Financial Analyst

Job Description

• ONLY CANDIDATES WHO ARE PERMANENT ASSOCIATE STAFF ANALYST OR ELIGIBLE FOR APPOINTMENT FROM THE OPEN COMPETITIVE LIST WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS POSITION.

The New York City Department of Youth and Community Development (DYCD) invests in a network of

community-based organizations and programs to alleviate the effects of poverty and to provide

opportunities for New Yorkers and communities to flourish. The New York City Department of Youth

and Community Development (DYCD) supports youth and community services through contracts with

a broad network of community-based organizations throughout New York City. Our central task is

administering available city, state, and federal funds to a wide range of innovative, practical, and

quality programs that positively impact youth and communities.

DYCD is seeking to hire a Budget Analyst in the Financial Management Division.

Under the supervision of the Deputy Director, the Analyst should possess excellent analytical, critical

thinking skills, be highly motivated and a results-oriented individual.

To effectively support and manage their assigned portfolios, the analyst will perform duties that

include, but are not limited to :

1. Prepare and maintain the portfolios spending plan. This includes preparation for all budget

modifications and Financial Plan changes as well as the preparation of expenditure reports.

2. Provide programmatic staff with oversight and technical assistance with funding and budgeting.

3. Review and track programmatic and administrative spending; maintain tracking and reconciliation of

direct service contracts status and budget. This requires coordinating with DYCDs IT, Accounts

Payable and ACCO departments to review and secure contracts, task orders etc. Also act as budget

support specialist within the department, liaison with the Office of Management and Budget, and

Comptrollers Office.

4. Prepare and present analytical reports on the portfolio budgetary issues. This can include fielding

and / or responding to internal and external inquiries of related programs; briefing sheets for upper

management to present at City Council hearings and other high-level meetings with oversight

agencies. Review performance in these areas and develop, monitor and review cost reduction

programs.

5. Monitor the portfolio operations and estimate budget expenditures. Prepare and develop analyses to

contribute to the agency wide surplus needs analysis.

6. Analyze variances and discrepancies and report findings to upper-level management along with

recommended changes

Qualifications

1. A masters 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 the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) in economics, finance, accounting, business or public administration, human resources management, management science, operations research, organizational behavior, industrial psychology, statistics, personnel administration, labor relations, psychology, sociology, human resources development, political science, urban studies or a closely related field, and one year of satisfactory full-time professional experience in one or a combination of the following : working with the budget of a large public or private concern in budget administration, accounting, economic or financial administration, or fiscal or economic research; or in management or methods analysis, operations research, organizational research or program evaluation; or in personnel or public administration, recruitment, position classification, personnel relations, labor relations, employee

benefits, staff development, employment program planning / administration, labor market research, economic planning, social services program planning / evaluation, or fiscal management; or in a related area; or

2. 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 the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) and three years of satisfactory full-time professional experience in the areas described in 1" above.

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 individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.