Senior Advisor to the Chief Financial Officer

DCAS's mission is to make city government work for all New Yorkers. From managing New York City’s most iconic courthouses and municipal buildings, to purchasing over $1 billion annually in goods and services for more than 80 City agencies what we do ensures that all agencies can deliver on their mission. Our reach touches every facet of city government and is instrumental to the successful day-to-day operations of the City of New York.
Our commitment to equity, effectiveness, and sustainability guides our work providing City agencies with the critical resources and support needed to succeed, including:
- Recruiting, hiring, and training City employees.
- Managing 56 public buildings.
- Acquiring, selling, and leasing City property.
- Purchasing over $1 billion in goods and services for City agencies.
- Overseeing the greenest municipal vehicle fleet in the country.
- Leading the City's efforts to reduce carbon emissions from government operations.
When you work at DCAS, you're not just working for one agency, but in service of them all. It's an opportunity to provide impactful support, quality customer service, and help protect the future of New York City for generations to come. Visit our website at nyc.gov/dcas to learn more about the work we do.
The Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS) seeks to hire a Senior Advisor within the Fiscal and Business Management (FBM) Line of Service.
Fiscal and Business Management (FBM) is responsible for providing strategic financial management of the agency’s $2B expense budget and $10B capital budget. FBM units include the Agencywide Expense Budget, Bureau of Audits and Accounts, Capital Budget, Revenue Budget and the Nonpublic Schools Security Reimbursement Program. This position will provide advisory and analytical support in managing the Agencywide Expense Budget, Capital Budget, and Revenue Budget.
Reporting Directly to the Deputy Commissioner of the Fiscal and Business Management. The position will be responsible for providing complex data analysis, policy insight, and operational capacity to support the preparation and management of the agency’s expense, revenue, and capital budget. This includes performing in-depth review of PS and OTPS budgets, preparing spending projections, developing policy recommendations rooted in data analysis, and assessing opportunities to generate operational and budgetary efficiencies.
Responsibilities / Tasks may include but not limited to:
1. Support the annual budget process by providing detailed analysis and forecasting on agency expenditures and reporting findings to the Deputy Commissioner and agency leadership
2. Coordinate with DCAS Lines of Service (LOS) to project expenses and assess areas
requiring increased focus for operational review and management
3. Review budget expenditures and revenue collections to maximize opportunities for revenue generation
4. Develop analyses to support new needs requests to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in coordination with DCAS Lines of Service
5. Coordinate responses to internal and external requests for agency and programmatic budgets, including performing ad hoc analysis as necessary
6. Formulate recommendations and advise the Deputy Commissioner of Finance, and other senior management, flagging issues such as potential budget surplus/deficits and special budget circumstances.
7. Assess agency budget operations and advise the Deputy Commissioner of Finance, in consultation with relevant Assistant Commissioners within FBM, on updates to finance policies for agency wide implementation
8. Develop strategies to improve long term budgetary planning and governance structures
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1. A master's degree from an accredited college in economics, finance, accounting, business or public administration, public health, human resources management, management science, operations research, organizational behavior, industrial psychology, statistics, personnel administration, labor relations, psychology, sociology, human resources development, political science, urban studies or a Juris Doctor degree from an accredited law school, and two years of satisfactory full-time professional experience in one or a combination of the following: working with the budget of a large public or private concern in budget administration, accounting, economic or financial administration, or fiscal or economic research; or in management or methods analysis, operations research, organizational research or program evaluation; or in personnel or public administration, recruitment, position classification, personnel relations, labor relations, employee benefits, staff development, employment program planning/administration, labor market research, economic planning, social services program planning/evaluation, or fiscal management. Eighteen (18) months of this experience must have been in an executive, managerial, administrative, or supervisory capacity. Supervision must have included supervising staff performing professional work in the areas described above; or
2. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and four years of professional experience in the areas described in “1” above, including the 18 months of executive, managerial, administrative, or supervisory experience, as described in “1” above; or
3. An associate degree or completion of 60 semester credits from an accredited college and six years of full-time satisfactory full-time professional experience as described in “1” above, including the 18 months of executive, managerial, administrative, or supervisory experience, as described in “1” above; or
4. A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent approved by a state’s department of education or a recognized accrediting organization and eight years of full-time satisfactory full-time professional experience as described in “1” above, including the 18 months of executive, managerial, administrative, or supervisory experience, as described in “1” above; or
5. A combination of education and/or experience equivalent to “1”, “2”, “3”, or “4” above. College education may be substituted for professional experience at the rate of 30 semester credits from an accredited college for one year of experience. However, all candidates must have a high school diploma and at least two years of experience as described in “1” above, including the 18 months of executive, managerial, administrative, or supervisory experience, as described in “1” above.

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