SENIOR ACCOUNT CONTROL SPECIALIST

APPLICANTS MUST BE PERMANENT IN THE ASSOCIATE STAFF ANALYST CIVIL SERVICE TITLE OR BE PERMANENT IN A COMPARABLE TITLE ELIGIBLE FOR 6.1.9 TITLE CHANGE.

The Department of Social Services (DSS) is comprised of the administrative units of the New York City Human Resources Administration (HRA) and the Department of Homeless Services (DHS). HRA is dedicated to fighting poverty and income inequality by providing New Yorkers in need with essential benefits such as Food Assistance and Emergency Rental Assistance. DHS is committed to preventing and addressing homelessness in New York City by employing a variety of innovative strategies to help families and individuals successfully exit shelter and return to self- sufficiency as quickly as possible.

The Office of Fiscal Operations is DSS/HRA/DHS’s primary payments and accounting office, and the core responsibilities are carried out through the operations of the Bureau of Accounts Payable, Revenue and Reimbursement, and Disbursement and Grant Accounting. The Accounting Unit records and maintains all financial transactions and performs high level audits, affecting DSS/HRA/DHS.

The Office of Fiscal Operations is recruiting for one (1) Associate Staff Analyst to function as a Senior Account Control Specialist in the Bureau of Accounting and Special Programs (BOASP), under the Office of Disbursement and Grant Accounting, who will:

- Perform Annual and Final closeout audits for CAMFR, Employment, HASA, and other contracts.

- Liaise with providers/vendors to attain Financial Statements and other necessary reports such as a Trial Balance, Profit and Loss, Statement of Revenue and Expense Report or General Ledger.

- Prepare and review Financial Statements to assess the use of awarded funds were applied against the correct budget structure and investigate any discrepancies.

- Create Cash Confirmation reports in collaboration with the Office of Budget Administration (OBA).

- Email Cash Confirmation reports to providers/vendors, while responding to all inquiries from auditors. Cash Confirmations ledgers are maintained either by Fiscal Year or Calendar Year, as per vendor’s discretion.

- Review employment documentations in support of Bureau of Accounts Payable for milestones regarding performance-based contracts

- Prepare book balance reports for the Emergency Public Assistance Manual Account, Emergency Public Assistance Auto Account, Imprest Fund Account (IFA), and Miscellaneous Expense Account (MEA).

- Record cash receipt deposits.

ASSOCIATE STAFF ANALYST - 12627

1. A master's degree from an accredited college in economics, finance, accounting, business or public administration, public health, human resources management, management science, operations research, organizational behavior, industrial psychology, statistics, personnel administration, labor relations, psychology, sociology, human resources development, political science, urban studies or a Juris Doctor degree from an accredited law school, and one year of satisfactory full-time professional experience in one or a combination of the following: working with the budget of a large public or private concern in budget administration, accounting, economic or financial administration, or fiscal or economic research; in management or methods analysis, operations research, organizational research or program evaluation; in personnel or public administration, recruitment, position classification, personnel relations, labor relations, employee benefits, staff development, employment program planning/administration, labor market research, economic planning, social services program planning/evaluation, or fiscal management, or in a related area; or

2. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and three years of satisfactory full-time professional experience in the areas described in "1" above.

3.An associate degree or completion of 60 semester credits from an accredited college and five years of satisfactory full-time professional experience as described in “1” above.

4. A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent approved by a State’s department of education or a recognized accrediting organization and seven years of satisfactory full-time professional experience as described in “1” above.

5.A combination of education and/or experience equivalent to “1”, “2”, “3”, or “4” above. College education may be substituted for professional experience at the rate of 30 semester credits from an accredited college for one year of experience. However, all candidates must have a high school diploma and at least one year of experience as described in “1” above.

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 individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.