Director, Central Administration

About the Agency:

The New York City Department of Housing Preservation Development (HPD) promotes quality and affordability in the city's housing, and diversity and strength in the city’s neighborhoods because every New Yorker deserves a safe, affordable place to live in a neighborhood they love.

- We maintain building and resident safety and health.
- We create opportunities for New Yorkers through housing affordability.
- We engage New Yorkers to build and sustain neighborhood strength and diversity.
________________________________________

Your Team:

The Office of Finance and Administration (OFA) leads the agency’s effort with the planning and management of the agency's resources and advises the Commissioner and senior team on how to improve efficiency and allocate funding to carry out HPD's mission. The financial segment of OFA is comprised of the Budget, Capital Planning, and Fiscal Affairs. These three divisions, work in conjunction to provide centralized support, consultation, and oversight on a broad range of financial issues for the entire agency.
and Payroll Journal Voucher requests for the agency.

Your Impact:

The Central Admin. Director will play a pivotal role in overseeing the unit’s daily operations.

Your Responsibilities:

Your key responsibilities will include but not limited to the following:

- Manage a dedicated staff composed of three employees, fostering an environment of collaboration and accountability.
- Monitor the work of the Central Admin. staff to ensure all Financial Management System (FMS) requests for Section 8 and Development Loan vendors are processed timely and efficiently.
- Perform administrative duties for the Central Administration Unit.
- Review and approve vendor registrations and manage over 11,000 Section 8 vendors Agency wide.
- Review and approve Pre-Encumbrance documents for Senior Citizen Rent Increase Exempt (SCRIE) tax abatement program and Tenant Income Lease (TIL) Rent Differential Program.
- Review and approve Journal Vouchers and Expense Adjustments, Department Redistribution Expense requests, Expense Adjustments Commodity requests, and Payroll Journal Voucher requests for the agency.
- Perform all other applicable tasks assigned.


Preferred skills:
- Highly organized with ability to handle multiple priorities and deliver assignments on time
- Must be hands on, disciplined, and detail oriented with ability to work independently in a high-volume environment
- Must have accounts payable and receivable experience
- Requires strong communication skills
- Must be able to multitask
- Experience in use of HPDInfo (Agency Legacy System), MS Access, Passport and the City s Financial Management System (FMS) are a plus

Authorization to work in the United States is required for this position. The NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development does not provide sponsorship for international employees for visa applications, extensions, or status changes, including H-1B visas. Applicants are responsible for ensuring that they meet all qualifying requirements for this position at the time of application.

ADM MANAGER-NON-MGRL FRM M1/M2 - 1002C