The New York City Comptroller’s Office works to promote the financial health, integrity, and effectiveness of New York City government, in order to strengthen trust, secure a thriving future for all New Yorkers, and build a more just, equitable, and resilient city. Led by an independently elected citywide official, the comptroller’s office provides checks and balances needed to hold City government accountable for budgeting wisely, investing responsibly, operating efficiently, acting fairly, living up to its obligations and promises, and paying attention to the long-term challenges we face together.

The Bureau of Administration is committed to delivering strategic support services to strengthen and empower Office of the New York City Comptroller employees as they work toward ensuring the City's fiscal health. We provide service and support in a manner that promotes communication, transparency, and collaboration. These services include Human Resources, Procurement, Payment, Facilities Management, and Budget Management.

Reporting to the Deputy Comptroller for Administration, the core responsibilities of the Assistant Comptroller of Procurement and Finance include overseeing all aspects of the organization's procurement and financial operations. This leadership role is critical for the development and implementation of strategic initiatives to optimize efficiency, ensure compliance, and enhance the overall performance of our organization.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

- Lead and oversee the Procurement Operations team (11), and the Finance team (7), which includes Accounts Payable and the Budget team.
- Develop and implement strategic plans and initiatives to optimize operational efficiency, streamline processes, and improve overall performance with compliance to regulatory requirements, industry standards, and organizational policies.
- Provide leadership, guidance, and support to the Procurement Operations, Accounts Payable and Budget staff, fostering a culture of teamwork, accountability and continuous improvement.
- Oversee the management of the agency's overall budget for both Other than Personnel Services and Personnel Services to ensure alignment with strategic goals. This includes overseeing the financial planning and budget review process, managing headcount, and collaborating with Bureau Leadership to ensure efficient allocation of resources and budget adherence.
- Oversee the agency's procurement functions to ensure procurement transactions are processed in a timely manner, provide guidance to staff on the review and approval of contract actions, and to advise on contract and procurement matters to ensure priorities are successfully addressed.
- Oversee the Accounts Payable function at the organization to ensure timely and accurate processing of invoices for payments pursuant to the terms of capital and expense contracts, intra-City agreements and per diem payment arrangements, implementing and improving policies and procedures, maintaining the sub-imprest (miscellaneous) funds and collaborating with other teams to optimize financial processes.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify opportunities for process improvement and operational excellence.
- Monitor key performance metrics and benchmarks to track progress, identify areas for improvement and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
- Performs other related duties and responsibilities as may be required.

ASSISTANT COMPTROLLER - 41045

1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and a minimum of four (4) or more years of satisfactory full-time experience in an executive, administrative, or managerial capacity in the areas related to the assignment; or,

2. Education and/or experience which is equivalent to “1” above.

- Proven experience in Procurement and Financial Management, with a minimum of 10 years of experience. Relevant experience includes Procurement/Purchasing, Accounts Payable, Budgeting, and/or comparable procurement/financial management. - Strong leadership and management skills, with the ability to inspire and motivate teams to achieve goals and objectives. - Excellent strategic planning, problem-solving, and decision-making abilities. - Demonstrated ability to use data to drive performance. - Excellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with internal and external stakeholders. - In-depth knowledge of procurement, accounts payable and budgeting processes.

As a prospective employee of the City of New York, you may be eligible for federal loan forgiveness programs and state repayment assistance programs. For more information, please visit the U.S. Department of Education’s website at https://studentaid.gov/pslf/.

New York City residency is generally required within 90 days of appointment. However, City Employees in certain titles who have worked for the City for 2 continuous years may also be eligible to reside in Nassau, Suffolk, Putnam, Westchester, Rockland, or Orange County. To determine if the residency requirement applies to you, please discuss with the agency representative at the time of interview.

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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Assistant Comptroller for Procurement and Finance