The Office of Fiscal Operations is DSS/HRA/DHS’s primary payments and accounting office, and the core responsibilities are carried out through the operations of the Bureau of Accounts Payable, Revenue and Reimbursement, and Disbursement & Grant Accounting. The Finance Office is requesting approval to fill one (1) Clerical Associate III vacancy in the Office of Fiscal Operations.
The Division of Accounts Receivable and Billing is responsible for all general accounting functions related to the collection of receivables owed to the agency that are client related. DARB processes payments received from cash assistance overpayments on closed public assistance cases, Casualty and Estate Medicaid recoveries, Supplemental Needs Trust recoveries, Interim Assistance Reimbursements, One Shot Deal repayments, payments from clients that are in the Medicaid Pay-In program and participants of the Income Savings Plan program.
The Finance Office is requesting approval to fill one (1) Clerical Associate III vacancy in the Office of Fiscal Operations. The Clerical Associate III will function as an Accounts Receivable Associate within the Division of Accounts Receivable and Billing (DARB), who will:
Process unidentified payments received from Public Assistance customers and others not known to the DARB accounting system by researching WMS and the HRA One Viewer.
Provide coverage for the Cashier window where payments are received from the various
program areas such as IREA Claims and Collections, Bureau of Fraud Investigation and the Office of Liens and Trusts.
Prepare input documents and batches for data entry into the DARB DB2 system.
Process checks received from landlords, New York City Housing Authority, Con Edison, and Residential Treatment centers.
Process credit card payments in the FOCIS application from clients making a payment for their Medicaid surplus.
Process request for the release of Income Savings Requirements saving through issuance of checks from Bank of America’s Escrow accounts to customers who have exited the shelter.
Utilize the DARB Web application to update client payment information and release of funds, posting interest accrued and savings balance transfers.
Update reports with daily payment and disbursement information.
Perform scanning, indexing and quality assurance of documents to the HRA One Viewer.
Perform other duties as may be assigned.
APPLICANTS MUST BE PERMANENT IN THE CLERICAL ASSOCIATE CIVIL SERVICE TITLE OR BE PERMANENT IN A COMPARABLE TITLE ELIGIBLE FOR 6.1.9 TITLE CHANGE
Work Location: 4 World Trade Center, New York, NY
Hours/Schedule: 9 to 5
CLERICAL ASSOCIATE - 10251
Qualification Requirements
A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent approved by a State's department of education or a recognized accrediting organization and one year of satisfactory clerical experience.
Skills Requirement
Keyboard familiarity with the ability to type at a minimum of 100 key strokes (20 words) per minute.
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.
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