Burials Coordinator Analyst

About DVS

The mission of the Department of Veterans’ Services is to connect, mobilize, and empower New York City’s Veteran Community to foster purpose-driven lives for New York City Service Members – past and present – in addition to their caregivers, survivors, and families. DVS fulfills this mission by providing New York City’s approximately 200,000 Veterans with essential services and programs focused on pivotal areas such as economic empowerment, housing security, benefits, health and wellness, and culture.

The Burials Coordinator Analyst will operate within the Fiscal Operations Line of Action, which oversees all fiscal matters, including procurements, budgeting, and accounts payable/receivable. The primary responsibility of the Burials Analyst is to manage all fiscal obligations related to the Funeral Honors Program, ensuring accuracy, compliance, operational efficiency, and timely financial reporting. This role demands strong analytical skills, a high level of attention to detail, and the ability to collaborate effectively with the current Silver Stars Final Coordinator. Reporting directly to the Senior Advisor of Fiscal Operations / EEO Officer, the Burials Analyst plays a key role in supporting the agency’s mission and ensuring fiscal integrity within the Funeral Honors Program.
The duties of these positions encompass the following activities:

-Managing the burials programs, expenditures and NYS reimbursements to ensure sufficient allocation of resources for the agency to meet mandated responsibilities and programmatic requirements.
-Monitoring that agency resources and program allocations are expended in accordance with established priorities and goals and evaluating performance of the burials program.
-Analyzing program expenditure options and recommendations involving agency operational and organizational issues to ensure the provision of maximum services for the burials program.
-Working in conjunction with the Silver Stars-Final Honors Coordinator, as needed will execute the administrative responsibilities in support of funeral home directors seeking reimbursementfor services and include proper completion and tracking required documentation.
-Working in conjunction with the Silver Stars Final Honors Coordinator, as needed will respond to and provide support to elected officials, the public, City agencies, local military unit funeraldetail regarding End-of-Life inquiries.
-Will serve as a backup to the Silver Stars Final Honors Coordinator and when needed assign verified cases to NYC HRA for completing the Funeral Process.
-Manage the Funeral Honors Program data, providing ongoing analysis and reports.
-Work with Executive Staff and agency Senior Staff to develop the data tracking, key performance indicators and systems needed to support the units’ expanding initiatives.
-Reviewing burial invoices and preparing PON1 via FMS to authorize City funds burial payments.
-Preparing burials program presentations to ensure that the budget process proceeds in accordance with legal and charter mandates.
-Assisting with ad hoc projects/tasks within Fiscal Operations

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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 Juris Doctor degree from an accredited law school; or

A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and two years of satisfactory full- time professional experience working in one or a combination of the following areas: 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, labor 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.

An associate degree or completion of 60 semester credits from an accredited college and four years of satisfactory full-time professional experience as described in "2" above.

A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent approved by a State's department of education or a recognized accrediting organization and six years of satisfactory full-time professional experience as described in "2" above.

A combination of education and/or experience equivalent to “1”, “2”, “3”, or “4” above. College education may be substituted for professional experience at the rate of 30 semester credits from an accredited college for one year of experience. However, all candidates must have a high school diploma.

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.