Payroll Assistant

Payroll Assistant

Location: New York, New York 10014

Duration: 24 Months Contract Position

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree
• Must have Payroll Experience of a minimum of 3 years
• HR experience is a plus

Preferred Qualifications

• Working knowledge of federal, state and city laws and regulations impacting payroll operations.
• Knowledge of Client titles, classification systems, and coding structures in either NYC or NYS payroll systems.
• Strong analytical, evaluative, technical, and research skills to work with various information systems to audit payroll and create reports
• Experience creating and running queries in NYS OSC PSQuery systems (PeopleSoft) and NYC CHRMS query system.
• Proficiency using computers and standard office applications, especially MS Excel, Access, Word, and PeopleSoft programs.
• High degree of professionalism and personal integrity to maintain confidentiality.
• Detail-oriented, self-directed, and motivated with the ability to work effectively and collaboratively in a team setting with diverse staff of all levels.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple assignments and conflicting priorities and meet strict deadlines in a dynamic and demanding customer-focused environment.

Tasks, Responsibilities, and Duties

In a confidential and independent capacity and in direct support of the Higher Education Officer and the Associate Higher Education Officer of University Payroll who formulate, develop, and implement policy and are responsible for the administration of Payroll specific provisions of Collective Bargaining Agreements, the University Payroll Coordinator is assigned the following non exhaustive list of job tasks, responsibilities, and duties:

1. Using independent discretion, employee must prioritize and structure workload to timely transmit and audit relevant data submitted from different entities throughout the University. Must consistently apply policy and administer applicable Collective Bargaining provisions when transmitting and auditing data.
2. Collectively and in partnership with Human Resources Business Partners through the University must administer and support the administration of Payroll policy and Collective Bargaining Agreements for compliance.
3. Independently identifies and improves customer service and client interaction with University Payroll by timely adapting processes.
4. Uses judgement and understanding when managing dissatisfied employees and clients. Selects appropriate course of action to resolve complaints and negative interactions.
5. Prepares and processes Payroll by applying application policy, regulation, and Collective Bargaining Agreement. Employee sets workflow to achieve mission. Conducts a detailed analysis and report to confirm accurate and appropriate payroll processing.
6. Reviews and implements Collective Bargaining Agreement and New York State and New York City Payroll Bulletins for the accurate processing of Payroll.
7. As a subject matter expert in the processing and management of Payroll, processes special and unique transactions such as corrections to tax forms, replacement of paychecks, issuing refund checks to New York State and New York City, and correcting duplicative payments. Using applicable Collective Bargaining Agreements and regulation, employee independently recalculates payment to ensure the affected employee gets the correct payment, deduction, or tax.
8. Collaborates and assists Managers with Payroll audits to ensure Collective Bargaining Agreement deadlines are met throughout the multiple Payroll Systems.
9. Conducts a detailed analysis and audit to implement Collective Bargaining Agreements timely and accurately.

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