RESEARCH ASSISTANT

City of New York • New York, NY

12d • $52,791 - $79,882

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. It provides accounting and budgeting guidance, maintains financial and budgetary data, reconciles adopted budgets, reviews budget modifications, audits financial reports, monitors the use of funds, and guides use of the FMS/3 accounting system.

The Research Assistant supports the Fiscal Section by analyzing and reporting on vendor prices, material quality, and payment methods; organizing fiscal and procurement communications; collecting historical and current information for budget preparation; maintaining factual and statistical records; researching past procurement contracts; documenting procurement workflows; auditing bank reconciliations; preparing year-end reports; and ensuring compliance with applicable procurement regulations.

Requirements

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

Responsibilities

• Perform quantitative analysis and prepare reports comparing vendors’ prices, quality of materials, and methods of payment.
• Prepare, log, and track written reports, endorsements, and fiscal approval terms for communication.
• Collect current and historical information and data for budget preparation.
• Maintain records of factual and statistical information related to goods and services used by the bureau.
• Respond to correspondence requesting information that requires research into past procurement contracts.
• Conduct writing assignments documenting new procurement workflows.
• Conduct audits of 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, spouse or domestic partner, and unemancipated children under age 26
• Dental and vision coverage through union benefits
• Paid annual leave
• Paid 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
• Career Level: Entry Level