Unpaid Accounting Intern
About New York City Cyber Command
New York City Cyber Command (NYC3) was created in 2017 by Executive Order to lead the city’s cyber defense efforts, working across more than 100 agencies and offices to prevent, detect, respond, and recover from cyber threats. New York City Cyber Command (NYC3) is committed to protecting City infrastructure and critical systems from cyber threats, and helping residents become safer in their digital lives.
As the organization defending the largest municipality in the country, NYC3 is charged with directing citywide incident response, setting citywide cybersecurity policies and standards, and working with city agencies to strengthen their cyber defenses.
Job Description
Cyber Command requires a front level analyst on a per diem basis to help support functions in back office
support for cyber security business operations. Specifically, NYC3 requires per diem work in:
- Researching financial transactions via multiple enterprise systems and present information in spreadsheets.
- Examining invoices, payments, and contracts and preparing documents for audit and compliance review.
- Reconciling accounts for completeness and accuracy.
- Creating, maintaining, and prioritizing an ongoing list of open contracts.
Preferred Skills
- Possess government accounting knowledge of rules and principles, reconciliation and closing procedures.
- Legislative and legal case reviews and impacts to budget and contracts.
- Basic understanding of cyber security operations.
- Fundamental understandings of contract management, budgeting, and finance with regards to IT or cyber spheres.
- Ability to work independently. Excellent listening and teamwork skills.
- A dedication to public service.
Minimum Qualification Requirements:
Selected candidates must be enrolled in a degree bearing program
SPECIAL NOTE
Due to the current COVID-19 crisis, this opportunity will be remote. Internship will be unpaid and interns must show proof of their university giving academic credit or funding from their university or authorized 3rd party. The length of this part or full time, 17 up to 35 hour per week internship will be no longer than 12 weeks.