Review Vacancy
AgencyTransportation, Department of
Occupational CategoryFinancial, Accounting, Auditing
Bargaining UnitASU - Administrative Services Unit (CSEA)
Salary RangeFrom $47631 to $57697 Annually
Appointment Type Contingent Permanent
Minimum Qualifications In order to be considered for permanent appointment, candidates must be reachable on the current Civil Service eligible list or be eligible for reassignment or transfer in accordance with Civil Service Law.
Duties Description The incumbent will be responsible for the following tasks for two regions:
• Entering all payroll transactions in NYS Payroll System, PayServ, and certify that submissions are complete and prepared in accordance with applicable laws, rules and regulations. Payroll transactions include new hires, rehires, worker’s compensation, discretionary leaves, terminations, resignations, demotions, promotions, transfers, military leaves, voluntary reduction in work schedule, changes in percentages of work schedule, longevity payments, reallocations, lost time, overpayments, sick leave/half pay, traineeship transactions, salaries and advance dates;
• Certifying payroll submissions are complete and prepared in accordance with applicable laws, rules and regulations;
• Supervising two payroll support staff who process time entry, payroll deductions, taxes, Time Attendance Distribution System (TADS) questions, direct deposits, electronic retirement forms;
• Answering employee inquiries via telephone and email;
• Answering questions from Office of State Comptroller (OSC) auditors;
• Calculating salaries for employees, Employee Relations, Personnel Bureau and OSC;
• Comparing New York State Electronic Personnel (NYSTEP) transaction report against PayServ transactions;
• Assisting with time and attendance issues related to Maintenance Asset Management Information System (MAMIS) / TADS;
• Resolving reconciliation issues between timesheets and paychecks;
• Comparing Human Resources Information System (HRIS) with PayServ and/or TADS;
• Covering for various payroll officers in their absence assisting various regions;
• Processing AC 230, Report of Check Returned for Refund or Exchange, AC 1476, Report of Check Exchange forms – and salary advances; calculating and entering out-of-title grievance payments into PayServ;
Responsibilities may include serving a role within the Incident Command System to support the department’s response to regional and statewide emergency situations.
Additional Comments Pursuant to Executive Order 161, no State entity, as defined by the Executive Order, is permitted to ask, or mandate, in any form, that an applicant for employment provide his or her current compensation, or any prior compensation history, until such time as the applicant is extended a conditional offer of employment with compensation. If such information has been requested from you before such time, please contact the Governor’s Office of Employee Relations at (518) 474-6988 or via email at info@goer.ny.gov.
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