• Analyst - Correction

    City of New York (New York, NY)


    Job Description

    TASK FORCE: CORRECTION AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE

    UNIT: CORRECTION

    JOB TITLE: One (1) Assistant Analyst / Analyst / Senior Analyst

    CONTROL CODE: AOJ-25-01

    SUMMARY:

    The Mayor’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is the City government's chief financial agency. OMB's staff of analysts and experts assembles and oversees the Mayor’s expense and capital budgets, which fund the services and activities of approximately 90 City agencies and entities.

     

    OMB’s Correction Unit has primary oversight responsibilities for a number of criminal justice and law enforcement agencies in the City of New York. This unit includes major agencies such as the Department of Correction, Department of Probation, Civilian Complaint Review Board, and the Board of Correction. Major issues of focus include crime reduction, reducing the population of people who are incarcerated, arrest processing times, and the impact of case processing on Department of Correction population levels.

     

    The Correction Unit specifically monitors the expense, capital, and revenue budgets of the Department of Correction (DOC), Department of Probation (DOP), Civilian Complaint Review Board (CCRB), and Board of Correction (BOC). In addition, this Unit addresses issues relating to civilian and uniformed headcount, criminal justice reform, develops cost reduction proposals, and determines the budgetary impact of programmatic decision for the agencies.

    JOB DESCRIPTION:

    The duties of this position encompass but are not limited to the following activities:

    - Monitor expense, and capital expenditures for various agencies.

     

    - Administer expense and revenue budgets by processing budget modifications, reviewing

     

    contracts, and approving hiring plans.

     

    - Prepare technical budget documents including surplus/needs analyses and spending plans.

     

    - Track expenditures and reconcile variances between planned and actual expenditures.

     

    - Develop, review, and monitor cost reduction programs; analyze the policy implications of each

     

    proposal.

     

    - Review agency fiscal requests and formulate appropriate recommendations.

     

    - Acquire and maintain a detailed knowledge of agency operations and programs.

     

    - Estimate the fiscal impact of existing or proposed operational policies.

     

    - Review agency contract and procurement requests.

     

    - Represent OMB at meeting and program reviews with agency and outside personnel.

    QUALIFICATIONS:

    - Demonstrated quantitative and analytic skills.

     

    - Ability to use formulas and pivot tables to analyze large data sets and effectively format spreadsheets for presentation and review.

     

    - Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.

     

    - Self-starter able to generate and complete projects with limited to moderate supervision.

     

    - A demonstrated interest in public service and criminal justice a plus.

     

    - Must be able to work evenings and weekends as needed.

    REQUIREMENTS:

    A cover letter is required to be considered for this position. Applications submitted without a cover letter will not be considered.

     

    Assistant Analyst ($60,764+): Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Economics or a subject related to Social Services with no or one year of full-time experience in budgetary planning/management, financial analysis, public policy analysis or a related field.

     

    Analyst ($77,327+): Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Public Policy Analysis/Administration, or a subject related to the specific assignment and a minimum of two years responsible budgetary planning/management, financial analysis, public policy analysis/administration or a related field; or an awarded Master's degree in Financial Management, Business, Public Administration or a field related to the specific assignment.

     

    Senior Analyst ($86,995): Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Public Policy Analysis/Administration, or a subject related to the specific assignment and a minimum of three years of full-time experience in budgetary planning/management, financial analysis, public policy analysis/administration, or a related field; or an awarded Master's degree in Business, Public Policy Administration, Finance, Economics, or related field, and one year of relevant experience

    BUDGET ANALYST (OMB) - 06088

    Qualifications

    1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college.

     

    Additional Information

     

    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.

     

    Salary Min: $ 60,764.00

     

    Salary Max: $ 86,995.00