Court Assets Liaison

Job Description

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NYC Department of Finance (DOF) is responsible for administering the tax revenue laws of the city fairly, efficiently, and transparently to instill public confidence and encourage compliance while providing exceptional customer service.

DOF's Treasury and Payment Services Division is responsible for overseeing all City payment websites, the payment processing of tax returns, property recording forms, parking violation programs, and the collection of delinquent accounts, and oversees the agency’s management of the City’s cash balances and its relationships with banking institutions. Treasury and Payment Services is also responsible for collecting outstanding violations issued by City agencies and adjudicated by the Environmental Control Board.

The Treasury Division is responsible for managing City cash flows of over $135 billion annually, funding approximately $35 billion of City payrolls and over $77 billion of annual vendor payments, securing and managing collateral for over 4,450 City bank account balances, maintaining relationships with 29 City of New York-designated banks, serving as the fiduciary of approximately $195 million in court funds, and providing administrative support to the New York City Banking Commission.

The Treasury Division's Court Assets Unit manages and safeguards court funds originating from Cash Bail or Court & Trust Cases. The Treasury Court Assets team is responsible for the recording and reconciliation of court deposits, as well as the timely and accurate disbursement of funds. The Court Assets Unit Safeguards Cash Bail and Court & Trust funds. The unit also manages and prepares the annual abandonment of unclaimed court funds to New York State. The Court Assets unit works closely with the courts, correctional facilities, public administrators, bank representatives and the public.

The Treasury Division seeks an individual with exceptional communication skills to join the Court Assets team as a Court Assets Liaison. Reporting to the Bail Supervisor, the selected candidate’s duties include, but are not limited to:

• Serve as a liaison between the Court Assets Unit and the public at the Manhattan Business Center, enhancing community services and strengthening communication between the public and Court Assets Unit.

• Respond to daily customer service telephone inquiries from court personnel, attorneys, sureties, and members of the public.

• Assist members of the public with completing and submitting Cash Bail forms.

• Assist the Cash Bail community with locating sureties and bail forms.

• Educate the Cash Bail community on various Cash Bail processes.

• Review, process, and file all incoming Cash Bail forms.

• Open and date-stamp incoming Court Assets mail.

• Scan incoming mail and document its receipt in the database.

• Maintain and organize file room for easy retrieval of Cash Bail case folders.

Additional Information:

In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification document form upon hire.

This position may be eligible for remote work up to 2 days per week, pursuant to the Remote Work Pilot Program agreed between the City and the Collective Bargaining Unit representing employees serving in the civil service title.

CLERICAL ASSOCIATE - 10251

Qualifications

Qualification Requirements

A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent approved by a State's department of education or a recognized accrediting organization and one year of satisfactory clerical experience.

Skills Requirement

Keyboard familiarity with the ability to type at a minimum of 100 key strokes (20 words) per minute.

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.

Salary Min: $ 46,503.00

Salary Max: $ 53,479.00