FINANCIAL RECOVERY AND COMPLIANCE SPECIALIST

New York City Emergency Management (NYCEM) helps New Yorkers before during and after emergencies through preparedness education and response. NYCEM is responsible for coordinating citywide emergency planning and response for all types and scales of emergencies. We are staffed by more than 200 dedicated professionals with diverse backgrounds and areas of expertise including individuals assigned from other City agencies.

NYCEMs Finance Office is responsible for the oversight management accounting and reporting of all agency funds as well as the procurement planning development implementation and management of all agency contracts.
The Finance Unit works to increase the agencys capabilities through identifying and securing grant funding assists units in developing programs that meet the objectives of the Citys investment strategies continues sustainment of key agency programs and ensures compliance.

The Financial Recovery and Compliance Specialist will assist with overseeing agency wide assessment activities to improve the internal control environment. The Specialist with also foster greater compliance with rules and regulations. The Specialist will also assist with regulating disallowances to ensure that monies are used for the intended purpose. Under the direction of the Director of Financial Recovery and Compliance responsibilities may include but are not limited to the following:
Support the units response to audits and monitoring activities from oversight agencies.
Analyze findings from audits and monitoring visits and coordinate corrective actions referring to manuals to support audit findings and reinforce recommendations updating policies and procedures in response to audit recommendations.
Liaise with the NYC Office of Management and Budgets Homeland Security Compliance and Monitoring Unit (HSCMU) for compliance and monitoring requests.
Support the disaster cost recovery program for NYCEM to manage FEMA public assistance funding and maximize federal reimbursement after a major disaster.
Coordinate with NYC OMB assisting city agencies via the NYC Disaster Cost Recovery (DCR) plan messaging to liaisons collecting fiscal data on meeting the PA threshold for disaster declarations as well as sharing updating and presenting training materials to city agencies on disaster cost recovery.
Assist with the administration of the New York City Urban Area Working Group (UAWG) to establish regional collaboration on the Urban Area Security Initiatives (UASI) grant program objectives.
Refine and develop policies and procedures from audit and fiscal monitoring visits to strengthen internal controls for Finance unit during daily tasks and emergency operations.


**PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING:

The selected candidate will be assigned to an oncall Emergency Operations Center (EOC) team and will be expected to work nonbusiness hours during some emergencies. These nonbusiness hours include nights weekends holidays and extended week hours outside of a 9AM5PM schedule. The selected candidate will also participate in trainings to build skills and competencies in emergency response; will participate in drills and exercises associated with the oncall EOC team; and may volunteer to assist with Ready NY emergency preparedness presentations to external groups. EOC teams are on call for three weeks at a time with six weeks off in between.

(GRANT FUNDING LANGUAGE HCM will select)

Funding This position is supported with a federal Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) grant funding through 8/31/2025 with the possibility of an extension.



Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States without employer support to be eligible for selection.

For this position the Special Note below in the Minimum Qualification Requirements does apply.

IN ORDER TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS JOB PLEASE SUBMIT A SEPARATE COVER LETTER IN THE ATTACHMENTS SECTION OF THE APPLICATION PORTAL.


Preferred Skills:
Prior experience with audits and fiscal monitoring requests
Experience with the FEMA Public Assistance Program or federal disaster programs
Strong written and verbal communication skills

In addition the selected candidate will be able to demonstrate proven ability in the following areas from the agencys performance management model:

Competencies:
oKnowledge possesses appropriate subject matter expertise.
oWork Ethic and Productivity produces consistently high quality accurate and ontime deliverables; takes responsibility is dependable and accountable and follows through; is responsive to requests from leadership.
oStrategic Problem Solving and Innovation is thoughtful and deliberate in approach to solving problems; demonstrates innovation and creative thinking.
oEffective Communication communication is clear precise and timely; understands their audience and display confidence in delivering their message.
oTeamwork encourage collaboration and motivate others; is able to both lead and follow when necessary; is an active listener and consider a broad range of perspectives.

**Studies have shown that women people of color and other underrepresented groups are less likely to apply for jobs unless they believe they are able to perform every task in the job description. We are interested in finding the best candidate for the job and will consider any equivalent combination of knowledge skills education and experience to meet qualifications. If you are interested in applying we encourage you to think broadly about your background and skill set for the role.**

Qualifications :

1. A fouryear high school diploma or its educational equivalent approved by a states department of education or a recognized accrediting organization and six years of satisfactory fulltime professional experience in one or a combination of the following: emergency management fire police or military service public safety public health public administration urban planning engineering or another specialized area to which the appointment is to be made; or

2. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and two years of satisfactory full time professional experience in the areas listed in 1 above; or

3. A masters degree from an accredited college in emergency management public administration urban planning engineering economics political science the physical sciences or related field and one year of satisfactory fulltime professional experience in the areas listed 1 above at least two years of which must have been in one of those areas or another specialized area to which the appointment is to be made.

4. Education and/or experience equivalent to 1 2 or 3 above. However all candidates must have a fouryear high school diploma or its educational equivalent.

Special Note:
To be eligible for placement in Assignment Level II individuals must have after meeting the minimum requirements one additional year of professional experience as described in 1 above.

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 :

Fulltime