Assistant Commissioner for Finance

*Applicant with similar civil service titles are encouraged to apply.*


The New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC) is the nation’s largest for-hire transportation agency, licensing and regulating the City’s yellow and green taxicabs, for-hire vehicles (including apps like Uber and Lyft), commuter vans, and luxury limousines. TLC develops and enforces rules to promote safety, transparency, and accessibility, and works to promote consumer and driver protection for a vital mode of transport in New York City. TLC-regulated drivers, vehicles, and businesses move over one million people a day. With the introduction of new apps and technologies, TLC is on the front lines of a changing mobility landscape. To learn more about the TLC, please visit: www.nyc.gov/taxi
Position Summary:
Reporting to the Deputy Commissioner for Operations, People and Innovation, TLC is seeking an Assistant Commissioner for Finance in support of advancing TLC’s strategic goals. The Assistant Commissioner will uphold strong internal controls to protect the Agency from risk, while also leading the development and introduction of new programs to promote the financial stability of TLC-licensed businesses and TLC-regulated industries. The position will be responsible for managing all aspects of financial management, budgeting, accounting, and procurement, and will oversee the operations of the Office of Financial Stability, the BPAU, the Medallion Relief Program, ODRC, accessibility programs including accessible dispatch and the taxi improvement fund, and evolve the programs as needed. A successful candidate has demonstrated leadership experience, and a record of creativity and accomplishment in the field of government programs and services.
Responsibilities may include but are not limited to:
- Oversee the annual budget review process, including analyzing and forecasting revenue collections and agency expenditures, managing headcount, and reporting budget information to senior staff.
- Advise the Deputy Commissioner on budgetary and fiscal matters, including local and federal accounting requirements, State and City Comptroller directives, and New York City Financial Plan updates. Support and manage the efficient and effective use of agency resources and ensure that future needs are met.
- Oversee the agency’s procurement functions. Ensure procurement transactions are completed in a timely manner and agency staff receive assistance in the review and approval of vendor invoicing and contract management issues. Advise the Deputy Commissioner on contract and procurement matters, including supporting the planning of new or ongoing programs, to ensure agency priorities are successfully addressed.
- Establish and advance the Agency’s vision for client-facing programs and special initiatives. Manage and organize staff across Agency departments and relevant stakeholders to successfully address all constraints (e.g, financial, legal, technical, personnel, communications, etc.) to implementing programs and achieving programmatic goals. Establish a feedback loop to connect issues that arise on a day-to-day basis to the strategic vision for Agency programs.
- Advise the Deputy Commissioner on how to maximize the effectiveness and impact of division programs.
- Provide guidance, advice, training, and support to a team of over 30 staff members. Recruit, retain, and motivate staff to reach a high level of capacity, skill, and teamwork required to meet new and existing strategic goals.
- Represent the Agency in interactions with TLC customers, industry stakeholders, advocacy groups, City, State, and Federal Agencies and Offices, vendors, and members of the public. Develop trusting and productive relationships with Agency partners.

Salary:
The range for this role is $155,000-$194,000. Final offers will commensurate with candidate experience and expertise.
Appointments are subject to oversight approvals.

1. A master's degree from an accredited college in economics, finance, accounting, business or public administration, human resources management, management science, operations research, organizational behavior, industrial psychology, statistics, personnel administration, labor relations, psychology, sociology, human resources development, political science, urban studies or a closely related field, and two years of satisfactory full-time professional experience in one or a combination of the following: working with the budget of a large public or private concern in budget administration, accounting, economic or financial administration, or fiscal or economic research; in management or methods analysis, operations research, organizational research or program evaluation; in personnel or public administration, recruitment, position classification, personnel relations, employee benefits, staff development, employment program planning/administration, labor market research, economic planning, social services program planning/evaluation, or fiscal management; or in a related area. 18 months of this experience must have been in an executive, managerial, administrative or supervisory capacity. Supervision must have included supervising staff performing professional work in the areas described above; or
2. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and four years of professional experience in the areas described in "1" above, including the 18 months of executive, managerial, administrative or supervisory experience, as described in "1" above.

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