REVENUE AND ACCOUNT RECEIVABLE SUPERVISOR

The New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) strives to provide safe, efficient, and environmentally responsible movement of people and goods in the City of New York and to maintain and enhance the transportation infrastructure crucial to the economic vitality and quality of life of our primary customers, City residents. DOT oversees one of the most complex urban transportation networks in the world. DOT staff manages an annual operating budget of 1.5 billion dollars, along with 6,300miles of streets and highways, over 12,000miles of sidewalk, and nearly 800 bridges and tunnels. NYC DOT staff also installs and maintains over one million street signs, 13,250 signalized intersections, over 315,000 streetlights, and over 350 million linear feet of markings. In support of these efforts, the Fiscal Affairs unit within DOT is responsible for all capital & expenses payables, revenue collection and internal fiscal support.
Under the general supervision of the Deputy Director of Fiscal Affairs and with latitude for independent initiative and judgment, the Supervisor of the Revenue and Accounts Receivable Unit of Fiscal Affairs will supervise 2 Assistant supervisors and perform the following tasks. Monitor the fiscal operation of city, federal, state and private grant funded programs to ensure compliance and assist programs in more efficient/effective approaches to program administration. Collect and analyze Open Cash Receivable (CRE) and Open Billed Receivable (RE) reports biweekly using Info Advantage in the city's Financial Management System (FMS). Research the programmatic implications of proposed policies, including identifying the impact to, Grant funded Personnel Services and Other Than Personnel Services budgets. In coordination with Grants, Budget and Operations unit, utilize various accounting strategies to determine if revenue targets will be met and advise stakeholders. Supervise and complete ad-hoc projects and assists with Annual Comptroller's exercises: Fiscal Year close & Single Audit. Ensure full compliance with all Federal, State and City policies and procedures. Collect and assemble data and prepares comprehensive reports to track revenue, associated expenditure, and operational activity by synthesizing multiple databases. Verifies accounting data for accuracy and completeness. Assign staff work, schedule and promote developmental training. Study and resolve challenging workflow problems; adjusts work procedures and methods to enhance effectiveness and efficiency. The supervisor will also be responsible with coordinating and attending meetings with the Comptroller's, office, OMB, Department of Finance and other City agencies in response to external requests and revenue related discussions.

Minimum Qualifications

1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university, accredited by regional, national, professional or specialized agencies recognized as accrediting bodies by the U.S. Secretary of Education and by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA)including or supplemented by 24 semester credits in accounting, including one course each in: advanced accounting, auditing, and cost accounting; and one of the following:
(A) one year of satisfactory full-time experience in management auditing, financial auditing, and/or information technology (IT) auditing; or
(B) a valid Certified Public Accountant license issued by the New York State Education Department; or
(C) a valid Certified Internal Auditor certificate issued by the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA); or
2. A satisfactory combination of education and/or experience equivalent to "1" above. Education and/or experience may be substituted as follows:
(A) two years of full-time satisfactory experience in financial or managerial accounting may be substituted for the one year of experience described in "1(A)" above;
(B) undergraduate or graduate credits from an accredited college or university, accredited by regional, national, professional or specialized agencies recognized as accrediting bodies by the U.S. Secretary of Education and by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) in management, computer science, public administration, and/or business administration may be substituted for up to 9 semester credits in accounting, on a credit for credit basis.
However, all candidates must have a baccalaureate degree including or supplemented by 15 semester credits in accounting, including one course each in advanced accounting, auditing, and cost accounting, and one of the following: at least one year of the experience described in "1(A)" above or its equivalent; or a Certified Public Accountant license; or a Certified Internal Auditor certificate, as described in "1(B)"or "1(C)" above.

Preferred Skills
Expertise in using Power BI for creating reports, dashboards, data exploration, and managing datasets.
Understanding data modeling concepts and the ability to create effective data models within Power BI.
Ability to write custom calculations and measures using DAX within Power BI.
Proficiency in querying databases using SQL for data retrieval and manipulation.
Ability to connect Power BI to various data sources (databases, cloud services, etc.).
Ability to analyze data, identify trends, and draw meaningful insights from data generated from operational activities
Strong problem-solving skills to address complex business challenges and ability to understand, connect the dots and draw conclusions while considering multiple disciplines such as risk management, procurement, revenue, payments, legal, rules and regulations to get to a viable solution.
Ability to explain complex data and findings to both technical and non-technical audiences.

ADMINISTRATIVE ACCOUNTANT (NON - 1000B

1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college including or supplemented by 24 credits in accounting, including one course each in advanced accounting, auditing, and cost accounting and four years of satisfactory full-time professional accounting or auditing experience, at least 18 months of which must have been in an administrative, managerial, or executive capacity or supervising a staff performing accounting or auditing work; or

2. A valid New York State Certified Public Accountant license and at least 18 months of satisfactory full-time professional accounting or auditing experience in an administrative, managerial or executive capacity or supervising a staff performing accounting or auditing work.

The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.