Court Analyst

Duties Description

ASSIGNMENT: The successful applicant will provide assistance to the Director of Finance and Operations of the Appellate Division, Second Department and its ancillary agencies. Duties include, but are not limited to, reviewing, preparing and data entering claims for payment, travel, purchase orders, encumbrances, journal vouchers, interagency payments, and other fiscal documents into the Statewide Financial System (SFS); ensuring the accuracy of supporting documentation and that submission comply with internal controls and UCS financial rules; reviewing and reconciling SFS expenditure payments and purchase order reports; troubleshooting and resolving accounting issues; procuring a wide variety of goods and services pursuant to the policies and procedures of the NYS Comptroller and UCS financial policies; preparing procurement bid solicitations; answering inquiries and resolving issues related to ancillary agencies and vendors; creating and maintaining equipment inventories and managing surplus.

The successful applicant should have experience and knowledge with facility maintenance and special projects, records management, fiscal policies and procedures of the NYS Comptroller and UCS financial policies and procedures; attention to detail, excellent interpersonal, writing, and communication skills; strong skills in SFS, Excel, and word processing; and ability to handle sensitive issues in a confidential manner. Some travel is required.

Minimum Qualifications

THE APPELLATE DIVISION, 2ND DEPARTMENT IS RECRUITING FOR (1) POSITION IN THE ANALYST SERIES. THIS POSITION WILL BE FILLED IN ONE OF THE FOLLOWING TITLES AND WILL BE DEPENDENT ON THE QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE OF THE APPLICANTS SELECTED.

Position Title: Court Analyst

Qualifications: One year in the Assistant Court Analyst title; or Bachelor's degree from accredited college or university and one (1) year of relevant experience; or Master's degree in Public or Business Administration from an accredited college or university; or An equivalent combination of education and experience.

Position Title: Senior Court Analyst

Qualifications: One year in the Court Analyst title; or Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university and two (2) years of relevant experience; or Master's degree in Public or Business Administration from an accredited college or university and one (1) year of relevant experience; or An equivalent combination of education and experience.

Position Title: Principal Court Analyst

Qualifications: One year in the Senior Court Analyst title; or Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university and three (3) years of relevant experience; or Master's degree in Public or Business Administration from an accredited college or university and two (2) years of relevant experience; or An equivalent combination of education and experience.

Classification: NON-COMPETITIVE/CONFIDENTIAL

General Information: The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by persons assigned to this title. They do not include all job duties performed by employees in the title, and every position does not necessarily require these duties. Although a position is available and situated at a specific location, the appointee may be subject to reassignment to any position in the same title in this promotion unit dependent upon the needs of the Unified Court System. All applications received from this announcement may be used to fill any vacancies in this title that may occur in this Court or agency within the next six (6) months.

Application Procedures: All interested persons meeting the minimum qualifications are encouraged to submit a UCS-5 Application for Employment form (obtainable from any administrative office in a court building or on the web at www.nycourts.gov/careers/UCS5.pdf) a resume and a cover letter by email to [email protected] with the appropriate announcement number in the subject line or by mail to: Appellate Division, 2nd Department45 Monroe Place, Brooklyn, New York 11201 Attention: Human Resources Department.