Risk and Integrity Specialist

City of New York•New York, NY

6d•$82,056 - $122,180

About The Position

The Child Care Risk and Integrity Specialist works in the Policy and Compliance unit of the Division of Child and Family Well-Being (CFWB) at the Administration for Children’s Services (ACS), reporting to the Director of Child Care Risk and Integrity. The unit manages CFWB policies and procedures, supports compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations, and quality-assures program activities. The role focuses on identifying and addressing risk and potential fraud in child care subsidy programs, supporting investigations, monitoring provider compliance, and reporting on fraud and risk-assessment activities. The position is open only to candidates who are permanent, not provisional, in the civil service title of Associate Staff Analyst. Candidates must also meet the stated Associate Staff Analyst education and experience qualifications. The selected candidate will be offered a salary between $82,056 and $97,195.

Requirements

Must be permanent, not provisional, in the civil service title of Associate Staff Analyst.
Meet the Associate Staff Analyst qualification through one of the listed pathways: a qualifying master’s degree or Juris Doctor and one year of relevant full-time professional experience; a bachelor’s degree and three years of relevant experience; an associate degree or 60 semester credits and five years of relevant experience; a high school diploma or equivalent and seven years of relevant experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Relevant experience includes work in areas such as budget administration, accounting, economic or financial administration, fiscal or economic research, management or methods analysis, operations or organizational research, program evaluation, personnel or public administration, social services program planning or evaluation, and fiscal management.
For the equivalent education-and-experience pathway, candidates must have a high school diploma and at least one year of relevant experience.

Responsibilities

Draft letters to providers and parents or caretakers concerning payment deferrals, investigations, and provider disqualifications.
Track responses to correspondence about deferred payments.
Track documentation requested for investigations.
Support and participate in unannounced site visits.
Follow up on staff reports filed after investigations.
Assist with investigations and analyze documentation.
Track recoupments and provider repayments.
Track cost savings and cost avoidance.
Review complex claims involving improper payments or false claims in accordance with state child care subsidy regulations.
Report monthly to the New York State Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) on NYC ACS fraud and risk-assessment activities.
Prepare and distribute the agency’s monthly fraud statistical report.
Draft and conduct training for ACS and NYC PS child care staff on identifying potential child care subsidy fraud and referring cases for investigation.
Enter discontinuances in the NYC child care subsidy system of record for applicants determined to be fraudulent.
Receive and evaluate referrals from ACS Resource Area and external agencies concerning applicants with a history of discontinuance for fraudulent activity.
Send applicants notices specifying additional documentation needed for fraud investigations.
Co-lead the ACS Child Care Fraud and Risk Assessment Work Group.
Conduct site visits to child care facilities to inspect and review records for compliance with state regulations.
Recommend actions to the Director of Child Care Risk and Integrity based on investigations.
Support the Director in monitoring referrals to the ACS Child Care Subsidy Fraud Mailbox and conducting program integrity reviews required by the state oversight agency.