NYC Department of Finance (DOF) is responsible for administering the tax revenue laws of the city fairly, efficiently, and transparently to instill public confidence and encourage compliance while providing exceptional customer service.

The Tax Policy Division reviews, analyzes, and evaluates existing and proposed policies and legislation that affect the Department of Finance and New York City in general. This includes analyzing the revenue and distributional impacts of proposed changes to the tax system, monitoring and reporting on tax and parking revenues, working with local and state public agencies and private sector interests to promote improved tax administration, and advising the commissioner, Executive Office, and the New York City Office of Management and Budget on revenue and budgetary issues. The Tax Policy Division is also responsible for all modeling and data mining for DOF's Audit Division. Tax Policy also prepares briefing and position papers on tax policy and issues a variety of public reports and newsletters on tax-related issues.

Tax Policy and Data Analytics, Property Tax Analysis Unit seeks an individual with strong quantitative economic and fiscal research skills to develop estimates and forecasts based on complex programming and data analysis.

Duties will include, but are not limited to:

- Select, develop and apply appropriate statistical and research strategies for a variety of projects pertaining to the real property tax, including the development of sales-based market values for all property types in New York City.
- Assist with infrastructure development for Property Tax Research's main analytical file.
- Assist with the production of Property Tax Research's two annual reports.
- Assist with the production of a weekly report on property tax payments and delinquency.
- Assist with the production of fiscal impact analysis of property tax related legislation, including but-not-limited-to, circuit breakers, interest reduction programs and rebates.
- Help maintain the integrity of all property related data from the Property Tax System by performing monthly and ad-hoc reporting and testing.
- Present research findings to Senior Director and Assistant Commissioner on a regular basis.

1. For Assignment Level I (only physical, biological and environmental sciences and public health) A master's degree from an accredited college or university with a specialization in an appropriate field of physical, biological or environmental science or in public health.
To be appointed to Assignment Level II and above, candidates must have:
1. A doctorate degree from an accredited college or university with specialization in an appropriate field of physical, biological, environmental or social science and one year of full-time experience in a responsible supervisory, administrative or research capacity in the appropriate field of specialization; or
2. A master's degree from an accredited college or university with specialization in an appropriate field of physical, biological, environmental or social science and three years of responsible full-time research experience in the appropriate field of specialization; or
3. Education and/or experience which is equivalent to "1" or "2" above. However, all candidates must have at least a master's degree in an appropriate field of specialization and at least two years of experience described in "2" above. Two years as a City Research Scientist Level I can be substituted for the experience required in "1" and "2" above.

NOTE:
Probationary Period
Appointments to this position are subject to a minimum probationary period of one year.

- A track record of strong quantitative research skills and intuition around analytics, including experience with descriptive statistics, predictive/inferential statistics, fiscal forecasting, etc. - Strong programming skills in SAS or a similar programming language, and experience with SQL. - Experience in end-to-end report creation: gathering requirements, merging data sources and manipulating and cleaning data, producing a report template that effectively communicates the data, and generating a finalized report that meets the requirements specifications. - Experience in data quality control and reconciliation of large datasets, both within and across tables and application systems. Ability to detect and document data inconsistencies, investigate potential causes, and evaluate fixes. - Experience presenting research findings to a variety of audiences including other analysts as well as non-technical audiences - Experience in tax policy, economic theory, econometric methods, and valuation of assets. - Experience with data visualization tools, such as Tableau or PowerBi desired but not required.

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.