*THE SELECTED CANDIDATE WILL BE OFFERED A SALARY BETWEEN $111,600.00 - $136,260.00*

*ONLY PERMANENT EMPLOYEES IN THE TITLE OR THOSE THAT ARE REACHABLE ON THE CIVIL SERVICE LIST ARE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY. *


The ACS Division of Financial Services (DFS) is responsible for supporting, planning, implementing, and monitoring the fiscal functions of the agency in accordance with City, State and Federal guidelines. The work of DFS includes managing the ACS budget; submission of monthly claims for revenue; processing of payments to provider agencies and vendors; monitoring the financial health of provider agencies through financial review and audits; maintenance of the ACS bank accounts; centralized oversight of ACS Child Welfare financial eligibility; and data maintenance for financial systems of record.

Budget unit withing DFS oversees PS budget development and management for all ACS programs, participates in preparation of New Needs, PEGs, and Surplus/Needs analysis and projections. The PS Budget also handles the review and approval of staffing actions, budget modifications, and amendments; tracks Office of Management and Budget (OMB) budget allocations by program and funding source; monitors line-item expenditures, performs financial analysis and expenditures forecasts, and constantly works on enhancement of forecasting methodologies.

The Director will report directly to the Assistant Commissioner for Budget. The Director will oversee a unit that provides financial oversight of Personnel Services budget activities for all divisions within ACS. The PS Budget Director will represent the PS Budget at executive level meetings within Financial Services.

The Director will report to Assistant Commissioner for Budget and will manage eight analysts of PS Budget Unit.

Direct responsibilities include:

- Support ACS Executive Management, Programs, OMB, and other stakeholders with the highest level of customer service, professionalism, and relationship management.
- Lead eight professional staff in the day-to-day functions of the Personnel Services Budget unit in effectively managing the agency’s PS budget including planning, forecasting, and tracking of headcount and expenditures.
- Approve all hires against the personnel budget, monitor reconciling budget versus actuals, oversee monitoring of attrition rates and overtime, and assist program areas in developing and implementing hiring plans. In collaboration with Office of Human Resources develop budget strategies to best support the agency’s personnel services and hiring.
- Participate in all phases of the City’s Budget cycle, and the agency’s financial plans submissions. Oversee preparation of agency PS budget documents for the New York City Council hearings.
- Assist with technology initiatives to streamline budget tracking and monitoring and to modernize systems of budget management.
- Oversee preparation, distribution, and maintaining of data for various PS budget reports such as PS Metrics reports, Expense reports, Staffing Model analysis, Overtime usage, and Surplus/ Needs assessments.
- Motivate and train staff to have a continual improvement mindset and maintain a positive workplace environment.

1. A master's degree from an accredited college in economics, finance, accounting, business or public administration, 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 closely related field, and two years 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, 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. 18 months of this experience must have been in an executive, managerial, administrative or supervisory capacity. Supervision must have included supervising staff performing professional work in the areas described above; or

2. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and four years of professional experience in the areas described in "1" above, including the 18 months of executive, managerial, administrative or supervisory experience, as described in "1" above.

Preferred qualifications include a minimum of 2 years of management and supervisory experience, expertise in New York City government finance and budgeting, and familiarity with PS budget.

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.

As a prospective employee of the City of New York, you may be eligible for federal loan forgiveness programs and state repayment assistance programs. For more information, please visit the U.S. Department of Education’s website at https://studentaid.gov/pslf/

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.

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.