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City of New York

Assistant Director for LHD

City of New York, New York, New York, us, 10261

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The Leased Housing Finance Division is responsible for all aspects of the Leased Housing Department’s (LHD) budgeting, subsidy payments, and ensuring fiscal integrity and compliance of the Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8) program processes. The selected candidate, under the direction of the Director of LHD Finance and Personnel Administration Unit, with wide latitude for independent initiative and judgement, will coordinate the admin and HAP budget and personnel expenses for the entire Leased Housing Dept as well as other Section 8 funded areas.

Responsibilities

Direct team of staff responsible for LHD’s Budget, Reporting, Personnel Services, and Procurements.

Review team’s work for accuracy.

Input in E-Hire system and maintain control of all LHD Personnel Action Requests, track headcount variance and reconcile to payroll every pay period.

Prepare monthly PS vacancy summary report for LHD Executive Vice President.

Review, analyze, and monitor monthly budgetary and financial reports prepared by staff and flag trends to Leadership.

Track HUD distributions and review HUD notices as they come in.

Coordinate LHD procurement and miscellaneous AP activities with other NYCHA departments and outside vendors from initial service request through payment by NYCHA AP.

Forecast PS and OTPS expenditures, monitor the departmental (administrative expense) budget, review actual expenses and funds available, and prepare Spending Summary on a bi-weekly basis including a Full-time Salary analysis.

Ensure HAP and Administrative expenses are recorded correctly to the Ledger.

Field or redirect calls and emails from program participants.

Work with LHD Finance Director on preparation of annual Administrative Budgets.

Assist with updating the five-year leasing and spending tools and other reports for management decision making.

Update unit’s policy/process documentation as directed by oversight agency or as required.

Perform disciplinary actions as needed.

Represent the division at internal and external meetings.

Ad hoc assignments as requested by management.

Minimum Qualifications

A master’s degree from an accredited college 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 two years 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; in management or methods analysis, operations research, organizational research or program evaluation; in personnel or public administration, recruitment, position classification, personnel 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. 18 months of this experience must have been in an executive, managerial, administrative or supervisory capacity. Supervision must have included supervising staff performing professional work in the areas described above; or

A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and four years of professional experience in the areas described in the first bullet above, including the 18 months of executive, managerial, administrative or supervisory experience as described in the first bullet.

Preferred Skills

Strong analytical, problem-solving, planning, and organizational skills.

Strong attention to detail and creative thinking.

Proficient in Microsoft Suite (Outlook, Teams, Word, Access, Visio).

Strong Excel and logic skills.

Self-starter with excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Accounting and Budgeting experience; ability to handle sensitive information and deal with complex issues.

Demonstrated ability to meet strict deadlines and pivot as needed.

Basic knowledge of Oracle and Siebel is a plus.

Additional Information

55a Program: This position is also open to qualified persons with a disability who are eligible for the 55-a Program. Please indicate at the top of your resume and cover letter that you would like to be considered for the position through the 55-a Program.

Public Service Loan Forgiveness: You may be eligible for federal loan forgiveness programs and state repayment assistance programs. For more information, visit studentaid.gov/pslf/.

Residency Requirement: NYCHA has no residency requirements.

NYCHA is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment free from discrimination and harassment based on protected status or characteristic.

Salary:

$110,067.00 – $131,751.00

Seniority level Mid-Senior level

Employment type Full-time

Job function Business Development and Sales

Industries Government Administration

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