Assistant Director of State Aid Claiming

ONLY PERMANENT EMPLOYEES IN THE TITLE AND THOSE THAT ARE REACHABLE ON THE PROCUREMENT ANALYST CIVIL SERVICE LIST / EXAM NO. ARE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY.

AGENCY DESCRIPTION

Established in , the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (the NYC Health Department) is the oldest and largest health department in the country.

Our mission is to protect and improve the health of all New Yorkers, in service of a vision of a city in which all New Yorkers can realize their full health potential, regardless of who they are, how old they are, where they are from, or where they live.

As a world-renowned public health agency with a history of building transformative public health programming and infrastructure, innovating in science and scholarship to advance public health knowledge, and responding to urgent public health crises from New York City’s yellow fever outbreak in , to the COVID-19 pandemic we are a hub for public health innovation, expertise, and programs, and services.

We serve as the population health strategist, and policy, and planning authority for the City of New York, while also having a vast impact on national and international public policy, including programs and services focused on food and nutrition, anti-tobacco support, chronic disease prevention, HIV / AIDS treatment, family and child health, environmental health, mental health, and racial and social justice work, among others.

Our Agency’s five strategic priorities, building off a recently completed strategic planning process emerging from the COVID-19 emergency, are :

1) To re-envision how the Health Department prepares for and responds to health emergencies, with a focus on building a response-ready organization, with faster decision-making, transparent public communications, and stronger surveillance and bridges to healthcare systems

2) Address and prevent chronic and diet-related disease, including addressing rising rates of childhood obesity and the impact of diabetes, and transforming our food systems to improve nutrition and enhance access to healthy foods

3) Address the second pandemic of mental illness including : reducing overdose deaths, strengthening our youth mental health systems, and supporting people with serious mental illness

4) Reduce black maternal mortality and make New York a model city for women’s health

5) Mobilize against and combat the health impacts of climate change

Our 7,-plus team members bring extraordinary diversity to the work of public health. True to our value of equity as a foundational element of all our work, and a critical foundation to achieving population health impact in New York City, the NYC Health Department has been a leader in recognizing and dismantling racism’s impacts on the health of New Yorkers and beyond.

In , the NYC Board of Health declared racism as a public health crisis. With commitment to advance anti-racist public health practices that dismantle systems that perpetuate inequitable power, opportunity and access, the NYC Health Department continues to work in and with communities and community organizations to increase their access to health services and decrease avoidable health outcomes.

The Bureau of Revenue within the Division of Finance is seeking to hire an Assistant Director of State Aid Claiming to perform the duties of a Procurement Analyst III.

Duties will include but not be limited to :

• Reporting and providing direct support to the Director of State Aid Claiming.
• Responsible for the unit’s preparation and completion of all state aid claims, exercises, and ad hoc requests.
• Reviewing and ensuring claims, receivables, advances, payments, schedules, and closeouts are reconciled and accurate.
• Monitoring patterns of spending and revenue indicators to present to executive management.
• Liaising with grantor agencies such as State Department of Health, and New York State Mental Hygiene Agencies, and other stakeholders to ensure Federal, State, and City compliance with all claiming requirements.
• Developing effective spreadsheets to report, compare, and analyze revenue numbers.
• Reviewing and examining various sources of information such as data, reports, internal policies and process, etc. to identify problems or concerns and provide recommendation for improvements.
• Making recommendations to other divisions and programs for changes and corrections of errors.
• Assisting in the development and implementation of new policies and procedures.
• Representing Revenue in presenting or leading Finance related meetings when necessary.
• Collaborating with Audit Services and outside consultants in Revenue audits while providing responses and resolutions to findings.
• Providing analyst training and support to all current and new staff.
• Providing regular feedback to staff regarding areas for improvement and to develop strengths / skills.
• Managing the unit’s fiscal year end close activities including, but not limited to, providing estimate revenue accrual amounts and supporting documentation, write-offs, creating and / or approving unbilled receivables (URE) in FMS, and other information / data as requested.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IMPORTANT NOTES TO ALL CANDIDATES

Please note : If you are called for an interview, you will be required to bring to your interview copies of original documentation, such as :

• A document that establishes identity for employment eligibility, such as : A Valid U.S. Passport, Permanent Resident Card / Green Card, or Driver’s license.
• Proof of Education according to the education requirements of the civil service title.
• Current Resume
• Proof of Address / NYC Residency dated within the last 60 days, such as : Recent Utility Bill (i.e., telephone, Cable, Mobile Phone)

Additional documentation may be required to evaluate your qualification as outlined in this posting’s Minimum Qualification Requirements section.

Examples of additional documentation may be, but not limited to college transcript, experience verification or professional trade licenses.

If after your interview you are the selected candidate, you will be contacted to schedule an on-boarding appointment. By the time of this appointment, you will be asked to produce the originals of the above documents along with your original Social Security card.

FINAL APPOINTMENTS ARE SUBJECT TO OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT & BUDGET APPROVAL

TO APPLY

Apply online with a cover letter to In the Job ID search bar, enter job ID number.

We appreciate the interest and thank all applicants who apply, but only those candidates under consideration will be contacted.

The NYC Health Department is committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse and culturally responsive workforce. We strongly encourage people of color, people with disabilities, veterans, women, and lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender and gender non-conforming persons to apply.

All applicants will be considered without regard to actual or perceived race, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, marital or parental status, disability, sex, gender identity or expression, age, prior record of arrest;

or any other basis prohibited by law.

Minimum Qualifications

1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and six months of satisfactory full-time professional experience in procurement of goods, services, construction or construction-related services, or professional, technical or administrative experience in contract negotiation / management; or

2. An associate degree or completion of 60 semester credits from an accredited college, and 18 months of satisfactory, full-time professional experience as described in 1 above; or

3. A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent and two and one-half years of satisfactory full time professional experience as described in 1 above; or

4. A combination of education and / or experience equivalent to 1 , 2 , or 3 above. College education may be substituted for professional experience under 2 or 3 above at the rate of 30 semester credits from an accredited college for 6 months of experience.

However, all candidates must have at least a four year high school diploma or its educational equivalent and 6 months of the experience described in 1 above.

SPECIAL NOTES :

To be eligible for placement in Assignment Level II, individuals must have, after meeting the minimum requirements, either one year served at Assignment Level I or one additional year of the experience described in "1" above.

To be eligible for placement in Assignment Level III, individuals must have, after meeting the minimum requirements, either one year served at Assignment Level II or two additional years of the experience described in "1" above, at least one year of which must have been supervisory, or spent performing professional procurement duties equivalent to those performed at Assignment Level III.

Preferred Skills

Ability to analyze problems and demonstrate strong attention to detail, analytical skills and good business judgement.

55a Program

This position is also open to qualified persons with a disability who are eligible for the 55-a Program. Please indicate at the top of your resume and cover letter that you would like to be considered for the position through the 55-a Program.

Public Service Loan Forgiveness

As a prospective employee of the City of New York, you may be eligible for federal loan forgiveness programs and state repayment assistance programs.

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Residency RequirementNew York City residency is generally required within 90 days of appointment. However, City Employees in certain titles who have worked for the City for 2 continuous years may also be eligible to reside in Nassau, Suffolk, Putnam, Westchester, Rockland, or Orange County.

To determine if the residency requirement applies to you, please discuss with the agency representative at the time of interview.