Position Information

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AgencyPeople With Developmental Disabilities, Office for

TitlePayroll Examiner 4

Occupational CategoryAdministrative or General Management

Salary Grade23

Bargaining UnitPS&T - Professional, Scientific, and Technical (PEF)

Salary RangeFrom $84156 to $106454 Annually

Employment Type Full-Time

Appointment Type Permanent

Jurisdictional Class Competitive Class

Travel Percentage 0%

Schedule

Workweek Mon-Fri

Hours Per Week 37.5

Workday

From 9 AM

To 5 PM

Flextime allowed? No

Mandatory overtime? No

Compressed workweek allowed? No

Telecommuting allowed? Yes

Location

County Albany

Street Address 44 Holland Avenue

City New York

StateNY

Zip Code12229

Job Specifics

Duties Description - Coordinates and oversees agency payroll operations within our 13 District Payroll Office.
- Certifies the payroll for submission to control agencies using appropriate internal control protocols to ensure that all payroll submissions are complete and prepared in accordance with applicable laws, rules and regulations.
- Analyzes payroll bulletins and other applicable guidance materials and ensure proper implementation/integration into agency protocols.
- Collaborates with statewide payroll officers to develop or revise payroll related policies and procedures.
- Monitors payroll operations and work with payroll offices to identify best practices and opportunities for improvement.
- Develops business processes, internal control procedures, staff training materials and tools needed to ensure the preparation of accurate and timely payroll submissions statewide.
- Reviews and responds timely to inquiries related to payroll processing, salary calculations and any other payroll topics.
- Conducts regular audits of payroll offices and report findings to management.
- Interprets and applies policies, rules and regulations issued by the Office of the State Comptroller, Department of Civil Service, and Division of Budget.
- Assists in developing consistent practices and procedures related to the many payroll functions that are key to the agency.
- Conducts agency training on payroll related topics.
- Prepares salary studies to advise management of the financial considerations of proposed actions.
Payroll Examiners function independently, without direct supervision of work procedures and priorities. Incumbents are considered technical experts in payroll processing and, when functioning as the payroll program supervisor, are the final point of review for all payroll actions. Their program operations are guided by legal provisions of various laws and negotiated agreements, control agency guidelines, internal agency payroll policies and procedures, and strict time frames for the completion and submission of payroll documents.









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Minimum Qualifications Candidates must be reachable for appointment on Current Civil Service Eligible List for this title.

OR

Candidates must have one year of permanent competitive or 55-b/c status in the posted title and be eligible for lateral transfer; OR be eligible to transfer via Section 52.6 of Civil Service Law. The transfer cannot be a second consecutive transfer resulting in an advancement of more than two salary grades.

In the event that there is not a valid eligible list for this title in this location, candidates who meet the following promotion qualifications may be qualified for a provisional appointment. To qualify, candidates must have one year of permanent competitive or 55b/c service as a Payroll Examiner 3. If you are appointed provisionally, you must take the next scheduled Civil Service examination for this title, and your score must be reachable on the resulting eligible list, before you can be permanently appointed. If you do not pass the examination or achieve a reachable score, you may not be retained.

Additional Comments • The Office for People With Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD) and it's Division of Administration 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.
• 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.
• In order to be eligible for appointment and to maintain employment, you cannot be listed as an excluded individual or entity on any of the Federal and/or State Medicaid and Medicare exclusion lists (or excluded from any other Federal or Federally assisted program). If you are appointed and subsequently listed as an excluded individual or entity on any of these lists (or excluded from any other Federal or Federally assisted program), you may be terminated from your employment.
• OPWDD is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
• If an employee or job applicant believes that they need a reasonable accommodation, they should contact the Reasonable Accommodation Unit at (518) 486-7222 or email accommodationrequests@opwdd.ny.gov to obtain information and RA forms.

Some positions may require additional credentials or a background check to verify your identity.

Contact Information

Name Barbara Thorpe

Telephone 518-473-4785

Fax 518-474-9902

Email Address MainOffice.Careers@opwdd.ny.gov

Address

Street 44 Holland Avenue

City Albany

State NY

Zip Code 12229

 

Notes on ApplyingPlease submit a cover letter and resume as an attached PDF or Word document by 1/16/25. Please reference the EOA #2025-003 in all correspondence.