PAYMENT SPECIALIST

Job Description On your cover letter, indicate that you have a permanent procurement analyst title -or-reachable in the procurement analyst list. Otherwise you will not be considered for an interview. The NYC Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) enriches the environment and protects public health for all New Yorkers by providing 1.1 billion gallons of high-quality drinking water, managing wastewater and stormwater, and reducing air, noise, and hazardous materials pollution. DEP is the largest combined municipal water and wastewater utility in the country, with nearly 6,000 employees. DEP's water supply system is comprised of 19 reservoirs and 3 controlled lakes throughout the systemu2019s 2,000 square mile watershed that extends 125 miles north and west of the city. The Agency Chief Contracting Office ACCO is responsible for managing all agency procurement and payment activity in accordance with all applicable city and state laws and regulations including General Municipal Law, City Charter, local laws such as LL1 for MWBE, Procurement Policy Board Rules and NYC Comptroller Directives. ACCO works cooperatively with DEPu2019s bureaus in support of their operational and programmatic needs including procurement of capital construction and related professional services (design, engineering, and construction management services), maintenance and repair contracts, and a wide array of supply and standard service contracts. In addition, ACCO staff manages agency compliance with vendor performance evaluations, MWBE participation goals, opportunities and requirements, prevailing wage, labor law compliance and vendor management. ACCO processes hundreds of both large and small contracts and thousands of payment transactions procuring about $2 billion in contracts annually. The ACCO consists of ten (10) organizational groups: Competitive Sealed Bids, Procurement Administration, Technology Development & Innovation, Contract Administration, Contract Compliance and Opportunities, Purchasing Management, Payments & Accounting, Negotiations and Contract Review, Large Contract Payments, and the Process Optimization & Change Management group. The Large Contract Payment (LPC) is responsible for processing of all capital and large (>$250,000.00) expense funded payments for all large Capital contracts for Construction, Design and Consultant. LPC generates nearly 3,800 payments per fiscal year, with a value of over $1.1 Billion dollars. The Large Contract Payment Unitu2019s goal is to provide a timely and efficient service while adhering to the Prompt Payment Rules and Regulations as well as the NYC Comptroller's Directives. As a Procurement Analyst II, Payment Specialist, the selected candidate will: - Ensure payment information is entered into the Small Procurement and Contracts Tracking (sPACT) System in a timely manner. Review information for discrepancies; input correct and missing data. - Ensure the completion of source documents and determine whether to continue payment process. - Ensure payment vouchers are prepared, corrected, and accepted in a timely manner. - Utilize the agencyu2019s databases to enter and process vouchers for electronic transfers. - Maintain payment voucher files and archiving system efficiently. PROCUREMENT ANALYST - 12158 Qualifications 1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and six months of satisfactory full-time professional experience in procurement of goods, services, construction or construction-related services, or professional, technical or administrative experience in contract negotiation/management; or 2. An associate degree or completion of 60 semester credits from an accredited college, and 18 months of satisfactory, full-time professional experience as described in u201c1u201d above; or 3. A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent and two and one-half years of satisfactory full time professional experience as described in u201c1u201d above; or 4. A combination of education and/or experience equivalent to u201c1u201d, u201c2u201d, or u201c3u201d above. College education may be substituted for professional experience under u201c2u201d or u201c3u201d above at the rate of 30 semester credits from an accredited college for 6 months of experience. However, all candidates must have at least a four year high school diploma or its educational equivalent and 6 months of the experience described in u201c1u201d above. SPECIAL NOTES: To be eligible for placement in Assignment Level II, individuals must have, after meeting the minimum requirements, either one year served at Assignment Level I or one additional year of the experience described in

Created: 2025-11-15