Fiscal Analyst

The NYC Financial Information Services Agency-Office of Payroll Administration (FISA-OPA) seeks to hire seeks a Fiscal Analyst to work within the Fiscal Services department. Under the guidance of the Deputy Director of Fiscal Services, the selected candidate will work under tight deadlines to manage the agencies’ Expense, Capital and Revenue budgets and process and track invoices on a daily basis.

The Fiscal Analyst will help the Fiscal Services department execute its goal of financial responsibility and stability. The candidate will assist in the strategic planning of the agencies’ financial plan and other Office of Management and Budget (OMB) submissions. The Fiscal Analyst must be detail oriented, highly analytical, an independent thinker with strong problem-solving abilities, and have knowledge of the City of New York’s Financial Management System (FMS), Excel, Word, or comparable software.

The selected candidate will:

- Assist the Fiscal Services Director and Deputy Director in the preparation of FISA-OPA’s PS and OTPS Budget submissions through all phases of the Budget cycle. Prepare New Need, PEG, Financial Plan, CP requests and Year-End submissions.
- Review all expense and consultant invoices and prepare all supporting documentation of payment voucher (PRC2’s) processing in FMS. Ensure all accounting practices conform to the NYC Comptroller’s Directives, New York City Charter and the Procurement Policy Board Rules Prompt Payment Guidelines in each purchase order, requisition or contract. Serve as a liaison between the agency and vendors for any billing issues and resolutions, reconcile vendor invoices, and research and correct payment discrepancies. Maintain and update all financial documents associated with payment and purchase orders.
- Track all FISA and OPA hiring and personnel actions. Maintain FISA-OPA position schedule, prepare/review PAR submissions in NYCAPs, communicate with OMB and act as liaison for all PAR requests.
- Update and maintain FISA-OPA overtime reports monthly, track all paid overtime and comp time earned for upper management review.
- Review, reconcile and analyze monthly bank statements and work with the Department of Finance (DOF) on any discrepancies.
- Perform complex analysis on various budget structures and bank accounts. Analyze and review Expenditures vs Plan in all categories of the PS and OTPS Budget. Forecast future conditions to alert the Deputy Director of anticipated problems and suggest corrective action. Perform OMB exercises such as variance analysis, user cost analysis, update to financial plan and others while complying with reporting requirements.
- Collaborate and meet with business managers across the agency to identify funding needs and potential efficiencies.
- Conduct ongoing analysis, tracking, and review of IT Projects. Ensure that all project expenditures are properly funded and accounted for. Meet regularly with Deputy Director, Director and Procurement staff to communicate current expenditure status and make recommendations to optimize funding allocations.
- Process budget modifications, including expense, revenue and intra-city, to ensure property funding is available for agency.
- Process cash receipts, PRR1s, PRM1s and other FMS documents.
- Assist with special projects as needed.

Preferred Skills:

- Must currently be a City employee who is permanent in the title of Economist or a comparable title

Additional Information:
#O-001

To Apply:
Applicants may visit the Jobs NYC website: www.nyc.gov/jobs and apply to Job ID: 772023. While all complete applications will be given consideration, only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

Hours/Shift:
35 Hours/Day Shift

Work Location:
5 Manhattan West, New York, NY

ECONOMIST - 40910

1. A master's degree from an accredited college or university in economics, statistics, finance, management, business administration, public administration, public policy or related field; or

2. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university, including or supplemented by 24 semester credits in one or more of the course areas of economics, statistics,
finance, management, mathematics, business administration, public administration, and public policy, 12 semester credits of which must have been in economics; and one year of satisfactory full-time experience in one or more of the
fields of finance; economic, fiscal or statistical research; policy analysis; or quantitative, business, market or financial analysis. Graduate semester credits in any of the areas described in "1" above may be substituted for the undergraduate
semester credits on the basis that each 3 graduate semester credits may be substituted for 6 of the required undergraduate semester credits.

Special Note
To be eligible for placement in Assignment Level II individuals must have, in addition to meeting the minimum requirements, at least one additional year of full-time experience listed in "2" above.

Special Note
To be eligible for placement in Assignment Level III individuals must have, in addition to meeting the minimum requirements, at least two additional years of full-time experience listed in "2" above.

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