IMPORTANT NOTE: ONLY CANDIDATES WITH A PERMANENT CLERICAL ASSOCIATE CIVIL SERVICE TITLE WILL BE CONSIDERED. PLEASE INCLUDE YOUR EMPLOYEE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER (EIN) WHEN APPLYING AND INDICATE IN YOUR COVER LETTER YOUR PERMANENT CIVIL SERVICE TITLE.

The 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.

The Customer Operations Division has oversight of the Department of Finance business centers, City Register’s Office, and the Land Records, Adjudication, and Collections divisions. Customer Operations is charged with the processing of tax payments, parking violations payments, and all other charges collected by DOF. The division is also responsible for recording property transfers, adjudicating parking and camera violations, and managing the full life cycle of the department’s enforcement activities related to unpaid business and excise taxes, parking fines, and Environmental Control Board summonses.

The Adjudication Division is responsible for conducting hearings on all parking and camera violations issued in New York City. It hosts in-person hearings in the business centers and conducts hearings by mail, web, and mobile app. In addition, the judges hear appeals of parking ticket determinations, and a special unit for Commercial Adjudications conducts hearings and appeals on tickets issued to commercial vehicles.

The Customer Service Support Representative position in the Queens Business Center Adjudications will be responsible for the following:

Assisting respondents entering the Business Center with various clerical functions including ECF creation, printing summons copies and other documents, directing the public through the adjudications process, providing instruction on how to complete various forms, and handing out decisions.
Entering and updating decisions in the computer to complete the adjudication process.
Researching summons or plate status when requested by the respondent.
Picking up the judges' folders at the end of each adjudication day and picking up the daily DMV log; sorting and maintaining these files in a system that can be easily retrieved upon request by Supervisor and DOF staff; and preparing daily folders for each judge as required.
Arranging records to be shipped to the warehouse and maintaining the records for quality control.
Preparing and maintaining the monthly assignment/lunch coverage calendar for the clerical staff.
Ordering of supplies including bulk copies of the Business Center documents.
Answering telephone calls, filing, and other general office work.

Assisting the Supervisor with special assignments and projects in the Unit/Division as needed.

Minimum 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.

55a Program

This position is also open to qualified persons with a disability who are eligible for the 55-a Program. Please indicate at the top of your resume and cover letter that you would like to be considered for the position through the 55-a Program.

Public Service Loan Forgiveness

As a prospective employee of the City of New York, you may be eligible for federal loan forgiveness programs and state repayment assistance programs. For more information, please visit the U.S. Department of Education’s website at https://studentaid.gov/pslf/.

Residency Requirement

New York City residency is generally required within 90 days of appointment. However, City Employees in certain titles who have worked for the City for 2 continuous years may also be eligible to reside in Nassau, Suffolk, Putnam, Westchester, Rockland, or Orange County. To determine if the residency requirement applies to you, please discuss with the agency representative at the time of interview.

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.

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