• Property Tax College Aide

    City of New York (New York, NY)


    Job Description

    NYC Department of Finance (DOF) is responsible for administering the tax revenue laws of the city fairly, efficiently, and transparently to instill public confidence and encourage compliance while providing exceptional customer service.

     

    The Treasury and Payment Services Division is responsible for overseeing all City payment websites, the payment processing of tax returns, property recording forms, parking violation programs, and the collection of delinquent accounts, and oversees the agency’s management of the City’s cash balances and its relationships with banking institutions. Treasury and Payment Services is also responsible for collecting outstanding violations issued by City agencies and adjudicated by the Environmental Control Board.

     

    The Property Tax Payment Plan unit is currently seeking a highly motivated, organized, and detailed oriented individual. The selected candidate will possess knowledge of the Property Tax Payment Plans and NYCePay.

    Specific duties for this position include the following:

    -Reviewing property tax applications to determine eligibility.

     

    -Processing Property Tax Interest and Deferral applications (PT-AID), Reduced Interest Rate Property Tax Payment Plans, and Property Tax Standard Payment Agreements.

     

    -Processing NYCePay Inquiries for registering online payments, and all other Payment, Billing and Refunds related applications.

     

    -Calculate applicant incomes, confirm receipt of all supporting documents and verify property ownership statuses.

     

    -Participate in training for the Property Tax System (PTS) and ACRIS.

     

    -Researching payments in PTS and NYCePay.

     

    -Utilizing ACCESS and Smart-File, for electronic data entry.

     

    -Conducting outreach to applicants when necessary.

    Additional Information:

    In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification document form upon hire.

    COLLEGE AIDE (ALL CITY DEPTS) - 10209

    Qualifications

    For Assignment Level I:

    Matriculation at an accredited college or graduate school. Employment is conditioned upon continuance as a student in a college or graduate school.

    For Assignment Level II (Information Technology):

    Matriculation at an accredited college or graduate school. Employment is conditioned upon continuance as a student in a college or graduate school with a specific course of study in information technology, computer science, management information systems, data processing, or closely related field, including or supplemented by 9 semester credits in an acceptable course of study.

    For Assignment Level III (Information Technology Fellow):

    Matriculation at an accredited college or graduate school. Employment is conditioned upon continuance as a student in a college or graduate school with a specific course of study in information technology, computer science, management information systems, data processing, or other area relevant to the information technology project(s) assigned, including or supplemented by 9 semester credits in an acceptable course of study. Appointments to this Assignment Level will be made by the Technology Steering Committee through the Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications.

    SPECIAL NOTE

    Maximum tenure for all Assignment Levels in the title of College Aide is 6 years. No student shall be employed more than half-time in any week in which classes in which the student is enrolled are in session. Students may be employed full-time during their vacation periods.

     

    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: $ 17.50

     

    Salary Max: $ 21.40