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Auditing Clerk

Penda Aiken, Inc

Long Island City, NY

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JOB DETAILS
SALARY
$28
LOCATION
Long Island City, NY
POSTED
6 days ago

Job Order Request – Auditing Clerk:

 Dept/Division: Labor Law

Number of temporary Employees requested: (1)

Requested Start Date: ASAP


Job Description Summary

 

The Labor Law Compliance (LLC) Audit Clerk reports to a designated Manager and is responsible for examining business records of construction contractors (including electronic payroll submissions) to ensure compliance with labor laws and Project Labor Agreement (PLA) provisions; using computer skills to address issues with the Labor Law Compliance System (LCMS) utilized by contractors; providing support to Inspectors tasked with investigating alleged violations of prevailing wage mandates; responding to FOIL requests; and performing other related duties or special projects as needed, such as audits of contractors.

 

Responsibilities include:

 

·         Assist LLC Director, Operations Manager, Finance Manager and Senior Management Specialist (Field Inspector) with special projects;

·         Perform desk audits of Certified Payroll Records (CPRs) and Daily Signature Logs (DSLs), including Review/Release of non-compliant CPRs for incorrect wages/benefits, improper apprentice ratios, inaccuracies, and/or evidence of non-compliance.

·         Provide non-compliant findings to the assigned Field Inspector for cross-reference and additional research into possible labor law violations or Project Labor Agreement (PLA) violations;

·         Follow-up with contractors and/or Construction Management (CMs) on non-compliance issues;

·         Prepare and update investigation files with all supporting documentation including field inspections, email communications, desk audit reviews, assignments and liens;

·         Respond to labor law inquiries from workers, unions, contractors, CMs and Project Officers (POs) via the dedicated Labor Law email, Microsoft TEAMS and Hotline;

·         Address and expeditiously resolve issues involving LCMS as liaison between Helpdesk, E-Comply Solutions and contractors;

·         Manage LCMS Compliance Reports (i.e. unreviewed certified payroll records [CPRs] and packages from POs, and unreviewed CPRs to ensure timely submission), including contacting POs to review required CPRs in LCMS and to submit required documents to LLC;

·         Evaluate whether CPR submissions are compliant with policies and procedures as well as the requirements of the PLA and NYS Labor Law 220;

·         Ensure timely electronic submission of DSLs as part of audit review;

·         Prepare and coordinate CPR and DSL log documents for archiving and Central Files transfers;

·         Provide specialized support to asbestos removal industry contractors and unions by ensuring that environmental firms remain current in employee benefit contributions to the union locals representing these workers;

·         Receive delinquency letters from union benefit fund offices and collaborate with contractors to address delinquencies including creating payment plans;

·         Secure restitution for underpayments to workers and unions;

·         Research and reply expeditiously to all assigned Petition/FOIL requests as received from Legal, Finance, OIG, the NYC Comptroller’s Office and other agencies.

 

 

Minimum Qualifications:

 
  • Ability to speak, understand, and be understood in English; and
  • Baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university; and/or
  • High School Diploma/GED and two years of full-time experience as an accountant, auditor, financial analyst, construction manager, clerk, contractor, or investigator; and
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, especially Excel.

 

Preferred Background/Skills:

 
  • Construction industry experience is preferred;
  • Knowledge of the building trades and the various craft trade classifications;
  • Previous experience as an accountant, auditor, financial analyst; construction manager, clerk, contractor, or investigator;
  • Experience in researching, examining and analyzing financial data and records to substantiate fraud allegations;
  • Excellent interpersonal, communication and organization skills;
  • Comfortable with customer service on the telephone or online;
  • Ability to learn new computer applications and programs;
  • Bilingual in English and Spanish and/or Punjabi/Hindi is helpful but not required.

About the Company

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Penda Aiken, Inc