Review Vacancy
AgencyTransportation, Department of
Occupational CategoryAdministrative or General Management
Bargaining UnitPS&T - Professional, Scientific, and Technical (PEF)
Salary RangeFrom $73284 to $92693 Annually
Street Address NYS Department Off Transportation, Accounting Bureau, Policy and Planning Division,
50 Wolf Road, 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. If a viable eligible list does not exist, a provisional appointment may be made in accordance with Civil Service Law. Candidates who accept a provisional appointment must take the next competitive examination and be reachable on the resultant eligible list in order to be considered for permanent appointment to the position.
Duties Description Under the supervision of a Principal Accountant, duties for the incumbent will include, but are not limited to the following:
• Manage and supervise Payroll staff, including delegating work, training staff and preparing performance evaluations.
• Oversee processing of payroll, ensuring it is performed accurately and adhering to set deadlines.
• Plan staffing resources to accommodate cyclical payments and other major workloads.
• Provide instruction to staff for special payment processing.
• Maintain knowledge of all aspects of Payroll, including salary calculations, miscellaneous payments, deductions and taxes, lump sum payments, and leave credits.
• Interpret and apply payroll rules and regulations issued by the Office of the State Comptroller (OSC), Civil Service, and New York State Governor’s Office of Employee Relations (NYSGOER).
• Resolve complex payroll issues, working with control agency (OSC) liaisons.
• Certify payroll for submission to OSC.
• Monitor volume of transactions and assign workload to staff.
• Oversee timely distribution of paychecks statewide; maintain mail drop codes, and consult with Mailroom on delivery issues.
• Update pool code listings in PayServ.
• Oversee activity and responses in the shared unit mailbox.
• Coordinate payments and/or timesheet accrual adjustments involving grievance settlements and notices of discipline.
• Actively participate in LATS-related issues for Payroll unit interests and responsibilities; troubleshoot complex issues involving IT and/or HR staff.
• Oversee RS-2050’s (fixing service credits for workers comp for retirements).
• Monitor overtime waivers and payments to eligible employees.
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 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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