Payroll Coordinator

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

Job summary

The City of New York seeks a Payroll Coordinator to manage biweekly payroll processing, reconcile reports, and coordinate with the Office of Payroll Administration. This role reports to the Executive Director in the Department of Design & Construction, Human Resources and Staff Development, located at 30-30 Thomson Avenue, LIC, NY 11101.

Responsibilities include reviewing RMDS and Pi reports, handling approvals, generating payments, and ensuring accuracy with Timekeeping and Personnel units.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college and two years of related experience.
• High school diploma or equivalent and six years of related experience.
• Education/experience equivalent to the above; at least one year of relevant experience.

Responsibilities

• Assist with bi-weekly payroll processing and reconciliation.
• Prepare biweekly payroll summaries for OPA approval.
• Coordinate with Personnel and Timekeeping to ensure paycheck accuracy.
• Process commuter benefits, direct deposits, and 529 applications.

Education

Bachelor's degree

High School Diploma or equivalent

Education/Experience equivalent

Job description

• Job Category: Administration & Human Resources
• Salary Band: $70,000 to $80,000
• Compensation: USD 62,868 - USD 72,298

Job Description

Hours: Full Time - 35 Hours
Work Location: 30-30 Thomson Avenue, LIC, NY 11101

The Department of Design & Construction, Human Resources and Staff Development seeks a highly motivated individual to serve as the Payroll Coordinator, reporting to the Executive Director. The selected candidate will assist with bi-weekly payroll such as detailed review of various reports in RMDS and Pi including the 160, 161, 700 and 320 and the utilization of employee level approval/holds, stop payments, reversals, manual offsets, and recoupments; reconcile and respond to payroll inquiries. Prepare the biweekly summary of payroll and send to the Office of Payroll Administration (OPA) for approval and release of payroll; pick up of bi-weekly paychecks at OPA, sort and distribute paychecks and stubs; generate or approve all payments (Supplemental, Retroactive, One-time); run and review pay-to-pay biweekly reports; process commuter benefits, direct deposits, and 529 applications; assist with the processing of quarterly differentials, worker’s compensation claims, review and process license reimbursement in Pi. Assist with the preparation of managerial lump sum and quarterly differentials/additions to gross; and coordinate with Personnel and Timekeeping Units to ensure accuracy of all paychecks and handle special projects as needed.

Educational credentials must be from a U.S. Department of Education-recognized accredited institution. Credentials from foreign institutions require independent equivalency verification from an approved evaluation service. A list of providers (fees apply) is available at: https://www.nyc.gov/assets/dcas/downloads/pdf/employment/nyc-dcas-foreign-education-evaluation-guide.pdf.

Qualifications

• 1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and two years of experience in community work or community centered activities in an area related to the duties described above; or
• 2. High school graduation or equivalent and six years of experience in community work or community centered activities in an area related to the duties as described above; or
• 3. Education and/or experience which is equivalent to "1" or "2" above. However, all candidates must have at least one year of experience as described in "1" above.

Additional Information

The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.