Deputy Director, Data Intelligence Group
About The Position
The NYC Department of Finance’s Tax Policy & Data Analytics Division reviews and evaluates policies and legislation affecting the Department and New York City, analyzes tax-system revenue and distributional impacts, monitors tax and parking revenues, and advises department leadership and the NYC Office of Management and Budget on revenue and budget matters. The division also performs modeling and data mining for the Audit Division and publishes tax-policy research and reports. The Deputy Director serves in the Data Intelligence Group and reports to the Senior Director. The role assists with supervision of a unit that uses computer and analytical skills to identify audit-worthy tax returns and review data quality and integrity. It supports tax-model development in coordination with Audit staff, monitors model results, conducts complex SAS programming, and oversees analytics and quality-assurance work. The position may be eligible for remote work up to two days per week under the applicable Remote Work Pilot Program. Employees must pass an additional background investigation because the position requires access to Federal Tax Information.
Requirements
- Must be permanent in the Administrative Staff Analyst civil service title or permanent in a comparable civil service title eligible for a 6.1.9 title change.
- Must include an Employee Identification Number (EIN) with the application and state the permanent civil service title in the cover letter.
- Must pass the Federal Tax Information (FTI) background investigation as a condition of employment.
- Meet one of the stated Administrative Staff Analyst qualification pathways: a relevant master's degree or Juris Doctor plus two years of qualifying professional experience, including 18 months in an executive, managerial, administrative, or supervisory capacity; a bachelor's degree plus four years of qualifying experience, including the required 18 months; an associate degree or 60 college credits plus six years, including the required 18 months; a high school diploma or equivalent plus eight years, including the required 18 months; or an equivalent combination of education and experience subject to the stated minimums.
- For the equivalent-combination pathway, have a high school diploma and at least two years of qualifying experience, including 18 months in an executive, managerial, administrative, or supervisory capacity.
- Qualifying supervisory experience must include supervising staff performing professional work in the areas specified in the civil service qualifications.
Responsibilities
- Assist the Senior Director in providing supervisory direction to a unit identifying audit-worthy tax returns and reviewing data quality and integrity.
- Assist with model development and communicate with senior Audit staff to ensure models meet Audit requirements.
- Prepare and evaluate reports for bi-weekly model meetings, investigate report issues and anomalies, recommend adjustments or corrections, and track model results.
- Respond to ad hoc and special-project data requests by producing or overseeing accurate, relevant, well-documented, properly formatted research and analytic results.
- Supervise and participate in the ongoing review of tax-return adjustments that trigger Quality Assurance and Egregious cases.
- Perform difficult and complex computer-application programming using SAS, including macros and subroutines.
- Develop, update, and maintain standardized SAS code and associated datasets for modeling, tax recalculation, non-filer identification, and related work.
- Assist in developing and implementing models covering multiple tax types and special projects, using tax laws and data sources to identify potential underreporting and businesses that have not met filing requirements.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
