City Of New York

Office Manager

City Of New York$81K *
Education, Government & Non-Profit
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Baccalaureate degree and 4 years of relevant administrative experience, including 18 months in a supervisory role.
  • Associate degree or 60 semester credits plus 5 years of relevant experience with similar supervisory requirements.
  • High school diploma or equivalent and 6 years of relevant experience, including 18 months in a supervisory role.
  • Education and/or experience equivalent to the above requirements, with mandatory supervisory experience.
  • Strong decision-making and program management skills.

Responsibilities

  • Manage and direct the work of subordinate staff, providing ongoing feedback and performance evaluations.
  • Oversee financial transactions, ensuring the appropriate allocation and reconciliation of funds.
  • Review monthly financial claims to ensure accuracy and compliance with established protocols.
  • Monitor check disbursements to prevent discrepancies and ensure proper payment.
  • Maintain safety and cleanliness of the physical office environment.
  • Manage inventory levels of office supplies to ensure adequate resources are available.
  • Develop and maintain positive relationships with internal and external stakeholders for effective communication.

Benefits

  • Health insurance and wellness programs.
  • Generous paid time off including vacation, sick, and personal days.
  • Retirement savings plans with employer contributions.
  • Professional development and training opportunities.
  • Opportunities for advancement within the division.
Full Job Description
THIS POSITION IS ONLY OPEN TO INTERNAL ACS APPLICANTS. THE SELECTED CANDIDATE WILL BE OFFERED A SALARY OF $81,144. THIS POSITION IS ONLY OPEN TO CANDIDATES WHO ARE PERMAMENT (NOT PROVISIONAL) IN THE CIVIL SERVICE TITLE LISTED ABOVE. The Division of Child Protection (DCP) is charged with investigating all allegations of child abuse and maltreatment that the City receives from the New York Statewide Central Register of Child Abuse and Maltreatment. The Division of Child Protection encompasses Child Protective and Placement Services. Child Protective Services include the Child Protective Borough Offices, Family Preservation and Family Services Unit, Emergency Childrens Services (ECS), and the Office of Special Investigations (OSI). In each DCP Borough office, the Administration team provides a catalog of critical support functions, enabling child protective staff to focus on supporting our children and families. Key functional groups within the Borough Office Administration teams include, Applications units, Liaisons, clerical support teams, closed files and records, Nursery, and Office Management. Under the direction of the Borough leadership and the Deputy Director of Administration in each Borough Office, the Administrative Manager will be responsible for, but not limited to, the following functions: - Manage and direct the work of subordinates; assume accountability for work performed by subordinates; resolve problems; monitor activities and performance of subordinates; prepare performance evaluations; provide feedback to staff on their work performance and ensure that the Boroughs Administrative team is supporting the Child Protective teams. - Manage sub-imprest/other similar fund, by disbursing funds/ obtaining receipts. Other documentation/ reconciling balances/ maintaining adequate cash on hand/ keeping records, to insure ready availability of authorized operating funds. - Reconcile monthly claims by reviewing records/receipts/vouchers/other fiscal documents/identifying variances/performing calculations/ posting ledgers/checking against computer data to insure appropriate payment of claims. - Monitor disbursement of checks, by checking disbursement against control data/consulting records/ resolving discrepancies/conferring with payee as necessary, to ensure appropriateness of payment/ prevent over/ underpayment. - Maintain safety/cleanliness of physical surroundings, by monitoring status of plant management/custodial care/ equipment/ building maintenance/ initiating requests. - Maintain an inventory of office supplies/equipment/printed forms/ other, by surveying needs/receiving requests/ determining stock on hand/requisitioning new stock as needed/ logging in/ distributing stock, to provide an adequate supply of all needed materials. - Provide supervision to staff in record retention/destruction, by training staff in the required methods of record retention as mandated in the Department of Records and Information Services (DORIS)/directing staff to purge files each fiscal year and send outdated files to the warehouse properly annotated for bar coding/maintaining manual and electronic. - Maintains develops liaison between two or more agencies/departments/units/ referral services/community-based organizations, by obtaining/conveying/information/providing feedback through external/internal communications, to facilitate cooperation/coordinate work activities of two or more individuals/units/organizations, to facilitate cooperation and coordination of activities. - Conducts/participates in staff meetings, represents location/program heads/ management, by attending/facilitating agenda, encouraging relevant discussion, to keep superior/staff informed of unit goals and changes in programs/ensure the proper interpretation and application of ACS policies and procedures. PREFERRED SKILLS The preferred candidate should possess the following: - Excellent communications skills - Knowledgeable in Microsoft Office, proficient in Excel, Word and Outlook - Ability to deal tactfully and effectively with diverse constituencies - Familiarity working with NYCs diverse communities - Knowledge of the NY State Connections comprehensive case management system, or other automated child welfare system - Bilingual ability to communicate clearly in Spanish or other languages is considered a plus for this position Section 424-A of the New York Social Services Law requires an authorized agency to inquire whether a candidate for employment with child-caring responsibilities has been the subject of a child abuse and maltreatment report. TO APPLY Please go to www.cityjobs.nyc.gov or www.nyc.gov/ess for current NYC employees and search for Job ID# 783151. NO PHONE CALLS, FAXES OR PERSONAL INQUIRIES PERMITTED. NOTE: ONLY CANDIDATES UNDER CONSIDERATION WILL BE CONTACTED. ADM MANAGER-NON-MGRL FRM M1/M2 - 1002C Qualifications 1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and four years of satisfactory, full-time progressively responsible clerical/administrative experience requiring independent decision-making concerning program management or planning, allocation for resources and the scheduling and assignment of work, 18 months of which must have been in an administrative, managerial, executive or supervisory capacity. The supervisory work must have been in the supervision of staff performing clerical/administrative work of more than moderate difficulty; or 2. An associate degree or 60 semester credits from an accredited college and five years of satisfactory, full-time progressively responsible experience as described in "1" above, 18 months of which must have been in an administrative, managerial, executive or supervisory capacity. The supervisory work must have been in the supervision of staff performing clerical/administrative work of more than moderate difficulty; or 3. A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent and six years of satisfactory, full-time progressively responsible experience as described in "1" above, 18 months of which must have been in an administrative, managerial, executive or supervisory capacity. The supervisory work must have been in the supervision of staff performing clerical/administrative work of more than moderate difficulty; or 4. Education and/or experience equivalent to "1", "2" or "3" above. However, all candidates must possess the 18 months of administrative, managerial, executive or supervisory experience as described in "1", "2" or "3" above. Education above the high school level may be substituted for the general clerical/administrative experience (but not for the administrative, managerial, executive or supervisory experience described in "1", "2" or "3" above) at a rate of 30 semester credits from an accredited college for 6 months of experience up to a maximum of 39 years. Additional Information

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