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City of New York · 17 hours ago

Unit Chief, Lease Reporting

Manhattan, NY

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$90K/yr - $103K/yr

2+ years exp

The City of New York is committed to promoting the financial health and integrity of its government. The Unit Chief, Lease Reporting will supervise the Lease Reporting Unit functions and ensure compliance with governmental accounting standards while overseeing the preparation of financial reports.

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Responsibilities

Supervise and evaluate staff, including training, establishing tasks and standards, and performing annual employee evaluations

Establish and update policies and procedures for the financial reporting of lease agreements and right to use assets in the City’s Financial Management System (FMS)

Review and stay abreast of changes in governmental accounting standards to be able to amend current operations in order to comply with the change in requirements

Monitor and approve data within the lease module of FMS and correspond with City agencies to ensure accuracy of data

Oversee the processing of encumbrance and payments as they relate to Condemnation awards as requested by the Real Property Division

Oversee the Unit’s year-end responsibilities as it relates to journal entries, reporting and applicable note disclosures, for the preparation of the ACFR

Act as audit liaison for lease requests during the citywide financial statement audit conducted by the City’s independent auditors; and

Work on various special projects as assigned

Qualification

Accounting degreeNew York CPA licenseFMS knowledgeGovernmental accounting standardsSupervisory experienceProject management experienceAnalytical skillsMicrosoft Office SuiteInterpersonal skillsCommunication skillsOrganizational skills

Required

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

A valid New York State Certified Public Accountant license

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