Job Description

INTERNAL APPLICANTS ONLY: This position is open only to current employees of the Office of the Comptroller of the City of New York currently serving in permanent (not provisional) civil service titles of Procurement Analyst, Administrative Procurement Analyst, Associate Staff Analyst, Administrative Staff Analyst or Administrative Manager. Employees who are currently reachable on the civil service lists for the titles mentioned above are also eligible to apply. Please clearly indicate your permanent civil service title and/or your list number on the civil service exams for the titles mentioned above on your resume and cover letter.

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 Contract Administration (BCA) is responsible for reviewing and approving City contracts and agreements before they are legally effective unless this authority has been delegated to city agencies or is otherwise not legally required. The City Charter gives BCA up to 30 calendar days to review contracts and agreements. During this period, BCA ensures that appropriate funds exist for the city to make payments to vendors, confirms that the contracting agency followed proper procurement rules, and that there was no corruption in the decision-making process. BCA also ensures that contracting agencies have checked vendors looking to do business with the City and that vendors are operating in good standing and eligible to be awarded a city contract. Through its collaborations with other city agencies, and analyses like the Annual Summary Contracts Report, BCA also works to increase efficiency and public value across the City’s procurement activities and to improve transparency around how public funds are spent.

The Comptroller's Bureau of Contract Administration (BCA), in accordance with the NYC Charter, is responsible for reviewing all contract actions including, but not limited to, contracts, contract amendments, leases and concessions entered into between City agencies and vendors to determine whether the particular actions should be registered. BCA’s Specialized Contract Registration (SCR) Division is responsible for reviewing complex contracts for professional, human and standard services; construction and construction-related services; information technology as well as real property license and lease agreements to ensure compliance with all applicable requirements of the NYC Charter, Procurement Policy Board (PPB) Rules, Comptroller Directives and other City, State, and Federal mandates.

The duties and responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Managing professional/technical staff to ensure the timely and thorough review of complex contracts as well as reviewing work of subordinates for effectiveness, efficiency and compliance with established rules and guidelines;

• Evaluating, reviewing and analyzing City contracts and contracting procedures and activities to determine compliance with City, State and Federal procurement rules, statutes, laws and Comptroller Directives;

• Reviewing contractors business history and contracts to determine if there is sufficient reason to believe that there is possible corruption in the letting of the contract or that the proposed contractor is involved in corrupt activities;

• Supervising computer operation functions to resolve issues concerning data collection and data integrity;

• Reviewing FMS data entry for completeness and accuracy in preparation of contract registration;

• Special projects researching and evaluating contract matters of a complex or highly technical nature; and, performing other related assignments as required.

QUALIFICATIONS/SKILLS REQUIREMENTS: This position is open only to current employees of the Office of the Comptroller of the City of New York currently serving in a permanent (not provisional) civil service title of Procurement Analyst, Administrative Procurement Analyst, Associate Staff Analyst, Administrative Staff Analyst or Administrative Manager. Employees who are currently reachable on the civil service lists for the titles mentioned above are also eligible to apply. Please clearly indicate your permanent civil service title and/or your list number on the civil service exams for the titles mentioned above on the your resume and cover letter.

All applicants must also possess four (4) or more years of full-time progressively responsible full-time professional experience in one or a combination of the following: procurement, contract review, contract administration, contract negotiation or management.

Qualifications

1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and four years of full-time satisfactory professional experience in purchasing, procurement, contract administration or a related field, at least eighteen months of which must have been in an administrative, managerial or executive capacity or supervising professional personnel performing duties in one or more of the above fields; or

2. A combination of education and/or experience equivalent to "1" above. However, all candidates must have the eighteen months of administrative, managerial, executive or supervisory experience described in "1" above.

Possession of an acceptable professional procurement certification may be substituted for up to one year of the experience described in "1" above. However, all candidates must have the eighteen months of administrative, managerial, executive or supervisory experience 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.