Office Assistant 2 (Calculations) - 31181

New York State Department of Health; New York (NY); On-site; USD 41,000 - 51,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a detail-oriented Office Assistant to join their payroll department. This role involves maintaining financial records, processing employment transactions, and ensuring accurate data handling for health insurance and worker's compensation claims. The ideal candidate will have clerical experience with a strong emphasis on mathematical operations and record-keeping. This full-time position offers stability and the chance to contribute to the essential operations of a vital state agency. If you are meticulous and looking to make a difference in public service, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• One year of clerical experience focusing on mathematical operations.
• Experience in maintaining financial and statistical records.

Responsibilities

• Maintain basic financial and statistical records.
• Prepare and process numerical transactions in payroll department.

Skills

Mathematical Operations

Clerical Activities

Record Keeping

Tools

Computers

Calculators

Job description

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Occupational Category: Clerical, Secretarial, Office Aide

Salary Grade: 09

Bargaining Unit: ASU - Administrative Services Unit (CSEA)

Salary Range: From $41,399 to $50,884 Annually

Employment Type: Full-Time

Appointment Type: Permanent

Jurisdictional Class: Competitive Class

Travel Percentage: 0%

Workweek: Mon-Fri

Workday

From: 8 AM

To: 4 PM

Flextime allowed? No

Mandatory overtime? No

Compressed workweek allowed? No

Telecommuting allowed? No

County: Queens

Street Address: 178-50 Linden Blvd

City: Jamaica

State: NY

Duties Description

Maintains basic financial, accounting, and/or statistical records. Perform calculations and computations, primarily on computers and calculators, using known and standard formulas and methods. As needed and as directed, contact various internal and external parties to obtain information. Prepare, process, review, and record numerical transactions and records. This position is in the payroll department processing employment transactions, Health Insurance data, and Worker's Compensation claims. It may include disbursing items of value such as checks.

Minimum Qualifications

No exam is required under the New York Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Statewide (NY HELPS***) Program. Applicants must meet the NON-COMPETITIVE MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS listed below to qualify for this title.

NON-COMPETITIVE MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

One year of clerical experience where most work time is spent performing mathematical operations, and/or clerical activities related to mathematical operations.

Civil Service Eligibility List: Candidates on the appropriate promotional list(s) have been canvassed and do not need to apply to this posting.

CURRENT NEW YORK STATE EMPLOYEES: Current New York State employee with one year or more of permanent or contingent-permanent service as an Office Assistant 2, Grade 9; OR current New York State employee with one year or more of permanent, contingent-permanent, or 55b/c service in a qualifying title and eligible for transfer under Section 70.1 of the Civil Service Law.

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Name: Human Resources

Telephone:

Fax: [phone]

Email Address: [e-mail]

Address

City: Jamaica

State: NY

Notes on Applying

Please submit resume and NYS Employment application.

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