RESEARCH ASSISTANT

About the Role

The New York City Police Department's Support Services Bureau - Fiscal Section is seeking a qualified Research Assistant. This role involves supporting the Fiscal Section's oversight, management, and coordination of various budgets, including OTPS, Tax Levy, Forfeiture, Grants, Capital, and Revenue Budgets. The Fiscal Section provides accounting and budgeting guidance, supervises Fiscal Coordinators, maintains financial data, and ensures compliance with budgetary guidelines.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform quantitative analysis and prepare reports for vendor comparison based on price, quality of materials, and method of payment.
• Prepare, log, and track written reports, endorsements, and fiscal approval terms for communication.
• Collect current and historical data for budget preparation.
• Maintain records of factual and statistical information related to goods and services used by the bureau.
• Respond to correspondence requests for information by researching past procurement contracts.
• Conduct writing assignments to document new procurement workflows.
• Perform audits for bank reconciliations.
• Prepare end-of-year reports.
• Ensure full compliance with agency, city, state, and federal procurement regulations, including Procurement Policy Board Rules.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Microsoft programs: Excel, Word, Outlook, and Powerpoint.
• Experience with the FMS/3 accounting system is guided.

Qualifications

• A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and six months of satisfactory full-time experience in research involving gathering, organizing, and analyzing data, and report writing.
• OR An associate degree from an accredited college, or completion of 60 semester credits at an accredited college, and two years and six months of satisfactory full-time experience in research involving gathering, organizing, and analyzing data, and report writing.
• OR A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent and four years and six months of satisfactory full-time experience in research involving gathering, organizing, and analyzing data, and report writing.
• Education and experience equivalent to the above may be accepted.
• Undergraduate college credit can be substituted for experience at a rate of 30 semester credits for one year of full-time experience.
• Completion of nine credits at the college or graduate school level in statistics, quantitative methods, mathematics, or research can be substituted for six months of the required experience.
• All candidates must possess a four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent and at least six months of required experience or the nine specialized credits.

Note: The filing period for this civil service title is tentatively scheduled. Eligible candidates are strongly encouraged to file for the exam once the filing period opens.