Risk and Integrity Analyst

City of New York • New York, NY

6d • $72,595 - $83,484

About The Position

The Administration for Children’s Services (ACS) protects and promotes the safety and well-being of children and families through child welfare and juvenile justice services and community supports. The Division of Child and Family Well-Being (CFWB) works to provide families and children with supports to thrive and exercise self-determination, advance equity and social justice, reduce disparities, and foster well-being across New York City. CFWB’s Policy and Compliance unit manages policies and procedures for child care assistance, ensures compliance with federal, state, and local laws and regulations governing CFWB funding, and quality-assures CFWB activities to safeguard compliance and standards.

Reporting to the Director for Risk and Integrity, the Risk and Integrity Specialist conducts investigations of child care providers, including site visits and administrative reviews; requests documentation and identifies cases for referral to NYC’s Front End Detection System (FEDS); prepares monthly reports on cases identified using FEDS indicators; reviews cases to verify applicants’ continued need for child care; and trains ACS and NYCPS eligibility workers and supervisors on fraud indicators and procedures for referring suspected fraud cases.

The position is open only to candidates who hold permanent, non-provisional status in the civil service title of Staff Analyst. The selected candidate will be offered a salary between $72,595 and $83,484. The posting also lists compensation of USD 72,595–USD 92,976 and a salary band of $90,000–$100,000.

Requirements

• Must be permanent, not provisional, in the civil service title of Staff Analyst.
• Meet the Staff Analyst education and experience qualifications through one of the specified pathways: a qualifying master’s degree or Juris Doctor; a bachelor’s degree and two years of specified professional experience; an associate degree or 60 semester credits and four years of specified professional experience; a high school diploma or equivalent and six years of specified professional experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience. All candidates must have a high school diploma.
• Qualifying professional experience includes work in areas such as budget administration, accounting, economic or financial administration or research, management or methods analysis, operations research, program evaluation, personnel or public administration, social services program planning or evaluation, or fiscal management.

Responsibilities

• Conduct investigations, including site visits and administrative reviews of child care providers.
• Request additional documentation and identify cases that need to be referred to NYC’s Front End Detection System (FEDS) at NYC DSS.
• Complete monthly reports on cases identified using FEDS indicators.
• Review cases to verify an applicant’s continued need for child care.
• Train ACS and NYCPS eligibility workers and their supervisors on indicators of fraud, including FEDS indicators and procedures for referring fraud cases.

What This Job Offers

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