Job Description

YOU MUST BE PERMANENT IN THE PRINICIPAL ADMINISTRATVIE ASSOCIATE TITLE.

The Department of Social Services' Office of Legal Affairs provides legal guidance, litigation support, and direct representation in state and federal courts and administrative agencies to the Department of Social Services and all DSS program areas to ensure the delivery of social services consistent with federal, state and local laws and regulations.

The PAA level II will ensure that statistical analysis is properly completed and oversee the preparation of monthly reports to management. The PAA level II is also responsible for ensuring that proper administrative support is provided to the attorney staff in the department. Under direction of the Director of Operations, the Data Control Supervisor will perform difficult and responsible supervisory and administrative work involving the supervision of administrative staff involved in the processing of payments received, data entry and other management control activities.

The Office of the General Counsel / Office of Legal Affairs is recruiting for a Principal Administrative Associate Level II, in the Data Control & Reporting Division of the Support and Lien Recovery Litigation Unit (SLRLU) to function as Data Control Supervisor, who will:

• Supervise subordinate administrative staff assisting with data collection and analysis for agency Medicaid collections efforts.

• Oversee the data collection and analysis reporting by subordinate staff, which includes, check reconciliation, case status tracking, conducting follow up with outside inquiries, to ensure accurate reporting to senior management.

• Research and analyze financial documents for attorneys, including final accountings in SNTs.

• Analyze financial data as they relate to existing and projected trust assets, income, expenditures, commissions, fees & real property.

• Respond to inquiries from other HRA personnel, such as managers and investigators from IREA, as well as outside entities including banks, and private attorneys seeking documentation of Medicaid expenditures.

4 World Trade Center, New York, NY

Monday through Friday 9am – 5 pm with flex

Qualifications

1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and three years of satisfactory full-time progressively responsible clerical/administrative experience, one year of which must have been in an administrative capacity or supervising staff performing clerical/administrative work of more than moderate difficulty; or

2. An associate degree or 60 semester credits from an accredited college and four years of satisfactory full-time progressively responsible clerical/administrative experience including one year of the administrative supervisory experience described in "1" above; or

3. A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent approved by a State's department of education or a recognized accrediting organization and five years of satisfactory full-time progressively responsible clerical/administrative experience including one year of the administrative supervisory experience as described in "1" above;

4. Education and/or experience equivalent to "1", "2", or "3" above. However, all candidates must possess the one year of administrative or supervisory experience as described in "1" above. Education above the high school level may be substituted for the general clerical/administrative experience (but not for the one year of administrative or supervisory experience described in "1" above) at a rate of 30 semester credits from an accredited college for 6 months of experience up to a maximum of 3½ years.

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.