at City of Chicago in Chicago, Illinois, United States
Job Description
Description:
BID/JOB ANNOUNCEMENT
PROGRAM AUDITOR II (Affordable Housing Compliance)
Department Of Housing
Construction and Compliance Division
Number of Positions: 4
(Additional vacancies possible pending budget approval)
Starting Salary: $64,668
This position is open to the public and all current City employees covered under the City’s collective bargaining agreement with AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY, AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES (AFSCME) – BARGAINING UNIT 1, 3, 4 & 5. Only employees in City job titles in this bargaining unit are eligible to bid.
BID INSTRUCTIONS: Apply on the bid site: https://chicago.taleo.net/careersection/103/jobsearch.ftl?lang=en AND
1. Check the box on your profile titled “Currently employed by the City of Chicago”
2. Enter your employee ID (located on your pay stub labeled ‘payee/employee number’)
3. Select your correct bargaining unit
FAILURE TO FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS WILL RESULT IN A REJECTED BID APPLICATION
Applications for this position will be accepted until 11:59pm CDT on 08/02/2024
Under supervision, a Program Auditor II performs at the fully functional level, conducting on-site programmatic and fiscal compliance audits of the intermediate level where the position works independently on moderately complex auditing assignments of affordable housing projects receiving federal and state funds; and performs related duties as required
ESSENTIAL DUTIES
· Makes site visits to review agencies’ operations, using monitoring instruments to verify and review required program records and financial documents.
· Conducts programmatic reviews to assess compliance with program management and administrative procedures.
· Prepares program and fiscal reports of audit findings and makes recommendations for corrective actions in cases of non-compliance and conducts follow-up on progress in correcting identified deficiencies and achieving compliance.
· Assists in developing and revising monitoring and reporting instruments – Works with other auditors to resolve auditing complexities.
· Responsible for the determination of affordable housing properties compliance with applicable Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Low Income Housing Tax Credit, Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP), Affordable Requirements Ordinance (ARO), and Tax Increment Financing (TIF) program rules, regulations, and agreements.
· Ensures compliance with regulatory requirements such as Davis Bacon, Illinois Prevailing Wage, Minority and Women Business Enterprises (MBE/WBE), local hiring, and Section 3.
· Produces reports such as Davis Bacon and Section 3
Additional duties may be required for this position
Location : 2 N La Salle Street, Suite 620 + City-wide field locations
Days: Monday – Friday
Hours: 8:30am – 4:30pm
THIS POSITION IS IN THE CAREER SERVICE
Qualifications:
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Public Administration or a related field supplemented by one year of program auditing experience, or an equivalent combination of training and experience is required.
NOTE:
SELECTION REQUIREMENTS
This position requires applicants to complete an interview which will include a written exercise and/or a skills assessment test as part of the interview. The interviewed candidate(s) possessing the qualifications best suited to fulfill the responsibilities of the position, based on the oral and written parts of the interview will be selected.
Preference will be given to candidates possessing the following:
· Previous experience working with federal, state, and/or local affordable housing programs.
· Previous knowledge of neighborhood and community development programs.
· Proficiency working with Microsoft Office Suite
APPLICATION EVALUATION: Initial evaluation will be based on information provided on the application and the documents submitted. Department of Human Resource staff will review applications after the final posting date. Staff will follow any and all required Employment/Hiring Plan provisions, federal, state and local laws, and Collective Bargaining Agreements when applicable. Staff will apply hiring preferences as required by the municipal code. Placement on an eligibility list is not an offer or guarantee of an interview nor employment with the City of Chicago.
COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY: To further our commitment to hiring applicants with diverse experience the City of Chicago has adopted the following ordinances 2-74-020 and 2-74-075. The ordinances provide a preference to applicants who meet minimum qualifications and who are veterans of the Armed Forces, and/or residents of Socio-Economically Disadvantaged Areas (SEDA) and/or Chicago Public School (CPS) high school graduates to be referred to departments for consideration. These hiring preferences do not apply to bidders, as Collective Bargaining Agreements define the hiring process for bidders. For positions covered by a collective bargaining agreement, bidders will be considered before external candidates. To learn more about our hiring practices click here. (https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/dhr/provdrs/emp.html)
ALL REFERENCES TO POLITICAL SPONSORSHIP OR RECOMMENDATION MUST BE OMITTED FROM ALL APPLICATION MATERIALS SUBMITTED FOR CITY EMPLOYMENT.
The City of Chicago in an Equal Employment Opportunity and Military Friendly Employer.
City of Chicago
Brandon Johnson, Mayor
