Payroll Assistant/Trainee
Job description
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Must be in title or on the Civil Service eligible list for the Beginning Clerical Worker for this location or be eligible for transfer under Section 70.1 in a designated title determined by the New York State Department of Civil Service.
PROVISIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:
There are no minimum education or experience requirements. You must take the Payroll Assistant Trainee exam and be reachable the next time it is offered.
- Process payroll documents and payroll transactions
- Check for completeness and process in appropriate computer systems payroll documents such as direct deposit forms, tax forms, and other forms related to payroll transactions
- Review transactions submitted to the payroll office by ensuring that position and employee information is complete and is consistent with data entered in all payroll computer systems
- Update or change information in payroll systems as necessary
- Calculate salaries and other wage information for agency employees
- Calculate and process salary increases, longevity payments, and performance advances
- Provide customer service to agency employees on payroll related issues
- Answer various types of questions from employees and managers concerning general payroll topics
- Write responses to authorized inquiries from banks, insurance companies, and government agencies regarding standard employee wage and benefit information
- Assist agency payroll supervisors in resolving payroll certification issues and payroll processing errors
- Review standard payroll reports to ensure that payroll transactions are processed properly
- Process corrective payroll or payroll related transactions in various computer systems to rectify payroll errors and/or certification issues
- For CSEA positions: Local Bidding Agreements will be honored.
- Preference will be given to OPWDD employees impacted by closures. If you are being impacted by closure, please indicate this on your resume/cover letter.
- All OPWDD employees must be eligible and maintain eligibility for full and unconditional participation in the Medicare and Medicaid programs. Continued employment will depend on maintaining eligibility.
- OPWDD IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYER.
- Employees on long term leave can bid on positions but must be able to report to work within fourteen (14) days and be able to perform the essential functions of their positions with or without reasonable accommodation (RA). If an employee believes that they need a reasonable accommodation, they should contact the NYS OPWDD Workforce and Talent Management Central Office at (518) 473-9689 or email accommodationrequests@opwdd.ny.gov to obtain information and RA forms.
- OPWDD is committed to creating and sustaining a culture of inclusion. We believe that we are most effective in managing and improving our service system with a diverse team of employees. With such a large workforce, we rely on the collective individual differences, life experiences, knowledge, self-expression, ideas and talent that our employees bring to their work. This speaks to our culture, and is a key part of our successes. As we continuously recruit people for our team, we welcome the unique contributions that applicants bring in terms of their education, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran’s status, color, religion, disability, sexual orientation and beliefs.
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