Job Description

New York City Emergency Management (NYCEM) helps New Yorkers before, during, and after emergencies through preparedness, education, and response. NYCEM is responsible for coordinating citywide emergency planning and response for all types and scales of emergencies. We are staffed by more than 200 dedicated professionals with diverse backgrounds and areas of expertise, including individuals assigned from other City agencies.

NYCEM’s Finance Office is responsible for the oversight, management, accounting, and reporting of all agency funds, as well as the procurement planning, development, implementation, and management of all agency contracts.

NYCEM receives funding from several sources including City Tax Levy (CTL) and Federal and State government programs including the Homeland Security Grant Program and the Local Emergency Preparedness Grant. These initiatives seek to enhance the preparedness of local and regional governments in many areas including citizen preparedness, law enforcement, public communications, planning, among others. The Finance Unit manages all aspects of the agency’s budget, from daily purchasing and travel approvals to reporting on the multiple state and federal grants the agency receives.

The Financial Recovery and Compliance Program Manager will work as a part of the Finance Unit under the Office of the Chief Financial Officer and will be expected to support all related division activities. The Financial Recovery & Compliance Program Manager will assist with overseeing agency wide assessment activities that improve the internal control environment, foster greater compliance with rules and regulations, and regulate disallowances to ensure that monies are used for the intended purposes. Under the direction of the Director of Financial Recovery & Compliance, the Program Manager will oversee auditing activities of the agency and will participate in operational and financial audits and projects. The Program Manager will also help to coordinate the agency’s disaster cost recovery program to help maximize federal reimbursement after a major disaster. The Program Manager will:

• Respond to audits and monitoring activities from but not limited to, third-party consultants, New York City Office of Management and Budget (OMB), NYC Comptroller’s Office, NYS Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Services (DHSES), Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and FEMA.

• Analyze types of findings from audits and monitoring visits, determine whether they have been repeated and consider corrective action; refer to manuals to support audit findings and to reinforce recommendations.

• Liaise with NYC OMB’s Homeland Security Compliance and Monitoring Unit.

• Lead the disaster cost recovery program for NYCEM by managing messaging to city agency liaisons, coordinate with NYC OMB for FEMA public assistance funding and assist with maximizing federal reimbursement after a major disaster under the direction of the Director of Financial Recovery & Compliance.

• Assist with the oversight of disaster recovery program funding received by NYCEM as well as other agencies citywide when appropriate.

• Assist other NYC agencies in maximizing federal reimbursement post-disaster or post-staff deployment to non-NYC emergencies.

• Coordinate and lead the New York City Urban Area Working Group (UAWG) activities to establish regional collaboration on the Urban Area Security Initiatives (UASI) grant program objectives.

• Assist in the development and refinement of the Finance Unit’s policies and procedures for Emergency Operations Center (EOC) activations.

• Attend meetings, conferences, and workshops, as applicable.

• Coordinate with program consultants, project managers, and other city, state and federal agencies as needed.

**PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING:

• The selected candidate will be assigned to an on-call Emergency Operations Center (EOC) team and will be expected to work non-business hours during some emergencies. These non-business hours include nights, weekends, holidays, and extended week hours outside of a 9AM-5PM schedule. The selected candidate will also participate in trainings to build skills and competencies in emergency response; will participate in drills and exercises associated with the on-call EOC team; and may volunteer to assist with Ready NY emergency preparedness presentations to external groups. EOC teams are on call for three weeks at a time, with six weeks off in between.

• CTL – NO GRANT LANGUAGE

• IN ORDER TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS JOB, PLEASE SUBMIT A SEPARATE COVER LETTER IN THE ATTACHMENTS SECTION OF THE APPLICATION PORTAL.

Qualifications

1. 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 in one or a combination of the following: emergency management, fire, police, or military service, public safety, public health, public administration, urban planning, engineering, or another specialized area to which the appointment is to be made; or

2. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and two years of satisfactory full time professional experience in the areas listed in "1" above; or

3. A master's degree from an accredited college in emergency management, public administration, urban planning, engineering, economics, political science, the physical sciences ,or related field and one year of satisfactory full-time professional experience in the areas listed “1" above, at least two years of which must have been in one of those areas, or another specialized area to which the appointment is to be made.

4. Education and/or experience equivalent to "1", "2", or "3" above. However, all candidates must have a four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent.

Special Note:

To be eligible for placement in Assignment Level II, individuals must have, after meeting the minimum requirements, one additional year of professional experience as described in ""1"" above.

Additional Information

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.