Research Assistant

City of New York • New York, NY

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About The Position

The New York City Police Department’s Support Services Bureau Fiscal Section oversees and coordinates the bureau’s Other Than Personal Services (OTPS) Tax Levy, Forfeiture, Grants, Capital, and Revenue Budgets. The section provides accounting and budgeting guidance, maintains financial and budgetary data, reviews budget modifications, monitors spending, and supports use of the FMS/3 accounting system.

The Research Assistant will support the Fiscal Section by analyzing procurement and budget information, preparing and tracking reports and correspondence, maintaining records, responding to research requests, documenting procurement workflows, conducting bank-reconciliation audits, preparing year-end reports, and ensuring compliance with applicable procurement regulations. The position is scheduled Monday through Friday, 0900–1700 hours.

Requirements

• Meet one of the stated education-and-experience pathways: a bachelor’s degree and six months of satisfactory full-time research experience; an associate degree or 60 college semester credits and two years and six months of satisfactory full-time research experience; a high school diploma or equivalent and four years and six months of satisfactory full-time research experience; or equivalent education and experience.
• Research experience must involve gathering, organizing, and analyzing data, and report writing.
• All candidates must have a four-year high school diploma or equivalent and at least six months of required experience or nine specialized credits in statistics, quantitative methods, mathematics, or research.
• Undergraduate college credit may substitute for experience at 30 semester credits per year of full-time experience.
• Nine credits at the college or graduate-school level in statistics, quantitative methods, mathematics, or research may substitute for six months of required experience.

Responsibilities

• Perform quantitative analyses and prepare vendor-comparison reports on price, quality of materials, and payment methods.
• Prepare, log, and track written reports, endorsements, and fiscal approval terms for communication.
• Collect current and historical information and data for budget preparation.
• Maintain factual and statistical records related to goods and services used by the bureau.
• Respond to correspondence requests requiring research into past procurement contracts.
• Write assignments documenting new procurement workflows.
• Conduct audits for bank reconciliations.
• Prepare end-of-year reports.
• Ensure compliance with agency, city, state, and federal procurement regulations, including Procurement Policy Board Rules.

Benefits

• Health insurance for the employee and eligible spouse or domestic partner and unemancipated children under age 26
• Union benefits, including dental and vision coverage
• Paid annual leave and sick leave
• Paid holidays
• Pension
• Optional savings and pre-tax programs, including Deferred Compensation, IRA, and a flexible spending account

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time