Review Vacancy
AgencyTransportation, Department of
Occupational CategoryFinancial, Accounting, Auditing
Bargaining UnitCSEA Local 658 (NYS Teachers’ Retirement System)
Salary RangeFrom $49556 to $60028 Annually
Appointment Type Contingent Permanent
Street Address NYSDOT, Policy and Planning Division, Accounting Bureau, Albany
50 Wolf Road, 5th Floor, POD 5-2
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:
• Enter 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;
• Certify payroll submissions are complete and prepared in accordance with applicable laws, rules and regulations;
• Supervise two payroll support staff who process time entry, payroll deductions, taxes, Time Attendance Distribution System (TADS) questions, direct deposits, electronic retirement forms;
• Answer employee inquiries via telephone and email;
• Answer questions from Office of State Comptroller (OSC) auditors;
• Calculate salaries for employees, Employee Relations, Personnel Bureau and OSC;
• Compare New York State Electronic Personnel (NYSTEP) transaction report against PayServ transactions;
• Assist with time and attendance issues related to Maintenance Asset Management Information System (MAMIS) / TADS;
• Resolve reconciliation issues between timesheets and paychecks;
• Compare Human Resources Information System (HRIS) with PayServ and/or TADS;
• Assisting various regions during Payroll staff absences;
• Process AC 230, Report of Check Returned for Refund or Exchange, AC 1476, Report of Check Exchange forms – and salary advances; calculate and enter 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 Qualified candidates should submit a letter of interest and a current resume no later than December 18, 2017.
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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