Assistant Site Manager

BronxWorks helps individuals and families improve their economic and social well-being. From toddlers to seniors, we feed, shelter, teach, and support our neighbors to build a stronger community. In all aspects of our work, we strive for the highest ethical and performance standards and guided by the belief that people are to be treated with dignity and respect regardless of their present situation or past experiences. We have 60 locations throughout the borough providing a variety of programs that offer assistance in the areas of family, children and youth support, educational services, elder care, homelessness, mental health and workforce development. We are an employer of choice for anyone interested in a meaningful career in the social services field.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assisting the Program Manager set up site for tax preparation services.
• Oversee the day-to-day adherence to site procedures by tax preparers, admin staff, intake and volunteers.
• Participate in the training process for VITA site staff, and ensure that the staff is trained and certified to prepare tax returns.
• Maintain a working relationship with the local Internal Revenue Service (IRS) office.
• Daily transmission of tax returns to IRS and New York State.
• Corrections of rejected tax returns.
• Monitoring tax preparer for errors and adherence to tax laws, regulations, & site procedures and that staff members are only preparing returns at their certification level.
• Ensure the privacy and confidentiality of the tax returns prepared at the VITA site, as described in Publication 4299, Privacy and Confidentiality, and that these requirements are adhered to by the staff as well as the quality of the returns and ensure that quality reviews are performed.
• Ensure that the site is adequately staffed
• Maintain a record of volunteer agreements for all certified and non-certified staff.
• Ensure each member of the staff has a copy of Publications 17 and 4012 at the workstation.
• Ensure that copies of Quality Alerts are distributed to each staff member to review.
• Day-to-Day oversight of operations of sites in the tax season.
• Wrap up and closing of tax sites post deadline.
• Corrections of all outstanding returns and customer service on all outstanding
• Perform additional duties as assigned by site manager, directors, etc.

QUALIFICATIONS

BronxWorks seeks to build an inclusive organization grounded in respect for differences. BronxWorks is committed to equal employment opportunity and providing reasonable accommodations to qualified candidates and employees pursuant to applicable law. This commitment applies to all terms, conditions and privileges of employment, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, compensation, training and employee development, placement, promotion, demotion, upgrading, downgrading, transfer, layoff and termination. We value and encourage diversity and solicit applications from all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, gender, sex, age, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, marital status, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, medical condition, military and veteran status, gender identity or expression, genetic information, status as a victim of domestic violence, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. If you require reasonable accommodation as part of the application process, please contact hrbenefits@bronxworks.org.