City Of New York

Unit Head - CORRECTION

City Of New York$121K *
Education, Government & Non-Profit
Less than 5 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in a relevant field is required; advanced degree preferred.
  • Minimum of four years of experience in budgetary planning, financial analysis, or public policy; two years if holding a Master’s degree.
  • Demonstrated ability to analyze large data sets using formulas and pivot tables.
  • Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
  • Ability to work evenings and weekends as required.

Responsibilities

  • Supervise and train staff on program evaluation and budget matters.
  • Monitor agency fiscal activities and conduct expenditure analyses.
  • Review and evaluate agency fiscal requests and formulate recommendations.
  • Oversee categorical revenue collections and allocations of various funding sources.
  • Evaluate capital projects and guide their approval process.
  • Develop cost reduction recommendations.
  • Maintain knowledge of agency operations and criminal justice programs.
  • Manage analyses of various criminal justice data sets.

Benefits

  • Hybrid work model with in-person office days.
  • Opportunity to impact correctional budget management and agency oversight.
  • Collaborative environment within New York City's financial management team.
Full Job Description


TASK FORCE: CORRECTION AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE

UNIT: CORRECTION

JOB TITLE: One (1) Unit Head

CONTROL CODE: AOJ-26-01

SUMMARY:

The Mayor's Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is the City of New York's chief financial agency. OMB's staff of analysts and experts assembles and oversees the Mayor's expense and capital budgets, which fund the services and activities of approximately 90 City agencies and entities.

OMB's Correction and Criminal Justice Task Force has primary oversight responsibilities for a number of criminal justice agencies in the City of New York. This task force includes major agencies such as the Department of Correction, Department of Probation and Offices of the District Attorneys. Major issues of focus include crime reduction, reducing the population of people who are incarcerated, arrest processing times, and the impact of case processing on Department of Correction population levels.

The Correction Unit specifically monitors and prepares the expense, capital, and revenue budgets of the Department of Correction, the Board of Correction, the Department of Probation and the Civilian Complaint Review Board.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

The duties of this position encompass the following activities:

-Supervising and training staff in the evaluation of programs and budgetary matters pertaining to recurring budget exercises and on-going budget monitoring for the Department of Correction, the Board of Correction, the Department of Probation and the Civilian Complaint Review Board.

-Monitoring agency fiscal activity and conducting expenditure analyses.

-Reviewing and evaluating on-going agency fiscal requests and proposals and formulating appropriate recommendations.

-Monitoring categorical revenue collections and allocations of federal, state and private funding.

-Evaluating capital projects and providing guidance in the approval of capital projects.

-Reviewing and developing cost reduction recommendations.

-Acquiring and maintaining detailed knowledge of agency operations and criminal justice programs and initiatives.

-Supervising other members of the Correction Unit on financial plans, policy initiatives, and other projects as required.

-Managing analysis of various Criminal Justice data sets.

QUALIFICATIONS:

-Demonstrated quantitative and analytic skills.

-Ability to use formulas and pivot tables to analyze large data sets and effectively format spreadsheets for presentation and review.

-Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.

-Self-starter able to generate and complete projects with limited supervision.

-Must be able to work evenings and weekends as needed.

REQUIREMENTS:

A cover letter is required to be considered for this position. Applications submitted without a cover letter will not be considered.

Unit Head ($121,768): Bachelor's degree and a minimum of four years of full-time experience in budgetary planning/management, financial analysis, public policy analysis or a related field; or an awarded Master's degree in and a minimum of two years of full-time experience in Business, Public Policy Administration, Finance, Economics or a field related to the specific assignment. Prior Supervisory experience preferred.

You must be a City resident within 90 days of the date of appointment and you must be legally eligible to work in the United States.

SUBMISSION OF A RESUME IS NOT A GUARANTEE THAT YOU WILL RECEIVE AN INTERVIEW; ONLY THOSE CANDIDATES UNDER CONSIDERATION WILL BE CONTACTED.

This is a hybrid position with in-person days located at OMB's offices at 255 Greenwich Street

BUDGET ANALYST (OMB) - 06088

Qualifications

1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college.

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