Unit Head - DCAS

Unit Head – DCAS Unit (Task Force: Citywide Government Operations)

Job Summary:

The Mayor’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is the city’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. This Task Force oversees and prepares the expense and capital budgets of administrative agencies and offices of elected officials of the City of New York, coordinating government operations and citywide policies across more than 30 agencies, offices, boards, and commissions.

• Evaluating programs and budgetary matters pertaining to the Department of Citywide Administrative Services, the Board of Elections, the Department of Records and Information Services, and other agencies as required.
• Reviewing and evaluating ongoing agency fiscal requests and personnel requests and formulating appropriate recommendations to ensure a sufficient allocation of resources for agencies to meet mandated responsibilities and programmatic requirements.
• Monitoring and reviewing agency expense budgets, including conducting expenditure analyses, determining validity, feasibility and cost‑effectiveness of projects in the budget and preparing analytical reports and briefings.
• Monitoring and reviewing the capital budgets and preparing and updating capital plans.
• Reviewing and developing recommendations for fiscal and operational efficiencies.
• Acquiring and maintaining detailed knowledge of agency programs and operations.
• Overseeing special projects relating to agency programs and operations.
• Analyzing legislative proposals and estimating their fiscal impact on operational policies.
• Providing written and verbal responses to requests for information from OMB supervisory staff, agencies, the Mayor’s Office, and City and State auditors.

We are seeking an individual with strong analytical and quantitative skills, who has demonstrated problem‑solving experience. A premium is placed on critical thinking. The ideal candidate is able to meet tight deadlines, both in and out of financial plan preparation, and can effectively manage multiple, often competing priorities to ensure properly skilled individuals are assigned to and satisfy specific needs. The candidate should have excellent written and verbal communication skills and possess strong interpersonal skills.

• Baccalaureate degree from an accredited college.

• A cover letter is required to be considered for this position.
• Unit Head ($121,768):
  Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of four years of experience in budgetary planning/management, financial analysis, public policy analysis or a related field; or a Master’s degree in Public Finance, Public Administration, Policy Analysis, Business, Economics or a related field and two years of experience.

The Office of Management and Budget and the City of New York are inclusive equal‑opportunity employers 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.

You must be a City resident within 90 days of the date of appointment and you must be legally eligible to work in the United States.

This is a hybrid position with in‑person days located at OMB’s offices at 255 Greenwich Street, New York, NY.