Exemptions Administrator

Job Description

IMPORTANT NOTE: CANDIDATES MUST BE PERMANENT IN THE PRINICIPAL ADMINISTRATIVE ASSOCIATE CIVIL SERVICE TITLE, ARE REACHABLE ON THE PRINICIPAL ADMINISTRATIVE ASSOCIATE OPEN COMPETITIVE CIVIL SERVICE EXAM NO. 1128 OR ARE PERMANENT IN A COMPARABLE CIVIL SERVICE TITLE ELIGIBLE FOR A 6.1.9 TITLE CHANGE.

PLEASE INCLUDE YOUR EMPLOYEE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER (EIN) WHEN APPLYING AND INDICATE IN YOUR COVER LETTER YOUR PERMANENT CIVIL SERVICE TITLE OR INDICATE YOUR LIST NO. FOR EXAM NO. 1128.

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 Property Exemptions Administration (PEA) oversees and executes property tax benefits for a diverse array of entities and individuals. PEA’s core responsibilities encompass the examination, processing, and management of applications for exemptions and abatements. These benefits extend to commercial and industrial properties, residential multi-family construction, new one- to two-family construction, government entities, and non-profits, as well as renters and homeowners, including members of the clergy, seniors, people with disabilities, and veterans. PEA is committed to ensuring the accessibility of property tax benefits for all eligible constituents.

The Commercial Exemptions & Abatement Unit of Property Exemptions Administration is looking for a highly motivated, organized, and skilled individual to ensure that exemptions and abatements are correctly applied to appropriate property owner and borough, block, and lot (BBL) in NYC.

Reporting to the Deputy Director of Housing & Commercial Renovation Benefits, the selected candidate duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to:

- Review, research and process applications for multiple property tax abatements and exemptions programs, using standard operating policies and procedures (SOPs).
- Make adjustments, corrections and updates to exemptions and abatements records.
- Update database information to ensure proper tax abatements credit or exemption is allocated to property.
- Ensure accuracy of all data entered and applications processed.
- Respond to inquiries from internal and external parties, including customers and their proxies.
- Access applicant data and documentation from multiple sources for review.
- Verify completeness and make needed updates in appropriate databases.
- Contact applicants or their proxies via phone or email regarding their application status or the application procedure.
- Utilize the agency's Property Tax System (PTS) to process exemptions and abatements applications for multiple property tax benefit programs.
- Interchange between different programs based on changes in workload priorities within the division to meet processing deadlines.
- Perform special projects as requested.

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.

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Qualifications

1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and three years of satisfactory full-time progressively responsible clerical/administrative experience, one year of which must have been in an administrative capacity or supervising staff performing clerical/administrative work of more than moderate difficulty; or
2. An associate degree or 60 semester credits from an accredited college and four years of satisfactory full-time progressively responsible clerical/administrative experience including one year of the administrative supervisory experience described in "1" above; or
3. A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent approved by a State's department of education or a recognized accrediting organization and five years of satisfactory full-time progressively responsible clerical/administrative experience including one year of the administrative supervisory experience as described in "1" above;
4. Education and/or experience equivalent to "1", "2", or "3" above. However, all candidates must possess the one year of administrative or supervisory experience as described in "1" above. Education above the high school level may be substituted for the general clerical/administrative experience (but not for the one year of administrative or supervisory experience described in "1" above) at a rate of 30 semester credits from an accredited college for 6 months of experience up to a maximum of 3½ years.

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.