Executive Director of PIT, BIT, Excise Tax & Longterm Research

Executive Director of PIT, BIT, Excise Tax & Longterm Research

Department of Finance

Location: Manhattan

Salary: $103,355.00 – $195,000.00

Job Description

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. DOF's Tax Policy & Data Analytics Division reviews, analyzes, and evaluates existing and proposed policies and legislation that affect the Department of Finance and New York City in general. This includes analyzing the revenue and distributional impacts of proposed changes to the tax system, monitoring and reporting on tax and parking revenues, working with local and state public agencies and private sector interests to promote improved tax administration, and advising the commissioner, Executive Office, and the New York City Office of Management and Budget on revenue and budgetary issues. The Tax Policy and Data Analytics Division is also responsible for all modeling and data mining for DOF's Audit Division. Tax Policy also prepares briefing and position papers on tax policy and issues a variety of public reports and newsletters on tax-related issues. The Tax Policy is seeking an Executive Director to oversee critical research including but not limited to topics including personal income tax, business income tax, excise taxes who displays strong quantitative economic and fiscal research skills to develop estimates and forecasts based on complex programming and data analysis. Reporting to the Deputy Commissioner, the selected candidate's duties and responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

• Lead on the development and manage modeling of distributional and fiscal impacts of policy proposals related to PIT, BIT, and excise taxes.
• Supervise long-term research, including the gig economy and PIT migration.
• Direct creation and publication of multiple weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual statistical reports related to the above taxes.
• Manage infrastructure development for policy analysis, including but not limited to the creation of various baseline files by tax type that are of key importance for distribution and fiscal impact projects of the Division.
• Manage the creation and publication of multiple weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual statistical reports related to the above taxes. Provide oversight Quality Control to reports produced by other areas of the Division.
• Supervise three Directors in the PIT & Long-Term Research, BIT Research, and Excise Tax Research units.
• Direct the creation of presentations and summaries that cogently explain research for Divisional and Agency leadership.
• Calculate class share and tax rates and prepare presentation for senior management.
• Further expand the Division's analytical capabilities by developing new avenues of research in each of the above tax types.
• Keep up to date with ongoing trends in data analysis, data science and data dissemination along with potential new policies and legislative priorities that would impact the Division.
• Work closely with the Commissioner, First Deputy Commissioner, and Deputy Commissioner for TPDA.
• Where necessary, work with the national tax research community through the Federation of Tax Administrators, the Northeastern State Tax Officials Association, and contacts in other states.
• Work closely with the Commissioner, First Deputy Commissioner, and Deputy Commissioner and provide regular, time sensitive briefings on various policy matters.

Minimum Qualifications

1. A master's degree in computer science from an accredited college or university and three (3) years of progressively more responsible, full-time, satisfactory experience in Information Technology (IT) including applications development, systems development, data communications and networking, database administration, data processing, or user services. At least eighteen (18) months of this experience must have been in an administrative, managerial or executive capacity in the areas of applications development, systems development, data communications and networking, database administration, data processing or in the supervision of staff performing these duties; or 2. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university and four (4) years of progressively more responsible, full-time, satisfactory experience as described in "1" above; or 3. A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent, and six (6) years of progressively more responsible, full-time, satisfactory experience as described in "1" above; or 4. A satisfactory combination of education and experience equivalent to "1", "2" or "3" above. However, all candidates must have at least a four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent and must possess at least three (3) years of experience as described in "1" above, including the eighteen (18) months of administrative, managerial, executive or supervisory experience as described in "1" above. In the absence of a baccalaureate degree, undergraduate credits may be substituted for a maximum of two (2) years of the required experience in IT on the basis of 30 semester credits for six (6) months of the required experience. Graduate credits in computer science may be substituted for a maximum of one (1) year of the required experience in IT on the basis of 30 graduate semester credits in computer science for one (1) year of the required IT experience. However, undergraduate and/or graduate credits may not be substituted for the eighteen (18) months of experience in an administrative, managerial, executive, or supervisory capacity as described in "1" above.

Preferred Skills

- At least 3 years' experience managing researchers and analysts in mining tax data to produce impact analysis of new or changing to existing tax benefit programs. - Experience developing highly technical presentations concerning complex tax related analysis and making these presentations to senior City officials. - Familiarity with Tax Policy's published reports, such as tax expenditure, business income, and property tax. - Strong SAS programming skills, including macros. - Detailed understanding of the class share system and the City Budget setting process. - At least five years' experience defining projects, setting timelines, and ensuring quality control protocols are met.

55a Program

This position is also open to qualified persons with a disability who are eligible for the 55-a Program. Please indicate at the top of your resume and cover letter that you would like to be considered for the position through the 55-a Program.

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. For more information, please visit the U.S. Department of Education's website at

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 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.