Principal Auditor/ Analyst
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Principal Auditor/ Analyst

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Job Location : New York,NY, USA

Posted on : 2025-10-01T14:27:46Z

Job Description :
Principal Auditor/Analyst

Position Summary: Under the direction of the Executive Deputy Inspector General for Audit (EDIG/Audit), the Principal Auditor/Analyst is responsible, within the mandate of the MTA Inspector General, for serving as a team leader on audits, responsible for planning, conducting, and reporting on concerns or improvement opportunities regarding MTA operations and policy.

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Leads moderately sized audits with minimal supervision.
  • Works as a team member on more complex audits.
  • Evaluates agency or program performance using qualitative and quantitative methods to determine expectations/standards, problems, causal factors, and options to correct.
  • Reviews agency processes, procedures, and controls designed to manage and mitigate risk, fraud, waste, and abuse of agency resources.
  • Identifies issues and develops a plan to assess their significance.
  • Conducts interviews of agency and other personnel and prepares clear and concise interview memoranda.
  • Develops appropriate recommendations to improve agency operations, cost-efficiency, and safety.
  • Prepares professionally written reports on areas evaluated.
  • Provides leadership, direction, and feedback to junior staff on the team.
  • Responsible for meeting project milestones.
  • Develops and maintains professional working relationships and continually gains knowledge of evolving MTA and agency operations.
  • Works in a team environment to identify issues and develop methodology to assess their significance.
  • Analyzes data using a variety of software to identify risks.
  • Supports investigative cases with analysis or participates as part of the investigative team, as assigned.
  • Other duties as assigned by the EDIG/Audit or designee.

Minimum Qualifications:

  • A Bachelor's degree from an accredited educational institution in fields such as public administration, mathematics, data science, economics, accounting, the social sciences or other related business or operational field. Master's degree is a plus.
  • Minimum of 5 years of experience in the fields of performance auditing, evaluation, oversight, or a project management-focused field. Applicant's work experience sufficiency is evaluated on a case-by-case basis.
  • Knowledge of acceptable audit industry standards, processes, and procedures.
  • Demonstrated analytical skills, critical thinking skills, impartial judgment, and research aptitude.
  • Excellent oral skills for interviewing, experience a plus.
  • Excellent writing skills for documenting interviews, summarizing evaluation findings, and drafting reports.
  • Ability to gather and interpret high volumes of complex data. Excellent working knowledge of computer applications relevant to auditing, including Microsoft Office. Advanced Excel is a plus.
  • Ability to handle multiple projects while maintaining careful attention to detail and accuracy.
  • Ability to interact effectively with department and agency staff and senior management.
  • Travel within the MTA geographic jurisdiction will be required.
  • Working outside of regular business hours may be required.
  • Pursuant to the approval by the EDIG/Audit, this position is eligible for hybrid teleworking.

How to Apply:

  • Please submit a resume and cover letter to: ...@MTAIG.ORG
  • Reference the Job Title for which you are applying for in your email subject line.

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