Senior Advisor to the CFO

City of New York; New York (NY); On-site; USD 66,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

The City of New York seeks a Senior Advisor to the CFO to oversee financial strategies, manage complex budgets, and represent the CFO across various stakeholders. This role requires strong leadership, analytical skills, and a commitment to public service, contributing to NYCHA's mission of sustainability and inclusivity in public housing.

Benefits

Choice of medical coverage plans

Deferred compensation plans

Defined pension benefit

Public Service Loan Forgiveness eligibility

Qualifications

• Master's degree required; Baccalaureate degree acceptable for combined experience.
• Two years of relevant experience including financial administration.
• Ideally, experience in public policy and housing operations.

Responsibilities

• Provide administrative support to the CFO and manage critical projects.
• Support the management of the annual budget process.
• Analyze operations and recommend enhancements.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem-solving

Interpersonal skills

Strategic thinking

Education

Master's degree in public administration, business administration, finance, or related field

Bachelor's degree in relevant field

Job description

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The New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) is the nation’s oldest and largest public housing authority with more than 176,000 apartments, and responsibility for administering a citywide Section 8 leased housing program that serves over 200,000 additional tenants. NYCHA’s mission is to provide quality housing for New Yorkers that is sustainable, inclusive, and safe, while fostering opportunities for economic mobility.

The Authority is seeking a highly skilled individual to serve as Senior Advisor to the Chief Financial Officer (CFO). The CFO is a key member of the NYCHA executive team tasked with leading the financial planning and analysis, accounting, payroll, risk management, and investment activities of the Authority. The CFO is also responsible for fiscal policy and financial performance of the Authority including the $5+ billion annual operating budget, and the issuance of the annual financial statements for NYCHA and its subsidiaries. The selected candidate will report directly to the CFO and be instrumental in implementing financial strategy, policy directives, and the management of the Finance department.

Candidates should have a strong sense of commitment to public service and public housing, a strong orientation towards building trust with residents and advocates as well as staff, and excellent strategic, analytical, problem-solving, and interpersonal skills. Ideal candidates will also bring familiarity with financial analysis, statistics, complex financial modeling, housing policy, housing operations, along with an ability to build consensus within complex organizations.

Primary Responsibilities

The primary responsibilities of the Senior Advisor to the CFO include, but are not limited to the following:

• Provide administrative and policy support to the CFO, including managing the office of the CFO, overseeing special projects of critical importance to the department, preparing financial
  
  

analyses and presentations, and attending meetings on behalf of the CFO as appropriate.

• Help assess the organization’s performance against annual and long-term budgetary goals, improve the overall financial health of NYCHA's properties, and support compliance with federal
  
  

asset management requirements.

• Support the management of the annual budget process, including financial planning and analytical support for central office departments, property management staff, and resident leaders as
  
  

appropriate.

• Provide strategic support to implement change management processes, improve organizational infrastructure, and execute business process improvements within the Finance department.
• Analyze departmental operations; track operational metrics; and make recommendations for enhancements and improved effectiveness at meeting performance goals.
• Create reports, presentations, memos and dashboards for internal and external stakeholders.
• Enhance the effective coordination and collaboration among the Finance leadership team and staff. Serve as liaison to other NYCHA departments, representing the Finance department in
  
  

internal working groups and committees.

• Manage and safeguard confidential data, including sensitive business, financial, and personnel information.
• Perform other related duties incidental to the work listed above.
  
  

Key Competencies

• Exemplary Communicator & Representative – Ability to communicate clearly, both verbally and in writing, and translate complex concepts and information for a variety of stakeholders and
  
  

audiences. Practiced in building relationships and facilitating multi-stakeholder meetings designed to achieve consensus on objectives. Clear capacity to act as a trusted representative for the

CFO.

• Strong Leader & Change Agent – A proven leader with demonstrated capabilities in organizational strategy and transformation, program/project management and operational excellence. A
  
  

strategic thinker and structured problem-solver, able to drive change and innovation while effectively juggling diverse responsibilities and multiple, competing priorities.

• Independent Problem-solver – A strategic thinker who is results-oriented and deadline-driven; possesses the ability to work independently as well as collaboratively, and to shift priorities in an
  
  

ever-changing work environment; can get things done quickly and accurately; and is skilled at problem solving in order to expertly field both internal and external requests.

• Integrity – Possesses the highest degree of integrity, supported by a flawless record of ethics and maintaining confidentiality.
  
  

Additional Information

• NYCHA employees applying for promotional, title or level change opportunities must have served a period of one year at current location and in current title and level (if applicable).
• NYCHA provides benefits that include a choice of medical coverage plans, deferred compensation plans and a defined pension benefit plan as a member of the New York City Employees
  
  

Retirement System (NYCERS).

• NYCHA residents are encouraged to apply.
  
  

NOTE: This position is open to qualified persons with a disability who are eligible for the 55-a Program. Please indicate in your cover letter that you would like to be considered for the position under the 55-a Program. For detailed information regarding the 55-a Program, please click on the link below:

https://bit.ly/55aProgram

Please read this posting carefully to make certain you meet the minimum qualification requirements before applying to this position.

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Minimum Qualifications

• A master's degree from an accredited college in public administration, business administration, economics, finance,
  
  

accounting, management science, operations research, organizational behavior statistics, personnel administration, labor

relations, political science, urban studies, urban planning 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 "1"
  
  

above, including the 18 months of executive, managerial, administrative or supervisory experience, as described in "1" above.

Preferred Skills

• Master’s Degree in relevant field with a minimum of two years of related work experience experience in senior level or junior management positions in government, nonprofit organizations, or the public sector is strongly preferred. 2. Knowledge of public policy, public administration, urban policy, social policy, and/or housing policy is necessary. 3. Familiarity working with large data sets, statistical analysis, and complex financial modeling. 4. Experience with program management, development of systems or dashboards, and/or the application of public sector best practices to improve program results. 5. A professional team player who can manage multiple tasks simultaneously, using all available resources to ensure assignments are successfully completed with appropriate attention to detail. 6. Ability to work independently to identify issues, build consensus, and resolve problems within a team. 7. Strong interpersonal skills, including the ability to communicate effectively both verbally and written across a variety of audiences and levels of management. 8. Ability to manage and supervise teams to achieve goals. 9. Prior experience implementing government-funded programs is strongly preferred.
  
  

Public Service Loan Forgiveness

As a prospective employee of the City of New York, you may be eligible for federal loan forgiveness programs and state repayment assistance programs. For more information, please visit the U.S. Department of Education’s website at https://studentaid.gov/pslf/.

Residency Requirement

NYCHA has no residency requirements.

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.

, $66,066.00 – $160,000.00

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