Unit Chief - Judgment and Claims

City of New York; New York (NY); On-site; USD 80,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The City of New York Office of the Comptroller is seeking a Principal Administrative Associate for Fiscal Services. This role focuses on supervising staff, processing law claims payments, and ensuring vouchers align with supporting documentation within OAISIS Claims and related systems.

Reporting to the Division Chief of Fiscal Services, you will interact with the Law Department and claimant attorneys, conduct research on payments, and handle special projects to support citywide financial

Qualifications

• A bachelor’s degree or higher from an accredited college.
• Two years of satisfactory clerical/administrative experience; one year supervisory.
• Alternate: associate degree and three years of experience with one year supervisory.
• Alternate: high school diploma with four years of experience, including one year supervisory.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and evaluate staff, including training and annual evaluations.
• Review and release settlement payment vouchers via OAISIS Claims system.
• Process settlement vouchers for Law Claims, Cure and Maintenance per documentation.
• Communicate with NYC Law Department and claimant's attorneys for information.
• Research claim payments in OAISIS and FMIS to provide status updates.
• Perform related assignments and special projects as required.

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

Associate degree or 60 credits

High school diploma + 4 years experience

Education/experience equivalence with substitution

Job description

• Job Category: Finance, Accounting, & Procurement
• Salary Band: $80,000 to $90,000
• Compensation: USD 80,000 - USD 90,000

Job Description

INTERNAL EMPLOYEES ONLY: This position is open only to the current employees of the Office of the New York City Comptroller serving in a permanent Civil Service title of Principal Administrative Associate, Accountant, Staff Analyst, Management Auditor, or Administrative Manager (NM).

The New York City Comptroller’s Office works to promote the financial health, integrity, and effectiveness of New York City government, in order to strengthen trust, secure a thriving future for all New Yorkers, and build a more just, equitable, and resilient city. Led by an independently elected citywide official, the comptroller’s office provides checks and balances needed to hold City government accountable for budgeting wisely, investing responsibly, operating efficiently, acting fairly, living up to its obligations and promises, and paying attention to the long-term challenges we face together.

The Bureau of Accountancy is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of the City’s accounting and financial statements. It is also responsible for preparing the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR), which provides transparency into the City of New York’s financial health and integrity. In addition to promoting fiscal stability through the production of the ACFR, the Bureau of Accountancy ensures that the City’s vendor database is accurate and up to date to allow for efficiency in the processing of payments for businesses and individuals who are in contract with the City, as well as claims, workers’ compensation, labor law, line of duty, certificate of residency and all vendor payments in general. These efforts gain the public’s trust and allow for continued assessment into the City’s financial transactions to identity opportunities for improvement and engage with City agencies to ensure results.

Reporting directly to the Division Chief of Fiscal Services, responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:

• Supervise and evaluate staff, including training, establishing tasks and standards, and performing annual employee evaluations;
• Review and release of Judgment and Claims settlement payment vouchers processed by the Fiscal Services Division via the City's OAISIS Claims system ensuring the payment vouchers are processed in accordance with the claims settlement documentation;
• Process settlement payment vouchers for Law Claims (LW), Cure and Maintenance payments via the City's OAISIS Claims system in accordance with the supporting documentation;
• Communicate with the Comptroller's Office Bureau of Law and Adjustment, the NYC Law Department, as well as claimant's attorneys regarding any additional claim information that may be needed to ensure settlement payment vouchers are processed accurately;
• Conduct research of claim payments via the OAISIS Claims and the City's Financial Management Systems to provide payment status information for inquiries received via the Comptroller's Office PayMyClaim feature;
• Perform related assignments and special projects as required.

PRINCIPAL ADMINISTRATIVE ASSOC - 10124

Qualifications

1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and two years of satisfactory full-time progressively responsible clerical/administrative experience, one year of which must have been in an administrative capacity or supervising staff performing clerical/administrative work of more than moderate difficulty; or
2. An associate degree or 60 semester credits from an accredited college and three years of satisfactory full-time progressively responsible clerical/administrative experience including one year of the administrative supervisory experience described in "1" above; or
3. A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent approved by a state’s department of education or a recognized accrediting organization and four years of satisfactory full-time progressively responsible clerical/administrative experience including one year of the administrative supervisory experience as described in "1" above; or
4. Education and/or experience equivalent to "1", "2", or "3" above. However, all candidates must possess the one year of administrative or supervisory experience as described in "1" above. Education above the high school level may be substituted for the general clerical/administrative experience (but not for the one year of administrative or supervisory experience described in "1" above) at a rate of 30 semester credits from an accredited college for 6 months of experience up to a maximum of 3 year.

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.