an annual operating budget of over 1.5 billion dollars, along with 6,300 miles of streets and highways, over 12,000 miles of sidewalk, and nearly 800 bridges and tunnels. DOTs staff also installs and maintains over one million street signs, 13,250 signalized intersections, over 315,000 streetlights, and over 350 million linear feet of markings. In support of these efforts, the Fiscal Affairs unit within DOT is responsible for all capital & expense payables, revenue collection and internal fiscal support. The Fiscal Affairs Unit is seeking a Payment Auditor Trainee for the Accounts Payable Expense Unit (AP Expense). Under the direct supervision of the Fiscal Affairs Payment Supervisors, Payment Auditor Trainee duties include but are not limited to verifying the accuracy and completion of invoice payment request documents and the supporting backup documents for payment. He or she will utilize the Citys Financial Management System (FMS3) and the Procurement and Sourcing Solutions Portal (PASSPort) to process vendor invoices for goods and services. The candidate will log and track invoices in the unit s internal tracking database. He or she will pre-audit voucher payment packages to ensure that they contain all necessary supporting documentation and monitor payments for errors, either approving the payment package or returning the package to the preparer for necessary corrections and resubmission. He or she will review Requirements Contracts, timesheets, material cost sheets and contract specifications before approving payments to ensure conformity to the agency's requirements and Federal/State/City mandates. The candidate may also prepare reports for managerial and budgetary review.