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Supervise the Bookkeeping Unit in managing the collection and disbursement of over $500 million in child support funds annually. Responsibilities include reviewing subordinate work, managing journals and ledgers, and submitting monthly financial reports to city agencies.
Requires a high school diploma and either 30 college credits (including 6 in accounting) or two years of full-time bookkeeping experience. Candidates for Level III must have at least one year of experience as a Bookkeeper or four years of general bookkeeping experience.
APPLICANTS MUST BE PERMANENT IN BOOKKEEPER CIVIL SERVICE TITLE OR BE PERMANENT IN A COMPARABLE TITLE ELIGIBLE FOR 6.1.9 TITLE CHANGE.
The Department of Social Services (DSS) is comprised of the administrative units of the New York City Human Resources Administration (HRA) and the Department of Homeless Services (DHS). HRA is dedicated to fighting poverty and income inequality by providing New Yorkers in need with essential benefits such as Food Assistance and Emergency Rental Assistance. DHS is committed to preventing and addressing homelessness in New York City by employing a variety of innovative strategies to help families and individuals successfully exit shelter and return to self-sufficiency as quickly as possible.
The Office of Child Support Services, Fiscal Operations which handles all fiscal related activities is responsible for ensuring that child support accounts are build, updated and maintained so that payments received are disbursed accurately to the correct party timely, and that all misdirected funds are properly rerouted to the correct account resulting in the proper enforcement of child support orders.
Th accounting unit resolves issues with disbursements, batch adjustments, and processes returned checks, replacement checks, and stale dated checks. This unit also reconciles receipts, batch transactions, and daily disbursements, as well as all bank accounts and exception reporting, including $9 million in credit card payments; is also responsible for ensuring the fiscal integrity of OCSE by preventing fraud throughout the collection and disbursement process. It prepares statements and ensures that appropriate financial controls are in place so that only proper expenditures or credits are approved and that monthly reports are updated, reconciled, and accurately maintained.
Under general supervision of the Coordinator of Accounting, with some latitude for independent imitative and judgment, the Bookkeeper III functioning as Supervisor assists in the performance of difficult and responsible work regarding collection and disbursement of Child Support monies to respondents (custodial parents) and the Department of Social Services. S/he supervises the Bookkeeping Unit responsible for maintaining bookkeeping records of deposits and disbursement of over $500 million in child support funds annually.
The Office of Child Support Services (OCSS) is looking to recruit one (1) Bookkeeper III who will:
- Prepare and distribute work schedules and trains bookkeeping II staff when required. Resolve the more difficult workflow problems; adjust work procedures and methods.
- Review work of subordinates by examining records and other data in order to ensure that the agency’s policies and procedures are governing child support collections are being followed/adhered.
- Supervise staff responsible for posting journals, ledgers, and all books pertaining to cash accountability; verify accounting data for accuracy and completeness. Is responsible for the examination of claims and vouchers as well as all valid claims before being processed for approval.
- Review reconciliation of ledger accounts and comparison of cross total in order to ensure compliance with generally accepted accounting principles.
- Submit monthly reports to the Coordinator/Director for submission to various city agencies including the Controller’s Office.
Hours/Shift:
9:00 am-5:00 pm
BOOKKEEPER - 40526
(1) Completion of 30 semester credits 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), including 6 credits in accounting; or
(2) A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent approved by a State’s Department of Education or a recognized accrediting organization, and two years of satisfactory full-time bookkeeping experience; or
(3) A satisfactory combination of education and/or experience equivalent to "1" or "2" above. College education may be substituted for experience in "2" above on the basis that 15 semester credits from an accredited college may be substituted for each year of required experience. However, all candidates must have a high school diploma or its educational equivalent, and either 6 semester credits in accounting from an accredited college or 6 months of experience as described in "2" above.
To be eligible for placement in Assignment Level III individuals must have, in addition to meeting the minimum requirements, at least one year of experience as a Bookkeeper (40526) or at least four years of satisfactory full-time bookkeeping experience.
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The New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA), the largest public housing authority in North America, was created in 1934 to provide decent, affordable housing for low- and moderate-income New Yorkers. NYCHA is home to 1 in 16 New Yorkers, providing affordable housing to 511,384 authorized residents through public housing and Permanent Affordability Commitment Together (PACT) programs as well as Section 8 housing. NYCHA has 177,565 apartments in 2,410 buildings across 335 conventional public housing and PACT developments. In addition, NYCHA connects residents to critical programs and services from external and internal partners, with a focus on economic opportunity, youth, seniors, and social services. With a housing stock that spans all five boroughs, NYCHA is a city within a city.
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