Job Description 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 system’s 2,000 square mile watershed that extends 125 miles north and west of the City. The Agency Chief Contracting Office (ACCO) is responsible for directing and managing all agency procurement and vendor payment activity. The ACCO's Office works cooperatively with DEP’s operational and support bureaus to manage the procurement and payment processes to support their programs and operations requiring capital construction projects, supplies, and various services. The ACCO also coordinates with the Mayor’s Office of Contract Services (MOCS), the Comptroller’s Office, the Office of Management and Budget and other agencies. The selected candidate will assist with the processing preparations and submission of tax bills for the Agency, the processing and entry of payment vouchers, researching, resolving and responding to vendor and bureau inquires. Assist with the daily routing of payments to the Engineering Audit Office, which includes verifying each document for accuracy. See below for more details on the units that the interns may assist: Large Contract Payments: The Large Contract Payment team is responsible for processing of all capital and large (>$250,000.00) expense funded payments for all large capital contracts for construction, design, construction management and various other professional services. This team generates nearly 3,800 payments per fiscal year, with a value of over $1Billion dollars. The Payments and Accounting Unit: Responsible for processing all micro, small, non-competitive and requirement contract capital and expense payments. In addition, they are responsible for other payment and accounting functions including payment of real estate taxes The selected candidate may assist with preparing weekly reports, maintaining files and other high-level clerical duties. SUMMER COLLEGE INTERN - 10234 Qualifications 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. 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.