THE SELECTED CANDIDATE WILL BE OFFERED A SALARY BETWEEN $48,965 - $61,194.00

The Administration for Children’s Services (ACS) protects and promotes the safety and well-being of children and families through child welfare and juvenile justice services and community supports. ACS manages community-based supports and foster care services and provides subsidized childcare vouchers. ACS child protection staff respond to allegations of child maltreatment. In juvenile justice, ACS oversees detention, placement, and programs for youth in the community.

The ACS Division of Financial Services (DFS) is responsible for supporting, planning, implementing, and monitoring the fiscal functions of the agency in accordance with City, State and Federal guidelines. The work of DFS includes managing the ACS budget; submission of monthly claims for revenue; processing of payments to provider agencies and vendors; monitoring the financial health of provider agencies through financial review and audits; maintenance of the ACS bank accounts; centralized oversight of ACS Child Welfare financial eligibility; and data maintenance for financial systems of record.

The Child Welfare Payments Unit is responsible for ensuring that all agency contract, subsidy and administrative payments are issued to contracted vendors in a timely manner and in accordance with governing directives so that critical services to children in the legal placement of the ACS Commissioner are provided. Child Welfare payment units process recurring payroll and single-issue care and maintenance, special payments, and fair hearing payments for Foster Care, Homemaking, Adoption Assistance, Housing Subsidy, Schools/Special Education averaging approximately $28-30 million per month.

The Health and Human Services Payments Unit is responsible for processing approximately 5,700 payment transactions annually for over 300 contracts across Foster Care, Prevention, Juvenile Justice, Child Family & Well-Being, Planning & Measurement, Community Partnerships, External Affairs, and City Council Discretionary Contracts. Payments processed by the Health and Human Services Payment Unit average approximately $27 million per month.

The NYC fellow will be responsible for the below- Acts as principal project manager for foster care contract transitions to ensure timeframes are met

Duties are but not limit to the below

- Perform administrative and management work associated with program goals
- Maintain calendar of events that are related to transitioning planning with relevant fiscal and program partners
- Organize CFO and Fiscal Staff Informational Sessions with contracted foster care providers
- Conduct individual or group training sessions with fiscal staff on budget and invoicing requirements
- Develop ideas for streamlining invoicing processes with contracted foster care agency input
- Contribute to the development of budget and invoice guidance documents to be utilized by agency contract managers and contracted foster care providers
- Track and reports on the progress of fiscal transitioning planning as it relates to budget and invoicing timeframes
- Participate in internal/external networks for the exchange of information and to form relationships for future collaboration


ADDITONAL INFO:
Section 424-A of the New York Social Services Law requires an authorized agency to inquire whether a candidate for employment with child-caring responsibilities has been the subject of a child abuse and maltreatment report.

TO APPLY:
Please go to www.cityjobs.nyc.gov or www.nyc.gov/ess for current NYC employees and search for Job ID #725366.
No phone calls, faxes or personal inquiries permitted.
Note: Only candidates under consideration will be contacted

NEW YORK CITY PUBLIC SERVICE - 10246

1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited CUNY college in a major related to the work in which the fellow will be trained, and perform in the particular position.

Knowledge and Expertise - Demonstrates the ability to generate new ideas and link and build upon existing ideas to generate unique concepts and solutions with integrity - Demonstrates knowledge and understanding of the policy,practices and procedures that are relevant to the role Personal Development - Engages in appropriate training and development opportunities to develop own transferable skills,career and reputation Interpersonal Skills - Demonstrates good communication,mentoring,and interpersonal skills with the capability of working within a project team to achieve results Personal Skills and Effectiveness - Demonstrates an ability to manage self,time,resources and people to enable a high level of personal effectiveness

As a prospective employee of the City of New York, you may be eligible for federal loan forgiveness programs and state repayment assistance programs. For more information, please visit the U.S. Department of Education’s website at https://studentaid.gov/pslf/.

New York City residency is generally required within 90 days of appointment. However, City Employees in certain titles who have worked for the City for 2 continuous years may also be eligible to reside in Nassau, Suffolk, Putnam, Westchester, Rockland, or Orange County. To determine if the residency requirement applies to you, please discuss with the agency representative at the time of interview.

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.