APU Payment Analyst

The New York City Department of Youth and Community Development (DYCD) invests in a network of community-based organizations and programs to alleviate the effects of poverty and to provide opportunities for New Yorkers and communities to flourish.
The New York City Department of Youth and Community Development (DYCD) supports youth and
community services through contracts with a broad network of Human Service Providers throughout
New York City.
Our central task is to administer available city, state, and federal funds to a wide range
of innovative, practical, and high-quality programs that positively impact youth and communities.
The Department of Youth and Community Development is seeking to hire a Payment Analyst in the
Agency Payment Unit (APU).
Under the guidance of the Deputy Director of APU, the Analyst will be responsible for reviewing invoices, financial reports, and issuing payments to Vendors and Human Service Contract Providers.
The analyst will review Passport Invoices and Program Expense Report Summaries (PERS) to ensure they comply with established policies and procedures. Responsibilities
will include reviewing invoices and processing payments for the DYCD program areas using multiple
citywide systems, such as PASSPort and the Financial Management System (FMS), as well as agency
internal systems, such as the Comprehensive Contract Management System (CCMS).
Duties will include, but are not limited to the following:
-Manage a portfolio of approximately 250 assigned contracts by processing monthly PASSPort
Invoices and PERS.
-Manage tasks in PASSPort to ensure invoices and payments are processed within the prescribed
timelines.
-Analyze and process assigned payment requests, which include ensuring the information on invoices
and their associated purchase orders align and that payments made are in accordance with budget
allocations and fiscal year service delivery periods.
-Interacts with Human Service Contract Providers and internal staff to resolve fiscal reporting
discrepancies and provide technical assistance (TA) as required.
-Responsible for CCMS, PASSPort, and FMS encumbrance reconciliations.
-Fiscal year-end closeout of contracts, which includes and is not limited to closeout letters, follow-up
on receivables, and FMS encumbrance decreases.
-Perform special projects as instructed by the unit supervisor or director.
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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.

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.