Revenue Analyst

About the Agency :

The New York City Department of Housing Preservation (HPD) promotes quality and affordability in the city's housing, and diversity and strength in the city’s neighborhoods because every New Yorker deserves a safe, affordable place to live in a neighborhood they love.

• We maintain building and resident safety and health.
• We create opportunities for New Yorkers through housing affordability.
• We engage New Yorkers to build and sustain neighborhood strength and diversity.

HPD is entrusted with fulfilling these objectives through the goals and strategies of Housing Our Neighbors : A Blueprint for Housing and Homelessness, Mayor Adams’ comprehensive housing framework.

To support this important work, the administration has committed $5 billion in new capital funding, bringing the 10-year planned investment in housing to $22 billion the largest in the city’s history.

This investment, coupled with a commitment to reduce administrative and regulatory barriers, is a multi-pronged strategy to tackle New York City’s complex housing crisis, by addressing homelessness and housing instability, promoting economic stability and mobility, increasing homeownership opportunities, improving health and safety, and increasing opportunities for equitable growth.

Your Team

Situated within the Office of Finance & Administration, the Division of Budget manages the agency’s $1+ billion operating budget, which is comprised of nearly 25 funding streams from city, state, federal, and other categorical sources.

The division’s staff advise and support HPD’s program managers and budget liaisons on matters pertaining to funding availability, grant compliance, cost savings initiatives, financial analysis, and program development.

Your Impact

Budget Revenue Unit seeks a dynamic, Resourceful, Organized, Personnel Review Analyst to assist with managing the agencies personnel review process.

As Personnel Review Analyst, you will work closely with colleagues in the Budget Office, Office of Human Resources, as well as personnel liaisons within the agency’s program divisions.

The ideal candidate will have strong analytical and critical thinking skills, problem solving skills, with the ability to coordinate multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment with minimal supervision.

In this role, the candidate will be expected to develop a strong working relationship with various parts of the Agency in understanding guidelines and eligibility issues to ensure program areas are utilizing available funding.

Your Role & Responsibilities

Under supervision of the Deputy Director of Grants & Revenue within the Budget Division you will be responsible to maintain and monitor Agency’s revenue with latitude for the exercise of independent judgment, you will and assume the following duties but will not be limited to the following.

Examine and review information and data necessary to prepare reports regarding Tax Levy Miscellaneous, Capital, CD revenues and Trust and Agency accounts.

Reports are completed accurately and ready by deadline or according to schedule. Prepare timely reports, which are accurate and concise.

Prepare Agency revenue estimates. Perform appropriate and thorough research to support projections and forecast. Prepare timely reports that are accurate and concise.

Utilize source material to accurately select appropriate information and data. Identifies issues and opportunities for revenue enhancements.

Prepare revenue reconciliations and status reports. Prepare agency revenue documents that are accurate and according to schedule.

Reconcile grant revenue timely according to Comptroller’s directives. Recognize revenue and report on the status of outstanding documents on a timely basis.

Maintain expense budget for grants. Prepare and monitor budget modifications for grants on a timely basis.

Process cash drawdowns.

Perform drawdowns which are accurate and within a timely manner of the request. Maintain supporting documentation. Ensure that cash received from grantors, etc.

are posted into HPD’s budget codes.

Prepare memos and correspondence. Attend meetings. Provide Agency with technical assistance. Written materials are presented in a concise, lucid, and professional manner.

Correctly responds to inquiries, obtains pertinent information, or make appropriate referrals as necessary.

Manage Grant Tracking Database. Accurately and timely record statistical information for each CoC / SNAP grant into the database.

Obtain and analyze reports to ensure that data for each grant is entered. Update database for new and renewed grants. Ensure that database is updated monthly for each grant.

Drawdown funds as requested from the various HUD systems.

Minimum Qualifications

1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university, accredited by regional, national, professional or specialized agencies recognized as accrediting bodies by the U.

S. Secretary of Education and by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA), including or supplemented by 24 semester credits in accounting, including one course each in advanced accounting and auditing; or

2. A valid New York State Certified Public Accountant license.

To be eligible for placement in Assignment Level II individuals must have, in addition to meeting the minimum requirements, at least one year of experience as an Accountant - Assignment Level I or at least two years of satisfactory full-time professional accounting or auditing experience.

Preferred Skills

• A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college. -Strong Database Management skills with the ability to maintain multiple databases.
• Excellent Organizational skills with the ability to effectively set priorities. -Strong ability to work creatively, thoughtfully, and productively with people from different backgrounds in a solution-oriented, collaborative environment.
• Experience with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Access, Project, PowerPoint, and SharePoint). NOTE : Only candidates that indicate on their resume they are permanent in the Accountant Civil Service Title will be considered.

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.