TASK FORCE: Tax Policy, Forecasting, and Economic Analysis

UNIT: Property and Aggregate Revenue

JOB TITLE: One (1) Summer Intern

CONTROL CODE: TAX Intern-25-02


SUMMARY:

The Mayor’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is the City government's chief financial agency. OMB's staff of analysts and experts assembles and oversees the Mayor’s expense and capital budgets, which fund the services and activities of approximately 90 City agencies and entities.

The Tax Policy, Forecasting and Economic Analysis Task Force is responsible for forecasting and monitoring trends in the local, national and global economies, including tax revenues, unemployment, and population growth. Within this task force, the Tax Policy Group monitors and forecasts revenues from City taxes, including consumption taxes, the personal income tax, business taxes and more. Annually, the City collects more than $74 billion in tax revenues. The property and aggregate revenue unit monitors and forecasts property and property related taxes amounting to over $35 billion and provides the reporting function of all the tax revenue collections.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

- Data Management and Development: Collaborate with tax analysts to develop a new database for daily tax collections Assist in designing Tax Program database
- Conduct rigorous data accuracy checks
- Evaluate and refine existing database maintenance scripts and workflows
- Review and update current data documentation
- Develop automation for various reports, including Daily Collections, Tax Expenditures, Capital Plan Reporting and Transactions Taxes
- Improve existing database guides for clarity and usability
- Draft documentation for new data reporting files

QUALIFICATIONS:

- Experience (coursework accepted) with scripting, querying, or statistical programming (e.g., SQL, Python).
- Excel skills required.
- Strong communication skills (verbal and written).
- Highly organized; High attention to detail; Self-directed and intellectually curious.
- Personable and positive, with a high level of integrity.
- Interest in public policy, municipal budgeting, government.

REQUIREMENTS:

Undergraduate interns must be currently enrolled or accepted into an accredited college or university. Strong analytical, research and communications skills are required. Candidates must have familiarity in MS Word and Excel

To participate in the OMB Summer Internship Program, undergraduate students must be enrolled or accepted into a college or university.

SUMMER COLLEGE INTERN - 10234

As of June of the Program year the prospective interne must be a student matriculated in a college or be a recent college graduate (winter/spring term of the Program year).
NOTE: Appointment to this title is only valid for the duration of the Program, June - August each year.

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.