Budget College Aide - 631022

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The NYC Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) protects and enhances the daily economic lives of New Yorkers to create thriving communities.

DCWP licenses more than 45, businesses in more than 40 industries and enforces key consumer protection, licensing, and workplace laws that apply to countless more.

By supporting businesses through equitable enforcement and access to resources and, by helping to resolve complaints, DCWP protects the marketplace from predatory practices and strives to create a culture of compliance.

Through its community outreach and the work of its offices of Financial Empowerment and Labor Policy & Standards, DCWP empowers consumers and working families by providing the tools and resources they need to be educated consumers and to achieve financial health and work-life balance.

DCWP also conducts research and advocates for public policy that furthers its work to support New York City’s communities.

For more information about DCWP and its work, call or visit DCWP at nyc.gov / dcwp or on its social media sites, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube.

DCWP Budget is in charge of analyzing, reporting and overseeing all aspects of DCA’s budget. Budget’s responsibilities include the preparation of divisional budgets, the monthly reporting of agency expenditures, the completion of OMB exercises, the tracking of agency headcount, the management of agency grants and intra-city MOU’s and many more duties in executing agency wide funding.

DCWP Budget also liaises with the Mayor's Office of Contract Services (MOCS), Department of Citywide Administration Services (DCAS), Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the Comptroller's Office on behalf of the agency with respect to Budget related issues.

As a Budget College Aide, the prospective candidate will be responsible for the following tasks :

• Support Budget team to review and evaluate departmental and divisional budget requests; monitor program spending to ensure that spending does not exceed the approved budget.
• Assist Budget team to track agency’s miscellaneous revenue budget; assist in the preparation of various daily and monthly reports to maintain proper accounting of current year expenditures;

prepare internal and intra-city budget modifications; conduct surplus / needs analysis and develop projections to identify potential surplus / deficits.

• Attend regular budget meetings with programs; prepare, monitor, and submit monthly PS, OTPS and Overtime reports to program directors.
• Develop and maintain monthly reports for Personnel Services (PS) and Other Than Personnel Services (OTPS) and capital budgets as needed.
• Provide technical budget support; monitor expenditures associated with the Personal Services (PS) and Other Than Personal Services (OTPS).
• Review and reconcile budget reports from multiple financial tracking systems.
• Conduct ad-hoc reports, analyses or special projects as requested.

Minimum Qualifications

As of June of the Program year the prospective interne must be a student matriculated in a college or be a recent college graduate (winter / spring term of the Program year).

NOTE : Appointment to this title is only valid for the duration of the Program, June - August each year.

Preferred Skills

The ideal candidate will have the following : -Strong financial analytical skills with commitment to detail and organization.

• Proficiency in Excel, proficiency in advanced function preferred.-Ability to work in a fast-paced environment-Possess a shared organizational value for integrity, flexibility, and professional / ethical behavior.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Residency Requirement

New 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.