PAYROLL SUPERVISOR

Job Title

Salary and Other Information: Announced for Nassau County School Districts, School District Libraries, Board of Cooperative Educational Services, Towns of North Hempstead and Oyster Bay and Villages. Salary: Varies by Jurisdiction: Rockville Centre UFSD: $70,000 - $85,000

Duties

Performs responsible supervisory duties in the processing of payrolls and applying established departmental procedures and practices; performs related duties as required.

Minimum Qualifications

Must be met on or before the closing date: Training and Experience 1. - Associate's degree from a regionally accredited or New York State registered college, university or business school, including or supplemented by courses in accounting and Four years of satisfactory experience computing payrolls and/or auditing payrolls, including two years supervising subordinates engaged in computing payrolls and/or auditing payrolls or 2. - Graduation from high school and Six years of satisfactory experience computing payrolls and/or auditing payrolls, including two years supervising subordinates engaged in computing payrolls and/or auditing payrolls. Note: According to Civil Service Law, section 54 which became effective September 4, 2024, applicants who are within 12 months of meeting the minimum age or attaining the minimum educational requirements following the date of examination, may take the civil service exam, but will be restricted from certification until such a time that the minimum age or educational requirements are met. Note: SEE ITEMS NOS. 1 AND 2 OF GENERAL INFORMATION.

Subject of Examination

A written test designed to evaluate knowledge, skills and/or abilities in the following areas: Understanding and interpreting written material - These questions test for the ability to understand and interpret written material. You will be presented with brief reading passages and will be asked questions about the passages. You should base your answers to the questions only on what is presented in the passages and not on what you may happen to know about the topic. Arithmetic computation with calculator - These questions test for the ability to use a calculator to do basic computations. Questions will involve addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. You may also be asked to calculate averages, to use percents, and to round an answer to the nearest whole number. Understanding and interpreting tabular material - These questions test your ability to understand, analyze, and use the internal logic of data presented in tabular form. You may be asked to perform tasks such as completing tables, drawing conclusions from them, analyzing data trends or interrelationships, and revising or combining data sets. The concepts of rate, ratio, and proportion are tested. Mathematical operations are simple, and computational speed is not a major factor in the test. Supervision - These questions test for knowledge of the principles and practices employed in planning, organizing, and controlling the activities of a work unit toward predetermined objectives. The concepts covered, usually in a situational question format, include such topics as assigning and reviewing work; evaluating performance; maintaining work standards; motivating and developing subordinates; implementing procedural change; increasing efficiency; and dealing with problems of absenteeism, morale, and discipline.