Business Analyst

Note: This position is open only to current employees of the City of New York serving in a permanent (not provisional) civil service title of Associate Staff Analyst. Please clearly indicate your permanent civil service title on your resume and cover letter.

Qualified persons with a disability who are eligible for the 55-a Program are also eligible to apply. Please indicate at the top of your resume and cover letter that you would like to be considered for the position through the 55-a Program.

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 Office of the Comptroller’s Bureau of Information Systems provides a full range of technology support services for key business functions and Charter mandated responsibilities of the Comptroller’s Office. These services include technology strategic planning, web site development, graphic design, disaster recovery, systems development, network administration, audio/visual services, business process re-engineering, change management, program management, security administration, service desk, computer operations, telecommunications, and document management.

Under the direction of the Director of the Asset Management Systems, the Business Analyst is responsible for working with the Bureau of Asset Management on their various IT initiatives and documenting existing business processes, implementing management plans for each project, compiling analysis reports and documenting user requirements. The Business Analyst will be expected to report on these initiatives following Office and industry-wide standards and keep Bureau leadership informed of the latest status, risks and accomplishments.

Duties and responsibilities of the position include, but are not limited to the following:

• Facilitate and capture business/technical requirements from existing systems for modernization.
• Deliver elements of system design migration rules, business rules, wireframes, or other detailed deliverables.
• Ensure project priorities are clearly communicated and understood.
• Identify opportunities to improve enterprise systems and business processes and help drive solutions.
• Serve as a liaison between business users and technical team, providing clear communication, translate technical jargon into business terms.
• Utilize SQL to extract, manipulate, and analyze large datasets from various databases, ensuring accurate and timely information for business decision-making and reporting.
• Leverage Power Query to cleanse, transform, and integrate data from multiple sources, creating efficient and automated data workflows for reporting and analysis.
  
  

Minimum Qualifications/Requirements: This position is open only to current employees of the City of New York serving in a permanent (not provisional) civil service title of Associate Staff Analyst.

Please clearly indicate your permanent civil service title on your resume and cover letter.

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Minimum Qualifications

• A master's degree from an accredited college in economics, finance, accounting, business or public administration, public health, human resources management, management science, operations research, organizational behavior, industrial psychology, statistics, personnel administration, labor relations, psychology, sociology, human resources development, political science, urban studies or a Juris Doctor degree from an accredited law school, and one year of satisfactory full-time professional experience in one or a combination of the following: working with the budget of a large public or private concern in budget administration, accounting, economic or financial administration, or fiscal or economic research; in management or methods analysis, operations research, organizational research or program evaluation; in personnel or public administration, recruitment, position classification, personnel relations, labor relations, employee benefits, staff development, employment program planning/administration, labor market research, economic planning, social services program planning/evaluation, or fiscal management, or in a related area; or
• A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and three years of satisfactory full-time professional experience in the areas described in "1" above.
• An associate degree or completion of 60 semester credits from an accredited college and five years of satisfactory full-time professional experience as described in “1” above.
• A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent approved by a State’s department of education or a recognized accrediting organization and seven years of satisfactory full-time professional experience as described in “1” above.
• A combination of education and/or experience equivalent to “1”, “2”, “3”, or “4” above. College education may be substituted for professional experience at the rate of 30 semester credits from an accredited college for one year of experience. However, all candidates must have a high school diploma and at least one year of experience as described in “1” above.
  
  

Preferred Skills

• Experience with multiple asset class and the investment financial space. Familiarity with .Net Code , SQL Data Base stored procedures and views, - Experience with technology that supports multiple asset classes and functions in the financial services and investment space. - Track record in re-engineering processes via the creation and implementation of technology tools. - Proficiency in Microsoft Office 365 suite. - Proficiency in storing, querying and manipulating data in MS SQL Server (SQL, Stored Procedures, Triggers, SSIS) is desired. - Experience using Power Bi and Power Querry
  
  

55a Program

This position is also open to qualified persons with a disability who are eligible for the 55-a Program. Please indicate at the top of your resume and cover letter that you would like to be considered for the position through the 55-a Program.

Public Service Loan Forgiveness

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/.

Residency Requirement

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.

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.

, $80,000.00 – $100,000.00