Land Records Document Examiner

City of New York • New York City, NY

11h • Hybrid

About The Position

The NYC Department of Finance (DOF) is responsible for administering the tax revenue laws of the city. The Customer Operations Division oversees various business centers, including the City Register’s Office and the Land Records Division. The Land Records Division records and maintains all official documents related to real estate, such as deeds, mortgages, and leases, processing approximately 550,000 documents annually and collecting over $5 billion in real property transfer and mortgage recording taxes. The division also administers the property tax lien sale. Customer Operations is seeking a detailed-oriented, self-motivated individual to serve as a Land Records Document Examiner at the Manhattan Land Records Office. This role reports to the Assistant Deputy City Register.

Requirements

• Candidates must be permanent in the Principal Administrative Associate civil service title or reachable on the Principal Administrative Associate civil service exam NO. 1128, or be permanent in a comparable civil service title eligible for a 6.1.9 title change.
• Include Employee Identification Number (EIN) when applying.
• Indicate permanent civil service title or list number for exam NO. 1128 in the cover letter.
• A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and three 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 An associate degree or 60 semester credits from an accredited college and four years of satisfactory full-time progressively responsible clerical/administrative experience including one year of the administrative supervisory experience described 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 five years of satisfactory full-time progressively responsible clerical/administrative experience including one year of the administrative supervisory experience as described above.
• Education and/or experience equivalent to the above options.
• All candidates must possess the one year of administrative or supervisory experience as described in option 1.
• 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) at a rate of 30 semester credits from an accredited college for 6 months of experience up to a maximum of 3½ years.

Responsibilities

• Examine scanned images of Real Estate and Personal Property documents to determine if they are in compliance with all applicable statutory authority, City and Agency policies, and recording requirements.
• Examine scanned images of Notices of Federal Liens for conformity with the lien law.
• Conduct research to determine property ownership.
• Review documents for possible fraudulent filings and possible referral to the Sheriff for further investigation.
• Perform other duties, as assigned.

Benefits

• This position may be eligible for remote work up to 2 days per week, pursuant to the Remote Work Pilot Program.

What This Job Offers

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