Budget Operations Intern, Division of Budget

Budget Operations Intern, Division of Budget

Agency : Housing Preservation and Development

Job Category : Finance, Accounting, and Procurement

Compensation : USD 17 - USD 19.9

Job Description

The New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) promotes quality and affordability in the city's housing, and diversity and strength in the city's neighborhoods because every New Yorker deserves a safe, affordable place to live in a neighborhood they love. We maintain building and resident safety and health, we create opportunities for New Yorkers through housing affordability, and we engage New Yorkers to build and sustain neighborhood strength and diversity. HPD is entrusted with fulfilling these objectives through the goals and strategies of Housing Our Neighbors : A Blueprint for Housing and Homelessness, Mayor Adams' comprehensive housing framework. To support this important work, the administration has committed over $7 billion in new capital funding and invested approximately $22 billion in housing across the 10-year capital plan the largest in the city's history. This investment, coupled with a commitment to reduce administrative and regulatory barriers, is a multi-pronged strategy to tackle New York City's complex housing crisis, by addressing homelessness and housing instability, promoting economic stability and mobility, increasing homeownership opportunities, improving health and safety, and increasing opportunities for equitable growth.

Intern Job Description : The HPD College Aide position provides students a robust, dynamic and engaging professional experience. The HPD internship experience is often the foundation of a career in housing, economic, and urban development or a variety of government opportunities. Our internship program offers "on-the-job" training that will supplement and support the knowledge you have gained in the classroom. Students will have the opportunity to work in the Office of Finance and Administration the Division of Budget. The Office of Finance and Administration (OFA) is charged with the planning and management of the agency's resources and advises the Commissioner and senior team on how to improve efficiency and allocate funding to carry out HPD's mission. The College Aide will support the Operations Unit within the Budget Division by assisting with administrative, analytical tasks, and help with data analysis, and report outcomes. Maintain and update spreadsheets, databases, and internal records. Conduct research and compile data to support budget analyses and special projects. Reconciling transactions by comparing and correcting data. Consolidate, analyze and report on financial plan data. Assist in preparing and maintaining presentation materials and reports. Assist with other special projects as needed.

Key responsibilities :

• Perform data analysis, report outcomes and make recommendations for improvements.
• Check and process routine reports.
• Assist with database management and tracking data using Excel and other programs.
• Perform data entry for service requests and correspondence.

Preferred skills :

Qualifications

For Assignment Level I : Matriculation at an accredited college or graduate school. Employment is conditioned upon continuance as a student in a college or graduate school.

For Assignment Level II (Information Technology) : Matriculation at an accredited college or graduate school with a specific course of study in information technology, computer science, management information systems, data processing, or closely related field, including or supplemented by 9 semester credits in an acceptable course of study.

For Assignment Level III (Information Technology Fellow) : Matriculation at an accredited college or graduate school with a specific course of study in information technology, computer science, management information systems, data processing, or other area relevant to the information technology project(s) assigned, including or supplemented by 9 semester credits in an acceptable course of study. Appointments to this Assignment Level will be made by the Technology Steering Committee through the Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications.

SPECIAL NOTE Maximum tenure for all Assignment Levels in the title of College Aide is 6 years. No student shall be employed more than half-time in any week in which classes in which the student is enrolled are in session. Students may be employed full-time during their vacation periods.

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.