Collections Summer College Intern

DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE Full-Time Location MANHATTAN No Exam Required Department OCA/External Inquiry Salary Range: $15.
00 – $17.
50 Job Description 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 Collections Division is responsible for managing the full life cycle of the Department of Finance’s enforcement activities related to unpaid business and excise taxes, parking fines, and Environmental Control Board summonses.
The debt collection process involves specialized professional collectors, experienced in the art of negotiation, who provide debtors with options and encourage full payment.
The division utilizes several collection tools to enforce compliance, including notices, telephone dunning, outside collection agencies, and special projects aimed at locating and taking enforcement actions against assets.
The college intern will work closely with the unit head of the Outside Collection Agency (OCA)/External Inquiry Unit on various areas of the unit functions to includes preparing budget, division new needs, contracts, reporting, invoicing, communication (written, email, telephone) with vendors, DOF staff and the public.
The intern will also lend support to the OCA and External Inquiry Unit staff.
This task includes assisting with completing and processing mechanic liens, IRS levies, New York State Department of Finance levies, NYC Sheriff and Marshal levies and ECB and business tax vendor offset.
Minimum Qualifications As of June of the Program year the prospective interne must be a student matriculated in a college or be a recent college graduate (winter/spring term of the Program year).
NOTE: Appointment to this title is only valid for the duration of the Program, June - August each year.
Preferred Skills - Strong organizational skills.
- Ability to collect and analyze relevant data sets.
- Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to multi-task, prioritize projects as well as work independently.
- Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite.
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.
Job ID 624975 Title code 10234 Civil service title SUMMER COLLEGE INTERN Title classification Non-Competitive-5 Business title Collections Summer College Intern Posted until 03/13/2024 Experience Level: Student Number of positions 1 Work location 59 Maiden Lane Category: Constituent Services & Community Programs