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Review Vacancy

Date Posted 03/21/17

Applications Due04/04/17

Vacancy ID37758

AgencyUniversity at Albany

TitlePayroll Examiner 1

Occupational CategoryClerical, Secretarial, Office Aide

Salary Grade12

Bargaining UnitASU - Administrative Services Unit (CSEA)

Salary RangeFrom $40172 to $49041 Annually

Employment Type Full-Time

Appointment Type Contingent Permanent

Jurisdictional Class Competitive Class

Travel Percentage 0%

Workweek Mon-Fri

Hours Per Week 37.5

Workday

From 9 AM

To 5 PM

Flextime allowed? No

Mandatory overtime? No

Compressed workweek allowed? No

Telecommuting allowed? No

County Albany

Street Address University at Albany, Payroll Department

1400 Washington Avenue

City Albany

StateNY

Zip Code12222

Minimum Qualifications Candidates must be current state employees and have a reachable score on the Payroll Examiner 1 list or have a current permanent appointment with 1 year of service as a Payroll Examiner 1 or as a title eligible for transfer to Payroll Examiner 1 or appointment as Payroll Examiner 1 here at UAlbany, less than 1 year of service (remainder of probationary period to be completed in new assignment) or be a former state employee eligible for reinstatement to the title of Payroll Examiner 1.

OR
PROVISIONAL PENDING EXAM

Minimum Qualifications:

• Candidates must have one year of permanent competitive or 55b/c service as a Payroll Assistant, or in a clerical, keyboarding or paraprofessional title allocated to grade 9 or higher
• Candidates must be eligible to take and pass next available Payroll Examiner 1 exam and obtain a reachable score for contingent-permanent appointment

May be filled from a mandatory reemployment list if one is in effect at the time of appointment.

Duties Description • Responsible for calculating and processing payroll for a complex mix of approximately 1,500 employees
• Applies applicable rules, regulations and laws governing payroll transactions
• Reviews all transaction forms for completeness and accuracy and determines appropriate action
• Performs PayServ updates or assigns to Payroll Assistant as appropriate
• Calculates salaries and retroactive earnings, overtime, holiday pay, lost time, extra time and extra service payments, stipends, also receives, pre-shift briefing and other additional salary factors, balance of contract and lump sum payments
• Identifies and calculates overpayments
• Must recognize implications and process accordingly for both current and retroactive changes in bargaining unit, payroll agency, pay basis, and work schedule
• Determines appropriate increment code for classified employees
• May process tax withholding, deductions, retirement elections and address changes as workload requires
• Audits work of other Payroll Examiner 1 for accuracy
• Works with Human Resource professionals to determine appropriate actions on complex or unclear transactions
• Works with OSC staff to resolve payroll related issues
• Creates and/or runs PayServ data queries
• Responds to departmental and employee inquiries
• Responsible for training Payroll Assistant
• Supervises Payroll Assistant
• Directs work of student employees

Additional Comments Please mail your resume/application (If not provided by applicant SOCIAL NUMBER will be obtained to verify state history if seeking provisional upgrade, lateral or reinstatement appointment) to University at Albany, Office of Human Resources Management-UAB 300, 1400 Washington Avenue, Albany, NY, 12222 Applications available via the SUNY Classified Employment page, (Copy and Paste into browser) http://www.albany.edu/hr/assets/CS_Employment_Application.pdf or via the employment link at the bottom of the SUNY main page http://www.albany.edu/

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Name Stephen Mead

Telephone 518-437-4722

Fax

Email Address smead@uamail.albany.edu

Address

Street 1400 Washington Avenue

City Albany

State NY

Zip Code 12222

 

Notes on ApplyingPlease mail your resume/application (If not provided by applicant SOCIAL NUMBER will be obtained to verify state history if seeking provisional upgrade, lateral or reinstatement appointment) to University at Albany, Office of Human Resources Management-UAB 300, 1400 Washington Avenue, Albany, NY, 12222 Applications available via the SUNY Classified Employment page, (Copy and Paste into browser) http://www.albany.edu/hr/assets/CS_Employment_Application.pdf or via the employment link at the bottom of the SUNY main page http://www.albany.edu/

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