Senior Analyst

City of New York•New York City, NY

About The Position

The Senior Analyst works in the Office of the Chief Operating Officer (COO) within the Administration for Children’s Services (ACS) Division of Administration. Reporting to the Executive Director for Financial and Contract Administration, the analyst provides data management, project management, process improvement, performance management, and specification-writing support. The role supports procurement and financial tracking and planning, coordinates data collection and analysis across divisional units, and develops dashboards and reports for monitoring and executive reporting. The analyst also creates process documentation and work aids, develops organizational solutions and change strategies, supports projects and technology-related process changes, and maintains the Division’s contract specification documents. The role requires complex statistical analysis, detailed reporting and documentation, and knowledge of construction, engineering, and architecture practices to write and update technical specifications. The position is restricted to candidates who are permanent (not provisional) in the civil service title Administrative Staff Analyst. The selected candidate will be offered a salary between $98,140 and $107,954.

Requirements

Must be permanent (not provisional) in the civil service title Administrative Staff Analyst.
Ability to conduct complex statistical analysis and develop detailed reports, charts, and graphs based on various mathematical models.
Ability to independently perform highly complex, technical work and produce and maintain detailed documentation.
Experience building and maintaining complex reports, charts, and graphs.
Knowledge of construction, engineering, and architecture practices, and ability to write and update technical specifications.
Qualification pathway 1: Master’s degree from an accredited college in a listed or closely related field, plus two years of satisfactory full-time professional experience in the specified budget, fiscal, management analysis, operations research, organizational research, program evaluation, personnel, public administration, planning, or related areas. At least 18 months must have been in an executive, managerial, administrative, or supervisory capacity, with supervision of staff performing professional work in the specified areas.
Qualification pathway 2: Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college and four years of professional experience in the specified areas, including 18 months of executive, managerial, administrative, or supervisory experience as described in pathway 1.

Responsibilities

Develop and manage reporting tools to improve procurement and financial tracking and planning within the COO’s Office.
Coordinate with units within the Division at regular intervals to compile and analyze procurement and financial data and identify trends and issues.
Develop and manage dashboards and other monitoring tools for tracking and executive reporting of procurement and financial data.
Build and maintain complex reports, charts, and graphs.
Develop and use process descriptions, checklists, templates, guides, manuals, and other work aids to help units implement defined processes.
Develop solutions to organizational issues and concerns and develop organized change strategies.
Establish and document processes that support continuous improvement of business practices within the COO’s Office.
Develop and manage project plans and documentation for major projects within the Division and across the agency.
Develop and revise business operations processes and coordinate technology solutions.
Design, implement, enhance, and maintain the Division’s portfolio of contract specification documents.
Write and update technical specifications.