Location: New York,NY, USA
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 Legal Affairs Division serves as the in-house legal department for DOF, providing professional and comprehensive legal advice and services supporting a full range of city tax and other revenue-related matters. Legal Affairs Division attorneys and staff handle various legal issues, including real property taxes and exemptions, business income and excise taxes, collections, parking violations, treasury, land registry, Conciliation Bureau conferences, FOIL, and employment law.
Legal Affairs is seeking an experienced State and Local tax attorney to manage the agency's tax conciliation function. The Director of Conciliations & Post-Audit Tax Processing will supervise and manage all aspects of the Conciliations Unit, working to resolve New York City Business Income and Excise Tax cases and managing the processing of cases in the Business Tax Services (BTS) system.
Within the Legal Affairs Division, Conciliations offers an independent forum for taxpayers to resolve City business income and excise tax disputes in an informal conference setting. The Director's responsibilities will include:
Minimum Qualifications
Admission to the New York State Bar; and four years of recent full-time responsible, relevant, satisfactory legal experience subsequent to admission to any bar, eighteen months of which must have been in the supervision of other attorneys, in an administrative, managerial or executive capacity, or performing highly complex and significant legal work.
Incumbents must remain Members of the New York State Bar in good standing for the duration of this employment.
Preferred Skills
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.
Residency Requirement
New York City Residency is not required for this position.
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.
In compliance with Federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States.
This position will require employees to have access to Federal Tax Information (FTI) and is subject to an additional background investigation before appointment.
Job ID: 679131Title code: 95005Civil service title: EXECUTIVE AGENCY COUNSELTitle classification: Non-Competitive-5Business title: Director, Conciliations And Post Audit ProcessingPosted until: 10/18/2024Experience Level: ManagerJob level: M3Number of positions: 1Work location: 375 Pearl StreetCategory: Communications & Intergovernmental Affairs#J-18808-Ljbffr