Accruals Coordinator

DCASs mission is to make city government work for all New Yorkers. From managing New York Citys 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 daytoday 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 55 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 Citys efforts to reduce carbon emissions from government operations.

When you work at DCAS youre not just working for one agency but in service of them all. Its 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 Bureau of Audits & Accounts (A&A) is responsible for the timely processing and review of all procurement and vendor payment activities for DCAS our client agencies and the public for both capital and expense funds. We perform all accounting functions for the agency including management of the agencys bank accounts billing and collection of agency receivables; supporting the implementation of all IT initiatives containing a fiscal component; ensuring compliance with applicable Comptroller mandates; producing InfoAdvantage data for fiscal liaisons; analysis and projection of fuel consumption for OMB reporting; administering the accountingside of the Public Service Corp Program; overseeing credit card payments; training/assisting staff from multiple agencies commissions and community boards; and serving as the primary liaison to Financial Information Services Agency (FISA) the Department of Finance and the Office of the Comptroller. Audits and Accounts is made up of the expediting vouchering preaudit and accounts receivable units.

Responsibilities:

The Accrual Coordinators duties include:

Oversee the annual process to establish prior year accruals for the agency as well as the subsequent clearing of the accruals.
Utilize InfoAdvantage reports are utilized to identify encumbrances to be captured as support for the amounts to be accrued.
Coordinate with the various Lines of Service at DCAS to determine the accurate accrual amounts that should be established and tracks this data on Excel reports.
Enter the accrual documents into the Citys Financial Management System (FMS) and submits to the Comptrollers Office for review and approval.
Review the payment vouchers for prior year chargebacks prepares the clearing documents and submits the supporting documentation to the Comptrollers Office as requested.
Liaise with both the Comptrollers Office staff budget managers and leadership in the other Lines of Service on a regular basis.
In addition to the accrual duties this candidate will also assist the Vouchering Unit with processing complex construction payments received from the Engineering Audit Office and the Capital Budget Unit in FMS.
Assist with processing payment vouchers for open market orders labor and material and service contracts as well as payments to storehouse and energy vendors.
Additional duties for the Vouchering Unit include approving invoices submitted through PASSPort processing Release of Retainage documents monitoring interest payments processing Disbursement Request Modifications (DRM) to expedite payments and coordinating with the Comptrollers Office and the Department of Finance as needed.

Qualifications :

1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and two years of experience in community work or community centered activities in an area related to the duties described above; or
2. High school graduation or equivalent and six years of experience in community work or community centered activities in an area related to the duties as described above; or
3. Education and/or experience which is equivalent to 1 or 2 above. However all candidates must have at least one year of 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