Director of Treasury and Collections- Admin & Finance​/Treasury- (Exempt

Residence Requirement

RESIDENCE: Residence is a requirement for all positions. In the absence of clear and convincing evidence to the contrary, an applicant shall be deemed a non-resident if he/she cannot show ninety (90) days of continuous and uninterrupted residence in the City of Buffalo prior to filing application.
THIS DOES NOT APPLY TO ANYONE APPLYING FOR THE BUFFALO POLICE ENTRY LEVEL EXAMINATION.

FEE: where indicated, a non-refundable application processing fee must accompany your application via check, cash or money order. Check with Civil Service office for fee waiver info.

The head of the division of the treasury and collections shall be the director of the treasury and collections. He or she shall be a deputy of the commissioner with power to act generally for and in place of the commissioner. The director of the treasury and collections shall have immediate charge of the division of the treasury and collections, the custody of moneys therein and the receipts, deposits and disbursements of city moneys.

He or she shall receive on behalf of the commissioner of administration and finance all current and past-due accounts, revenues, water rents and fees, license fees, fines, state moneys presently due and owing to the city and all taxes and assessments, whether presently due or past-due, and shall deposit the same daily to the credit of the city in the depositories designated by the comptroller.

Provided, however, that the proceeds of the sale of any capital assets, the purchase or improvement of which has been financed by the issuance of bonds having a maximum maturity of not less than five years and to the extent that such obligations, together with interest, are outstanding and unpaid, shall be deposited to the credit of a reserve find which is hereby established for the payment of one or of several issues of bonds and the comptroller shall disburse said find for the payment of such bonds and accrued interest thereon, from time to time, as principal payments and interest thereon become due.

The director shall disburse city moneys but only upon warrants or checks prepared and signed by the commissioner or his or her designee as provided in this act. He or she shall keep full, accurate and separate accounts of the various funds and moneys in his custody and shall render to the comptroller at the end of each day's business a detailed statement of all moneys received and paid out by him or her.

He or she shall have such other powers and duties as are conferred by this article or by ordinance or general law. A report shall be promptly made to the director by each officer, department, board and commission or other city agency of all moneys due to the city and of all unliquidated claims as soon as such claims shall become due and owing, together with all particulars in reference to such unliquidated claims.

The director under the supervision of the commissioner shall be charged with the supervision and management of the collection of all moneys and accounts, due and owing to the city which have been billed by a department, agency, division or board of the city and which have not been paid to the city on a timely basis in accordance with the terms of such bill.

The director shall immediately proceed with the collection of all such claims reported to him or her. The director shall be entitled to the assistance of the relevant billing department, agency, division or board in enforcing collection of the money or account. He or she shall be entitled to the services of the department of law to institute the necessary court proceedings to aid in such collections.

The director shall make recommendation to departments, agencies, divisions and boards of the city regarding billing practices and shall recommend to the council a schedule of fees, charges and penalties in connection with billing, collection and enforcement practices and procedures. He or she shall account for the moneys so collected.

The director shall be appointed by the commissioner and shall be removable at his or her pleasure. The director shall be a graduate of an accredited college or university and shall have at least three years' experience in banking administration or accounting management, including the oversight of cash or cash equivalent transactions.

• Medical and vision, Dental, Life Insurance (basic) and (supplemental)
• New York State Retirement System
• Deferred Compensation Plan
• Employee Assistance Program