NYC Department of Finance · 2 days ago
Reconciliation Specialist
Manhattan, NY
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level
$71K/yr - $84K/yr
4+ years expNYC Department of Finance is responsible for administering the tax revenue laws of the city. They are seeking a Reconciliation Specialist to join the Treasury Reconciliations Unit, where the successful candidate will manage bank account reconciliations and ensure accurate financial reporting.
Government Administration
No H1B
Responsibilities
Daily monitoring of a portfolio of accounts to minimize incidents of fraud and ensure no losses
Daily/Weekly/Monthly bank reconciliations of a portfolio of accounts
Participation in the annual closing process according to the NYC Comptroller's Office directives
Identifying adjustments to be booked in FMS3
Ensuring accurate recording of cash receipts and disbursements in FMS
Participation in the creation of reports for DOF senior management, Comptroller's office, and OMB, as needed
Other projects assigned by the supervisor or manager
Liaison between The Department of Finance and other City agencies, various banks, and various payment vendors
Qualification
Required
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
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
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
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 3½ years
Preferred
Strong background in accounting preference will be given to those candidates that have prior public sector financial management experience City government, particularly experience performing bank reconciliations
Strong verbal and written communication skills must be able to present in a manner that will be comprehensible across various levels of staff must be able to tailor a presentation for its intended audience
Highly analytic and extremely detail-oriented with an inquisitive and investigative attitude Must be very organized and responsive
Familiarity with accounting practices, the City's Financial Management System (FMS3), and InfoAdvantage preference will be given to candidates with Financial Management System (FMS3) and InfoAdvantage experience
Highly proficient in Excel (pivot tables and charts, v lookup, charts, If formulas, conditional formatting, links etc.), Word, Access, Visio, and PowerPoint. Must be detail-oriented, accurate, analytical, and possess good interpretive skills. (Work samples may be requested and a skills test may be administered)
Experience with Automated Reconciliation Tools
Possesses effective people skills and can work with employees at all levels
Patient, with a flexible personality that will allow for successful interaction with varying aptitudes and dispositions of all staff
Benefits
Public Service Loan Forgiveness
Company
NYC Department of Finance
The Department of Finance offers you the opportunity to have a career that impacts millions of New Yorkers every day! There are approximately 1,800 professional, administrative and clerical members of our team who collect approximately $36 billion in revenue for the City, and value more than one million properties worth a total market value of more than $1 trillion.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Caroline Carney, PMP, ITIL
CIO and Deputy Commissioner
Celloy Williams
Deputy Agency Chief Contracting Officer
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