Previously, he served as Commissioner of the New York City Department of Finance, a position he has held in the administration of Mayor Bill de Blasio.
[7] From 2003 to 2005, Jiha worked as a deputy state comptroller and chief investment officer for the New York Common Retirement Fund under state comptroller Alan G. Hevesi, who eventually pleaded guilty for his role in a pay-for-play scheme.
[8] Jiha was appointed as the New York City Commissioner of Finance by Mayor Bill de Blasio on April 8, 2014.
[9][3] Jiha succeeded Beth Goldman, the acting commissioner who had been serving since September 2013 following the resignation of David Frankel.
On December 23, 2021, Mayor-elect Eric Adams announced that Jiha would continue to serve as the Budget Director in the new administration.