“Mr. Nogid has a proven track record of success when it comes to cutting costs and cash management, both in the private and public sector,” City Council President Fran Adelson said in a statement. “The knowledge he brings in terms of strategic planning, spending controls, accountability, and process improvement will help enable us to bring our city back to fiscal stability.”

Nogid will begin work at the end of the month, Schnirman said. The appointment reflects of some of the many management changes that Schnirmam pledged to make when he was sworn into office on Jan. 3. Current comptroller Sandra Clarson, Schnirman said, “will be staying on for a period of transition.”

In addition to Nogid, Schnirman has hired a new assistant city manager for operations, Karri Mollet, who previously worked in the Town of Islip’s Department of Public Works. Schnirman said she has a “fantastic” track record of curtailing overtime and addressing personnel issues.

“There are some new faces, probably more as we go forward,” Schnirman said. “Everybody we bring on in a management capacity is being challenged and expected to start day one with an operational plan and goals, and their performance will be judged by how well — and how quickly — they implement their plan and their goals.”

Prior to working for the county, Nogid was a manager at Enron Corporation’s treasury department, where he managed more than $4 billion in commercial paper and loan participation programs, according to the city. Enron, of course, ultimately became a symbol of corporate fraud and corruption a decade ago amid an accounting scandal that shook the nation.

“He wasn’t one of Enron’s accountants,” Schnirman explained. “What went on at Enron, Jeff was not at all involved with that — he served in a highly specialized function, dealing with sophisticated commercial and financial transactions.”

Bringing individuals such as Nogid and Mollet on board, Schnirman said, is in keeping with the administration’s goal of hiring those who can help turn the city’s finances around.