Senior Financial Analyst

The New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) is the nations oldest and largest public housing authority with more than 177000 apartments and responsibility for administering a citywide Section 8 leased housing program that serves over 200000 additional tenants. NYCHAs mission is to provide quality housing for New Yorkers that is sustainable inclusive and safe while fostering opportunities for economic mobility.

NYCHAs Asset & Capital Management (A&CM) Division leads the Authoritys capital sustainability and resiliency programs that comprise a $5 billion capital projects portfolio - one of the largest in NY State - as well as a range of activities related to property modernization and strategic asset management. A&CM aims to preserve and modernize NYCHA buildings and apartments through strategic portfolio planning comprehensive design standards innovative financing and project delivery models strong partnership with NYCHA residents and other stakeholders and effective program and project management of capital investments. The Division also positions NYCHAs housing portfolio for the future by piloting and scaling up sustainability and resiliency technologies and practices improving residents quality of life while enhancing building performance.

Strategic Services comprises of five teams who provide key business services and drive operational excellence across A&CM. Core functions of Strategic Services include capital planning and financial administration; supporting business departments to apply best-practice project management and project controls frameworks; provide strategic vendor and contract management services; provide business intelligence and lead business operations services across A&CM.

The A&CM Divisions Strategic Services Department seeks a Senior Financial Analyst. Reporting to the Financial Planning Manager within the Capital Planning Department with latitude for independent initiative and judgement the Senior Financial Analyst will perform the following duties:

financial and quantitative analysis reports in order to provide recommendations.
quality assurance check of financial transaction packages to ensure accuracy and that all required documentation and approvals have been secured.
in the budget modification process of federal city and state capital funds including verification of funding availability in NYCHAs financial management system Oracle and prepare budget revision forms for submission to NYCHAs Finance Department.
and process financial transaction requests within Capital Projects Divisions (CPD) e-Builder platform and NYCHAs financial management system Oracle.
in the contract closeout process including de-encumbrance of funds and assist in approvals of contracts/task orders/authorizations less than $50K.
in the development of the Capital Federal Plan including creation of new projects in e-Builder and liaise with NYCHAs Finance Department to enter proposed plan into Forecast Budget and Oracle Grant Module.
financial transactions on behalf of CPD in support of capital improvement projects across NYCHAs housing portfolio. Transactions include but are not limited to: request new contract numbers contract registration task order registration authorizations contract extensions and revisions.

NOTE: IF THIS APPOINTMENT IS MADE ON A PROVISIONAL/TEMPORARY BASIS PURSUANT TO 65 OF THE NYS CIVIL SERVICE LAW NO TENURE OR PERMANENCE ACCRUES TO AN INCUMBENT IN THIS POSITION BY VIRTUE OF SUCH APPOINTMENT.

NOTE: This position is open to qualified persons with a disability who are eligible for the 55-a Program. Please indicate in your cover letter that you would like to be considered for the position under the 55-a Program. For detailed information regarding the 55-a Program click on the link below:

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with permanent civil service status in the titles of Associate Staff Analyst Housing Development Specialist and Economist will also be considered.
may be given a skills assessment as part of the interview process.
employees applying for transfer promotional title or level change opportunities must have served a period of one year at current location and in current title and level (if applicable).
residents are encouraged to apply.
provides benefits that include a choice of medical coverage plans deferred compensation plans and a defined pension benefit plan as a member of the New York City Employees Retirement System (NYCERS).

Please read this posting carefully to make certain you meet the minimum qualification requirements before applying to this position.

ACCOUNTANT - 40510

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.

Additional Information :

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 individuals sex race color ethnicity national origin age religion disability sexual orientation veteran status gender identity or pregnancy.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time