Claims Analyst

THE SELECTED CANDIDATE WILL BE OFFERED A SALARY BETWEEN $60,549.00 – $76,594.00.

THIS POSITION IS ONLY OPEN TO CANDIDATES WHO ARE PERMANENT (NOT PROVISIONAL) IN THE CIVIL SERVICE TITLE LISTED ABOVE.

The Administration for Children’s Services (ACS) protects and promotes the safety and well-being of children and families through child welfare and juvenile justice services and community supports. ACS manages community-based supports and foster care services and provides subsidized childcare vouchers. ACS child protection staff respond to allegations of child maltreatment. In juvenile justice, ACS oversees detention, placement, and programs for youth in the community.

ACS’ Division of Financial Services (DFS) is responsible for supporting, planning, implementing, and monitoring the fiscal functions of the Agency in accordance with City, State and Federal oversight guidelines. DFS staff work collaboratively to manage the ACS budget, submit monthly revenue claims, process payments to provider agencies/vendors, monitor the financial health of provider agencies via reviews/audits, maintain ACS bank accounts, deliver centralized oversight of ACS Child Welfare financial eligibility, and oversee data maintenance for financial systems of record.

Within DFS, the Claiming & Revenue Accounting Department is responsible for submitting $2 billion in annual claims for Federal and State reimbursement, and ensuring ACS’ compliance with Federal, State, and City financial regulations. The Claiming Unit ensures that all ACS expenditures, including those for foster care, subsidized childcare, preventive independent living services, and administration are claimed to the State and Federal governments so that ACS can receive revenue reimbursement. Claiming must be done in a timely and accurate manner according to oversight guidelines, including ensuring child-specific claims are properly researched in terms of funding stream eligibility.

DFS Claiming/Administrative and Grants is seeking a Claiming Analyst who will be responsible for child-specific level claims that entail extensive research, and use of various State and City data information systems.

The duties and responsibilities of the Claiming Analyst will include, but will not be limited to:

- Act as a liaison between Budget, Revenue, Payments, and Programs & Claiming to obtain required information to make informed claiming decisions

- Support the preparation of the annual Consolidated Fiscal Report (CFR) to the State Office of Mental Health (OMH) to demonstrate how ACS utilizes OMH funding received from the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

- Participate in developing an Agency Cost Allocation Plan, including a comprehensive rewrite of how ACS expenditures are structured and claimed for revenue maximization purposes

- Spearhead development of a Claiming guidance binder – one stop quick reference manual, to provide staff with an overall understanding of the 75 active claiming functions that form the basis for all ACS claims

- Develop short descriptions for each claiming function, and describe in detail how those functions are claimed (eligibility, why or why not it will qualify for certain claims)

- Assist with training new claim preparers, and provide ongoing guidance for current claims preparers

- Help coordinate and oversee how ACS uses Financial Information Services Agency (FISA) reports to reduce manual work.

- Conduct research, and make decisions on how to properly categorize expenditures on various claims



ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

Section 424-A of the New York Social Services Law requires an authorized agency to inquire whether a candidate for employment with child-caring responsibilities has been the subject of a child abuse and maltreatment report.



TO APPLY:

- Please go to www.cityjobs.nyc.gov or www.nyc.gov/ess for current NYC employees and search for Job ID # 681161
- NO PHONE CALLS, FAXES OR PERSONAL INQUIRIES PERMITTED
- NOTE: ONLY CANDIDATES UNDER CONSIDERATION WILL BE CONTACTED

A master's degree from an accredited college in economics, finance, accounting, business or public administration, 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; or

A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and two years of satisfactory full- time professional experience working in one or a combination of the following areas: working with the budget of a large public or private concern in budget administration, accounting, economic or financial administration, or fiscal or economic research; in management or methods analysis, operations research, organizational research or program evaluation; 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; or in a related area.

An associate degree or completion of 60 semester credits from an accredited college and four years of satisfactory full-time professional experience as described in "2" above.

A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent approved by a State's department of education or a recognized accrediting organization and six years of satisfactory full-time professional experience as described in "2" above.

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.

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 individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.