Graduate Intern - Budget Oversight
Graduate Intern - Budget Oversight
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The New York City Comptrollers Office works to promote the financial health integrity and effectiveness of New York City government in order to strengthen trust secure a thriving future for all New Yorkers and build a more just equitable and resilient city. Led by an independently elected citywide official the comptrollers office provides checks and balances needed to hold City government accountable for budgeting wisely investing responsibly operating efficiently acting fairly living up to its obligations and promises and paying attention to the longterm challenges we face together.
The Bureau of Budget evaluates New York Citys fiscal cash and economic position by analyzing revenue collections expenditures the capital program and the condition of the local economy. The Bureau uses its chartermandated responsibilities to promote transparency and accountability in financial reporting and budgeting. In addition to reviewing and commenting on the Citys Financial Plan and issuing reports on the Citys cash balances and debt capacity the Bureau oversees an independent actuarial audit to review the assumptions underlying the Citys pension contributions. The Bureau also conducts regular assessments of the Citys economic outlook and revenue performance and strives to lead the dialogue on the Citys fiscal state through reliable and thoughtprovoking economic and budget research.
Responsibilities of the Budget Oversight Intern include but are not limited to:
Analyzing the MTA Capital Program. Help answer questions like: how much do city residents actually contribute
Reviewing and comparing HPD affordable housing programs. Evaluate how subsidy amounts differ and how that impacts the relative affordability and quality of that housing for tenants. Answer questions like: do deeper subsidies lead to more affordable housing Is the city using its housing capital dollars most efficiently
Reviewing and analyzing capital spending in NYC through an equity lens. Help answer questions like: Are lower resourced communities getting their fair share in parks cultural climate and/or transportation spending How can major initiatives like reconnecting communities separated by the BQE and Cross Bronx Expressway be more fairly implemented
Analyzing department capital planning. Help answer questions like: Which departments are best at capital planning And how does New York Citys spending on each department compare to peer cities
Helping the office make use of School Construction Authority data
Helping the Comptrollers Office better understand the Citys climate budgeting process
QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENT: Matriculation at an accredited graduate school. Employment is conditioned upon continuance as a student in graduate school.
IMPORTANT:
Our office is located at the David Dinkins Municipal Building 1 Centre St. in Manhattan/New York.
All interns will work inperson in the office Monday Thursday 28 hours per week.
The employment period will be from June 2 July 31 2025.
Qualifications :
Candidates must be currently enrolled in a graduate degree program in an accredited college university or law school.
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 individuals sex race color ethnicity national origin age religion disability sexual orientation veteran status gender identity or pregnancy.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Parttime
Employment Type
Part-time
