Payroll Compliance & Analysis Specialist

City of New York; New York (NY); On-site; USD 70,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

City of New York's Division of Finance seeks an Accountant to perform professional accounting and payroll analysis to ensure accurate and timely employee compensation. You will work with the Payroll Information System and related citywide tools.

The role requires a bachelor’s degree with 24 accounting credits or a New York State CPA license, and experience with payroll processes, audits, and adjustments. Strong Excel skills and effective communication are essential.

Qualifications

• A baccalaureate degree with 24 accounting credits including courses in advanced accounting and auditing; or
• New York State CPA license.

Responsibilities

• Analyze payroll reports generated from PMS and Pi to ensure accurate employee compensation.
• Approve pay adjustments from collective bargaining agreements and audits.
• Process overpayment/underpayment letters and inform employees.
• Respond to inquiries via Service Tickets and Payroll Hotline.
• Verify payments by reviewing payroll reports and relevant systems.
• Analyze leave without pay details on reports for accuracy.
• Communicate payroll issues to HR and Oversight Agencies as needed.
• Compute one-time payments for unused leave and legal settlements.

Education

Accounting credits 24 credits

New York State CPA license

Tools

PMS

CHRMS

Pi

RMDS

FMS

CityTime

Excel

Word

Outlook

Job description

City of New York's Division of Finance seeks an Accountant to perform professional accounting and payroll analysis to ensure accurate and timely employee compensation. You will work with the Payroll Information System and related citywide tools.

The role requires a bachelor’s degree with 24 accounting credits or a New York State CPA license, and experience with payroll processes, audits, and adjustments. Strong Excel skills and effective communication are essential.