ACCOUNTING COORDINATOR

City of New York; New York (NY); On-site; USD 63,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

City of New York’s Office of Child Support Services seeks an Accountant Coordinator to supervise the Accounting Unit and oversee disbursement of child support payments. The role involves directing staff, ensuring timely posting, and close coordination with the Director and other departments.

The incumbent handles complex accounting tasks, supports auditing processes, and maintains high accuracy in daily financial reports to support program integrity.

Qualifications

• A baccalaureate degree with accounting credits as required (including advanced accounting and auditing).
• New York State CPA license is required or beneficial.
• Experience: 1 year as Accountant - Assignment Level I or 2 years of professional accounting/auditing experience.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Director in administering the Accounting Unit and oversee receipt, recording and disbursement of child support payments.
• Supervise staff, allocate training needs, and ensure staff compliance with rules and regulations.
• Ensure accurate reconciliation of collections against disbursements totaling over $500 million annually.
• In the Director's absence, assume full responsibility for Accounting Unit operations.
• Review daily collection activity reports and related reconciliations.

Skills

Accounting principles

Education

Accounting degree with 24 credits

Job description

Job Description

APPLICANTS MUST BE PERMANENT IN THE ACCOUNTANT CIVIL SERVICE TITLE OR BE PERMANENT IN A COMPARABLE TITLE ELIGIBLE FOR 6.1.9 TITLE CHANGE.

The Office of Child Support Services (OCSS) works with New York City families to ensure noncustodial parents provide financial support for their children. The Accounting Department is responsible for all fiduciary functions for OCSS ensuring child support payments are posted to the correct accounts and that the petitioners receive their child support payments in a timely manner. The Accountant II serves as the Accounts Coordinator supervising the Accounting Unit. Under the direction of the Director of Accounting, the Accounts Coordinator is responsible for performing difficult work of supervising staff who perform the accounting functions associated with the disbursement of child support monies to recipients, and the State Department of Social Services.

The Office of Child Support Services (OCSS) is recruiting for one Accounting Coordinator who will:

• -Assists the Director in the administration of the Accounting Unit; responsible for the receipt, recording and disbursement of over $500 million in child support payments annually.
• -Supervises the reconciliation of collections against disbursements of over $500 million child support accounts. Ensure that all collections are accurately processed, disbursed and applied in a timely manner.
• -Assigns, reviews and evaluated the quality and quantity of work performed by the accounting staff. Identify training needs, interprets rules and regulations, assist subordinates in resolving problems which may arise.
• -In the absence of the Director assumes full responsibility for the effective functioning of the Accounting Unit. Works closely with Fiscal and Enforcement Services Director to identify problems and make recommendations for improved efficiency.
• -Ensures that regular auditing of Child Support Services (OCSS) sub-impress fund with a capitalization amount of $20,000.
• -Supervises the process by which manual checks are issued to certain petitioners and respondents on an emergency basis.
• -Reviews, examines, analyze, and reconcile reports reflecting the daily collection activity.

Hours: 9:00a.m. to 5:00p.m.

Salary Range: $63,043-$72,499

Work Location: 4 World Trade Center, 150 Greenwich Street, New York, NY 10007

ACCOUNTANT - 40510

Qualifications

1. 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; or

2. A valid New York State Certified Public Accountant license.

To be eligible for placement in Assignment Level II individuals must have, in addition to meeting the minimum requirements, 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.

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.