Finance, Accounting, & Procurement
Batcher
$23.15 to $37.50 an hour
Posted until September 28, 2026 · posted September 8, 2026
Requirements
Diploma + experience
Exam
Competitive title
A job title where you show you are right for it by passing a competitive exam: multiple-choice, practical, education and experience, or a mix. On our job pages this shows as "Civil service exam title".
Check yourself
What they actually ask for.
High school diploma plus experience
Qualification Requirements
A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent approved by a State's department of education or a recognized accrediting organization and one year of satisfactory clerical experience.
Skills Requirement
Keyboard familiarity with the ability to type at a minimum of 100 key strokes (20 words) per minute.
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The work
What the job is.
***ONLY CANDIDATES PERMANENT IN THE CLERICAL ASSOCIATE TITLE WILL BE CONSIDERED***
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The Clerical Associate selected for the position will perform tasks that may include but are not limited to:
- Sorting and classifying mail received in the Unit
- Routing invoices received in electronic inboxes
- Electronic invoice tracking to provide status updates
- Maintaining log of all payment vouchers
- Create folders for new vendors as needed
- Time stamp incoming mail and photocopy invoices to be routed for approval
- Deliver and retrieve paperwork to and from ECS unit
- Filing and archiving as needed
- Retrieve records for attorneys in regards to FOIL requests
- Special projects may be assigned as needed – all tasks are subject to change and modification to meet the needs of the unit
Before you apply
The fine print.
Where you have to live
Live in NYC within 90 days (usually)
New York City residency is generally required within 90 days of appointment. However, City Employees in certain titles who have worked for the City for 2 continuous years may also be eligible to reside in Nassau, Suffolk, Putnam, Westchester, Rockland, or Orange County. To determine if the residency requirement applies to you, please discuss with the agency representative at the time of interview.
Sources
Straight from the city.
Updated every day from the city's job data (last city update September 21, 2026). You apply through the official posting.
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