Assistant Commissioner, Fiscal Affairs

City of New York • New York, NY

2d • $200,000 - $250,000

About The Position

The mission of the New York City Police Department is to enhance the quality of life in New York City by working in partnership with the community to enforce the law, preserve peace, protect the people, reduce fear, and maintain order. The New York City Police Department strives to foster a safe and city through the strategic deployment of resources, focusing on both crime prevention and addressing quality-of-life concerns while building lasting community relationships. The Information Technology Bureau, Fiscal Affairs Division, administers and manages the $250M Expense, $400M Capital, and Grant budget portfolio to fund day-to-day operations and key strategic technology investments at the NYPD. Reporting directly to the Deputy Commissioner and Chief Information Officer, the Assistant Commissioner of Fiscal Affairs serves as the senior executive responsible for the financial strategy, capital planning, operating budget, procurement oversight, and fiscal governance of the Information Technology Bureau. This executive leads the Bureau's Fiscal Affairs Division and is responsible for developing and executing the financial strategy that enables enterprise technology initiatives supporting the New York City Police Department. The position oversees the complete financial lifecycle of technology investments, including operating and capital budgets, baseline funding, new needs requests, contracting funding, procurement planning, vendor financial management, grant opportunities, budget reconciliation, and long-range financial planning. The Assistant Commissioner serves as the CIO's principal advisor on fiscal policy, technology investment strategy, and budgetary risk, ensuring that funding priorities align with departmental objectives, regulatory requirements, and the Burau's long-term modernization strategy. Working closely with executive leadership, the Deputy Commissioner of Management and Budget, OTI, and other oversight agencies, this position represents the Bureau on complex financial, contractual, and strategic funding matters affecting critical technology initiatives across the Department.

Requirements

• A master's degree from an accredited college in economics, finance, accounting, business or public administration, public health, 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 Juris Doctor degree from an accredited law school, 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; or in management or methods analysis, operations research, organizational research or program evaluation; or in personnel or public administration, recruitment, position classification, personnel relations, labor relations, employee benefits, staff development, employment program planning/administration, labor market research, economic planning, social services program planning/evaluation, or fiscal management. Eighteen (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; or
• An associate degree or completion of 60 semester credits from an accredited college and six years of full-time satisfactory full-time professional experience as described in “1” above, including the 18 months of executive, managerial, administrative, or supervisory experience, as described in “1” above; or
• A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent approved by a state’s department of education or a recognized accrediting organization and eight years of full-time satisfactory full-time professional experience as described in “1” above, including the 18 months of executive, managerial, administrative, or supervisory experience, as described in “1” above; or
• A combination of education and/or experience equivalent to “1”, “2”, “3”, or “4” above. College education may be substituted for professional experience at the rate of 30 semester credits from an accredited college for one year of experience. However, all candidates must have a high school diploma and at least two years of experience as described in “1” above, including the 18 months of executive, managerial, administrative, or supervisory experience, as described in “1” above.

Nice To Haves

• Substantial experience with New York City Financial Management System (FMS)
• Substantial experience with PASSPort
• Substantial experience with City procurement regulations
• Substantial experience with Capital project budgeting
• Substantial experience with Expense budget administration
• Substantial experience with Procurement lifecycle management
• Substantial experience with Vendor performance management
• Substantial experience with Financial forecasting and reporting
• Substantial experience with Government auditing and internal controls
• Substantial experience with Technology procurement and enterprise IT funding

Responsibilities

• Provide executive leadership for all Fiscal Affairs operations, including Capital, Expense, Procurement, Receiving, Vendor Management, Invoicing, Budget Planning, and Financial Controls.
• Develop and manage the Bureau's annual operating and capital budgets, ensuring appropriate funding strategies for both existing operations and future technology initiatives.
• Direct the preparation and negotiation of New Needs submissions, baseline funding requests, budget modifications, PEG initiatives, capital commitments, grant opportunities, and other funding requests.
• Serve as the Bureau's senior representative before OMB, DCAS, the Comptroller, oversight agencies, and executive leadership on budgetary and financial matters.
• Advise the CIO on financial risk, funding availability, procurement strategy, and long-term fiscal planning.
• Oversee financial support for complex technology procurements, contract renewals, vendor negotiations, and multi-year capital projects.
• Ensure compliance with all applicable City, State, and Federal procurement laws, Comptroller directives, procurement policies, grant requirements, and financial regulations.
• Direct financial planning supporting enterprise technology modernization initiatives, cybersecurity investments, infrastructure refreshes, cloud services, mobility, public safety systems, and emerging technologies.
• Establish and maintain executive-level financial reporting, budget forecasting, expenditure analysis, performance metrics, and fiscal dashboards for Bureau leadership.
• Lead, mentor, and develop a multidisciplinary management team responsible for budgeting, procurement, contract administration, financial operations, and vendor management.
• Build collaborative leadership with internal bureaus, City agencies, vendors, and executive stakeholders to ensure timely delivery of critical technology investments.
• Provide executive leadership and management of the fiscal affairs division including directing supervising mentoring evaluating and developing managerial and professional staff establish division priorities oversee workforce planning and performance management and ensure the effective execution of the bureau's fiscal procurement responsibilities.

Benefits

• health insurance for the employee and his or her spouse or domestic partner and unemancipated children under age 26
• union benefits such as dental and vision coverage
• paid annual leave and sick leave
• paid holidays
• a pension
• optional savings and pre-tax programs such as Deferred Compensation, IRA, and a flexible spending account

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Executive