Director of Lease Audit

DCASs mission is to make city government work for all New Yorkers. From managing New York Citys most iconic courthouses and municipal buildings to purchasing over $1 billion annually in goods and services for more than 80 City agencies what we do ensures that all agencies can deliver on their mission. Our reach touches every facet of city government and is instrumental to the successful day-to-day operations of the City of New York.

Our commitment to equity effectiveness and sustainability guides our work providing City agencies with the critical resources and support needed to succeed including :

• Recruiting hiring and training City employees.
• Managing 55 public buildings.
• Acquiring selling and leasing City property.
• Purchasing over $1 billion in goods and services for City agencies.
• Overseeing the greenest municipal vehicle fleet in the country.
• Leading the Citys efforts to reduce carbon emissions from government operations.

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The Real Estate Services (RES) Line of Service of DCAS supports the operations of the government of the City of New York by providing services for the Citys real estate needs. RES is responsible for the space planning and management of 37 million square feet Citywide acquisitions (lease or purchase) sales and other dispositions of City-owned real estate architectural design and project management zoning and land use analyses property management disposition of 15000 City-owned lots property valuation and financial analysis of real estate transactions.

The accounting and finance professionals in Financial Services support every unit within Real Estate Services in accomplishing their missions. Five units support RES business through lease audit property valuations revenue & financial analysis budget & lease enforcement and lease administration.

The Lease Audit Unit represents the City at the offices of our landlords and tenants to review financial records in order to determine that City agencies as tenants are being charged the proper rent amounts by their landlords and that City tenants which pay variable rents based upon a percentage of revenue are in compliance with their leases and paying the appropriate rents to the City.

After an audit is completed the Lease Audit Unit follows-up with each tenant agency to ensure that the amounts identified as overpaid by and / or due the City in the final audit reports are recovered. The Lease Audit Unit also works with City agencies and landlords to answer questions and resolve any disputes related to rent and additional rent charges and / or payments.

Financial Services is seeking to hire a Director of Lease Audit who can conduct audits of rent payments made by City agencies to private landlords pursuant to lease agreements containing operating cost and real estate tax escalation clauses. This position will also require conducting lease audits for lease agreements with private entities occupying City-owned property to verify the accuracy and propriety of rental payments made to the City. The candidate will also be responsible for performing other various compliance related tasks as needed including assisting with the preparation of the annual Comptrollers Office Directive One submission pertinent to Real Estate Services responsibilities and will also actively participate in the conduct of reconciliations surveys reviews or special projects as needed by Real Estate Services.

Responsibilities Include :

Additional responsibilities :

Flexible Work Update :

This position may be eligible for remote work up to two days per week pursuant to the Remote Work Pilot Program agreed to between City and DC37.

To Apply :

Please go to or for current NYC employees and search for Job ID #733367.

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ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGEMENT AUDI - 1001C

Qualifications :

1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college including or supplemented by 24 credits in accounting including one course each in advanced accounting auditing and cost accounting and five years of full-time experience in management auditing EDP auditing financial accounting and / or financial auditing at least 18 months of which must have been in an administrative managerial or executive capacity or in the supervision of several teams of auditors; or

2. A valid Certified Public Accountant License or a certificate as a Certified Internal Auditor and four years of full-time experience as indicated in 1 above at least 18 months of which must have been in an administrative managerial or executive capacity or in the supervision of several teams of auditors.

Additional Information :

The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic including but not limited to an individuals sex race color ethnicity national origin age religion disability sexual orientation veteran status gender identity or pregnancy.

Remote Work : No

Employment Type : Full-time

Key Skills

Internal Audit,Risk Management,Information Technology,Financial Controls,Audit Methodology,COSO,GAAP,COBIT,SOX,Special Investigations,External Auditors,Financial Statements,Accounting and Finance,CPA

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1