2026-ACCO-001-Payment Office Intern

City of New York • Corona, NY

23h

About The Position

The NYC Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) enriches the environment and protects public health for all New Yorkers by providing 1.1 billion gallons of high-quality drinking water, managing wastewater and stormwater, and reducing air, noise, and hazardous materials pollution. DEP is the largest combined municipal water and wastewater utility in the country, with nearly 6,000 employees. DEP's water supply system is comprised of 19 reservoirs and 3 controlled lakes throughout the system’s 2,000 square mile watershed that extends 125 miles north and west of the City. The Agency Chief Contracting Office (ACCO) is responsible for directing and managing all agency procurement and vendor payment activity. The ACCO's Office works cooperatively with DEP’s operational and support bureaus to manage the procurement and payment processes to support their programs and operations requiring capital construction projects, supplies, and various services. The ACCO also coordinates with the Mayor’s Office of Contract Services (MOCS), the Comptroller’s Office, the Office of Management and Budget and other agencies. The Large Contract Payment (LCP) Unit processes all capital and expense-funded payments greater than $250,000, covering construction, design, and professional services contracts. The unit handles approximately 3,800 payments annually, totaling over $1.1 billion. The unit ensures timely and compliant payments in accordance with NYC’s Prompt Payment Rules and Comptroller’s Directives. The selected candidate will assist with the processing preparations and submission of tax bills for the Agency, the processing and entry of payment vouchers, researching, resolving and responding to vendor and bureau inquires. Assist with the daily routing of payments to the Engineering Audit Office, which includes verifying each document for accuracy. The selected candidate may assist with preparing weekly reports, maintaining files and other high-level clerical duties. In addition, the summer intern will develop a final presentation to display assignments they have been involved with while working as an intern at the DEP Interns Closing Ceremony. RECRUITMENT CONTACT: [email protected] SUMMER COLLEGE INTERN - 10234

Requirements

• As of June of the Program year the prospective intern must be a student matriculated in a college or be a recent college graduate (winter/spring term of the Program year).
• NOTE: Appointment to this title is only valid for the duration of the Program, June - August each year.

Responsibilities

• Assist with the processing preparations and submission of tax bills for the Agency
• Processing and entry of payment vouchers
• Researching, resolving and responding to vendor and bureau inquires
• Assist with the daily routing of payments to the Engineering Audit Office, which includes verifying each document for accuracy
• Assist with preparing weekly reports
• Maintaining files and other high-level clerical duties
• Develop a final presentation to display assignments they have been involved with while working as an intern at the DEP Interns Closing Ceremony

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: No Education Listed