Payroll Manager (Provisional)

NYC Health + Hospitals; New York (NY); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

NYC Health + Hospitals is seeking a Payroll Practitioner to oversee payroll and timekeeping functions across our facilities in New York City. The role emphasizes accurate wage calculations, deductions, and compliance with policy while delivering quality service to employees.

You will perform timekeeping activities, review data changes, maintain records, and support wage garnishments. Collaboration with cross-functional teams and adherence to ICARE values are expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration or related field plus 2 years supervisory payroll/timekeeping experience; or 4 years in accounting, payroll or timekeeping with a high school diploma.
• Experience with payroll systems and timekeeping processes; ability to review changes and maintain records.

Responsibilities

• Perform a wide variety of timekeeping and payroll activities.
• Compute wage and overtime payments, update payroll deductions and process off-cycle and terminal payments.
• Review impact of job data changes on payroll and timekeeping transactions.
• Maintain payroll-related records, perform reconciliations, and prepare reports.
• Support wage garnishment processing.
• Maintain accurate timekeeping profiles and reports.
• Analyze timekeeping data to identify discrepancies and trends.
• Provide professional customer service to employees per scripts and policies.
• Participate in special projects to improve payroll and timekeeping processes.

Skills

Timekeeping

Payroll processing

Data analysis

Customer service

Microsoft Office

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting/Finance/Business Administration

Tools

PeopleSoft 9.2/ Payroll, Time & Labor, Absence Management

IBM Mainframe

Microsoft Office

Oracle

Job description

Marketing Statement NYC Health + Hospitals is the largest public health care system in the United States. We provide essential outpatient, inpatient and home-based services to more than one million New Yorkers every year across the city’s five boroughs. Our large health system consists of ambulatory centers, acute care centers, post-acute care/long-term care, rehabilitation programs, Home Care, and Correctional Health Services. Our diverse workforce is uniquely focused on empowering New Yorkers.

Marketing Statement NYC Health + Hospitals is the largest public health care system in the United States. We provide essential outpatient, inpatient and home-based services to more than one million New Yorkers every year across the city’s five boroughs. Our large health system consists of ambulatory centers, acute care centers, post-acute care/long-term care, rehabilitation programs, Home Care, and Correctional Health Services. Our diverse workforce is uniquely focused on empowering New Yorkers.

At NYC Health + Hospitals, our mission is to deliver high quality care health services, without exception. Every employee takes a person-centered approach that exemplifies the ICARE values (Integrity, Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence) through empathic communication and partnerships between all persons.

Duties & Responsibilities

SUMMARY OF DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

NYC Health+Hospitals Payroll Practitioner carries out responsibility for payroll-related functions

General Tasks And Responsibilities Will Include The Below

• Perform a wide variety of timekeeping and payroll activities
• Compute wage and overtime payments, calculating and updating payroll deductions, processing requests for off-cycle payments, and processing terminal payments.
• Review/analyze impact of job data changes on payroll and timekeeping transactions
• Maintain payroll-related records, perform report reconciliations, and prepare reports and payroll-related calculations
• Support wage garnishment processing
• Maintain accurate timekeeping profiles for employees
• Maintain and audit timekeeping data and reports
• Conduct regular analysis of various timekeeping reports to identify patterns, discrepancies and trends related to employee attendance, overtime and accrual usage.
• Provide professional and quality customer service to employees through adherence to the department’s scripts, and in compliance with corporate policies and procedures
• Participate in special projects as assigned to support department goals and improve payroll and timekeeping processes.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in Accounting, Finance, Business

Administration or a related discipline; and two (2) years of full-time supervisory experience of a payroll and timekeeping operation; or,

• High school diploma or its educational equivalent, approved by a State’s Department of Education or a recognized accrediting organization; and four (4) years of full-time experience in accounting, payroll and/or timekeeping.

Department Preferences

• PeopleSoft 9.2/ Payroll, Time & Labor, Absence Management
• IBM Mainframe
• Microsoft Office
• Oracle
• Payroll department operations
• Proficiency in relevant payroll/timekeeping software and systems.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to manage complex records.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.
• Strong skills in Microsoft Applications
• Experience in a large-scale payroll and/or timekeeping operation
• Experience with collective bargaining contracts/union environment preferred