Financial Systems Analyst

Job Description

Job Description

Company overview :

With an annual budget of $2.3 billion and more than 7,000 employees throughout the five boroughs, the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (NYC DOHMH) is one of the largest public health agencies in the world, serving 8 million New Yorkers from diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds.

We're tackling a broad range of public health issues with innovative policies and programs and getting exceptional results, but our work is never finished.

The breadth of our innovative programs provides the widest range of choices for every member of our team.

With grant funds from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), DOHMH is undertaking a new initiative that will meet critical infrastructure needs and make possible strategic investments that will have lasting effects on public health.

Investments and improvements through this initiative will help modernize DOHMH’s foundational capabilities and data infrastructure, enabling it to partner in complex health and health care environments and, in turn, support better public health outcomes, including COVID-19.

This initiative supports larger efforts to rebalance investments in public health and more equitably serve communities and populations.

The selected candidate will be an employee of Public Health Solutions, a nonprofit organization which is the fiscal and administrative manager of the grant but will work be supervised by DOHMH.

This is a grant-funded position ending in November 2027.

Division Overview :

The Finance Division at DOHMH has central responsibility and authority for all the finance, contracting, procurement, payroll, and revenue functions of the nation’s largest local health department.

DOHMH has approximately 7,000 employees and serves the nation’s largest city of 8.8 million New Yorkers.

Finance oversees policy analysis, program development, performance improvement, financial management, resource maximization, and technical assistance.

Finance helps to ensure that programs and operations have the information, analysis, funding, and capacity to deliver critical services effectively and meet DOHMH’s health and racial equity objectives.

Finance is organized into four bureaus, which vary in size from 25 to 85 employees each. The bureaus are each led by an Assistant Commissioner. The bureaus include :

• Bureau of the Agency Chief Contracting Officer , which procures over $1.5 billion in goods and services through 900+ contracts and 2,500+ purchase orders;
• Bureau of Budget and Revenue , which directs the agency’s $3 billion operating budget and $350 million capital budget, and generates over $2 billion in revenue;
• Bureau of the Controller , which administers the agency’s payroll, processes payments to 5,000+ contractors and vendors, oversees cash management, and leads fiscal closeout programs; and
• Bureau of Finance Administration and Planning , which performs sophisticated financial analyses and reporting, manages agency contracts, coordinates financial systems, leads training, and prepares for budget hearings.

The Financials systems unit has a central and critical responsibility in ensuring the reliability of its systems from the usage to the integrity of the data that resides in them.

Its responsibilities include providing scheduled and ad-hoc reports for its internal and external stakeholders. Additionally, the unit is responsible for overseeing financial systems related projects, and enhancements ensuring systems operability.

Job Description :

The candidate for this position under the direction of the Financial Systems Manager and with wide latitude for independent initiative and judgment is required to exhibit analytical, interpersonal, and problem-solving skills.

The position will be key in providing financial systems related analysis, being responsible for ad-hoc projects / requests, and providing compliance expertise to all internal and external parties.

Duties :

The individual will be required to perform the following duties and responsibilities :

• Retrieve and analyze budgetary, contracting, procurement, and fiscal data from finance databases for Finance related reporting.
• Coordinate with multiple teams to manage shared resources for tracking project requests and financial workflows.
• Manage ad-hoc requests related to financial systems from internal or external parties.
• Provide general support of Finance systems; both internal and external
• Ability to build fiscal reports using data visualization tools.
• Carry out special projects and develop research standards.
• Other related tasks as assigned by the management staff

Qualifications :

A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college in economics, finance, accounting, business, computer science, data science, information systems, statistics, or operations research, or a closely related field.

Must have 2+ years of satisfactory full-time / part-time professional experience in one or a combination of the following : working with large public or private organizations.

Salary - $80,000 - $80,000

Preferred Skills :

• Experience working with data visualization tools (i.e., Power BI, OBIEE, and Tableau)
• Advanced understanding of Excel
• Experience working with SQL databases, with knowledge in constructing and optimizing SQL queries
• Ability to train staff on data usage
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Excellent analytical skills and attention to detail

Additional Desired Qualities :

• Experience with stakeholder engagement and project management.
• Excellent communication (verbal & written) and interpersonal skills.
• Strong analytical skills and ability to manage and report complex information.
• Experience with data collection, analysis and interpretation.
• Desire to grow professionally, develop new skills and willingness to work outside of comfort zone.
• Experience working with the public health sector and coordinating projects involving multiple stakeholders.
• Ability to prioritize and work in fast-paced environment with hard deadlines.
• Fluency in Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint.

Additional Information :

• This is a temporary grant-funded position ending in November 2027.
• This individual must reside in the tri-state area (NY, NJ, CT) by their confirmed start date.
• Preference may be given to individuals residing in New York City (5 boroughs) or surrounding New York State counties.
• This individual will be expected to work non-business hours during emergencies.

PHS is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and encourages applications from women, people of color, persons with disabilities, LGBTQIA+ individuals, and veterans.

Monday-Friday

35 Hours Per Week