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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 45,000 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 311 or visit DCWP at nyc.gov/dcwp or on its social media sites, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube.

The selected candidate will be responsible for planning, monitoring, and analyzing DCWP’s PS, OTPS and capital budgets, including the preparation, maintenance, reconciliation, and modification of the Agency’s expense and revenue budgets. The ideal candidate will have a background in budget, and extensive knowledge of the New York City’s Financial Management System (FMS).

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

- Oversee all phases of the City budget cycle; the submission of the agency’s Financial Plans and City Council Hearing Package(s) to New York City Office of Management and Budget (OMB);

- Oversee the development of standard operating procedures, best practices, staff training and assist with implementing those initiatives to standardize and streamline Agency budget activities;

- Review and evaluate departmental budget requests; monitor program spending to ensure that spending does not exceed the approved budget;

- Manage agency’s active roster by reviewing employee hiring packages to ensure accuracy in title specs, salary, job duties and headcount availability;

- Manage tracking of agency’s miscellaneous revenue budget; assist in the preparation of various monthly reports to maintain proper accounting of current year expenditures; prepare internal and intra-city budget modifications; prepare monthly headcount variance and payroll reports; conduct surplus/needs analysis and develop projections to identify potential surplus/deficits;

- Provide financial data for internal/external agency audits and fulfill Freedom of Information requests (FOIL, FOIA).

- Lead quarterly budget meetings with programs; prepare, monitor and submit monthly PS, OTPS and Overtime reports to program Directors;

- Oversee the development and maintenance of monthly reports for Personnel Services (PS) and Other Than Personnel Services (OTPS) and Capital budgets;

- Provide technical budget support; monitor expenditures associated with the Personal Services (PS) and Other Than Personal Services (OTPS);

- Coordinate roles and activities between divisions and oversight agencies for capitally funded projects. Review all schedules, reports and orders prepared by consultants, contractors and agencies to assure conformance with project completion dates;

- Prepare surplus/needs analysis monthly and at the end of the fiscal year;

- Manage the accrual process and other reporting obligations at fiscal year’s end;

- Manage the creation of the Agency’s annual executive budget reconciliation document;

- Manage the evaluation of budgetary proposals and estimate the fiscal impact of management decisions and policies; conduct program analyses, develop forecasts and monitor trends;

- Review and reconcile budget reports from multiple fiscal and proprietary tracking systems. Analyze complex financial reports and fiscal data; and

- Conduct ad-hoc reports, analyses or special projects as requested.

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.

- Demonstrated experience in NYC budget (Expense and Capital), grants management, and Citywide Financial Applications. - Four or more years of experience with managing a NYC government agency’s budget. - Strong research, quantitative and problem-solving skills.

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.