NY HELPYes

AgencyThruway Authority

TitlePayroll Assistant/Trainee

Occupational CategoryClerical, Secretarial, Office Aide

Salary GradeNS

Bargaining UnitTeamsters Local 456 (Thruway Authority)

Salary RangeFrom $41782 to $63710 Annually

Employment Type Full-Time

Appointment Type Permanent

Jurisdictional Class Competitive Class

Travel Percentage 0%

Workweek Mon-Fri

Hours Per Week 37.5

Workday

From 8 AM

To 4 PM

Flextime allowed? No

Mandatory overtime? No

Compressed workweek allowed? No

Telecommuting allowed? Yes

County New York

Street Address 200 Southern Boulevard

City Albany

StateNY

Zip Code12209

Duties Description - Perform various types of verifications including wage, unemployment, PFL, employment, disability, etc.
- Entry and maintenance of tax forms submitted such as W-4 and IT-204.
- Health Insurance One Time Overrides; enter missed payments for Health Insurance on employee paychecks.
- Employees Fingerprint fees entered on employee paychecks, as directed by Personnel – where applicable.
- Employees Disciplinary Fines entered on employee paychecks, as directed by Personnel.
- Insurance Deductions – Pearl Carroll, MC Life, CSEA auto home life, and loans; as noted on invoices received and direction from Personnel.
- Transfers in and out for employee accruals in Kronos Timekeeper
- New employee time updates to include floating holiday and pro-rated leave in Kronos Timekeeper as it relates to employee anniversary dates.
- Entry of lump sums, discrepancies, etc.

Minimum Qualifications Current New York State employee with one year or more of qualifying permanent service allocated to a Grade 07 or above and eligible for transfer under Section 70.1 of the NYS Civil Service Law.

NY HELPS Qualifications:
Payroll Assistant Trainee 1 – There are no minimum education or experience requirements for this title.

Payroll Assistant – One year of payroll experience, which included computing time worked, salaries, and deductions.

This title is part of the New York Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Statewide Program (NY HELPS). For the duration of the NY HELPS Program, this title may be filled via a non-competitive appointment, which means no examination is required but all candidates must meet the minimum qualifications of the title for which they apply.
At a future date, it is expected employees hired under NY HELPS will have their non-competitive employment status converted to competitive status, without having to compete in an examination. Employees will then be afforded with all of the same rights and privileges of competitive class employees of New York State. While serving permanently in an NY HELPS title, employees may take part in any promotion examination for which they are qualified.

Additional Comments This is a Unit 1 (Teamsters) position. The NYS Thruway Authority offers an extensive benefits package, including but not limited to paid time off, sick leave incentive, membership to the NYS Retirement System, and 90% tuition assistance.


We offer FREE onsite employee parking.


Telecommuting availability and work hours will be discussed at time of interview.


ADDITIONAL PAY INFORMATION:
The salary range for this position includes all applicable annual components of pay which are:
Base Pay Range from Hiring Rate $34,782 up to Job Rate $56,710.
Recruitment & Retention Pay: $7,000.


This position may be filled as a traineeship. The starting salaries for this traineeship are outlined below. For current New York State employees, salary is based on the candidate’s salary at the time of hire.
$41,782 (Trainee 1, equated to SG-06)
$46,737 (Journey Level, SG-09)


ELIGIBILITY FOR EMPLOYMENT:
All potential candidates for this position must be legally eligible to work in the United States at the time of appointment and throughout your employment with the New York State Thruway Authority. If appointed, you will be required to produce documents that verify your identity and authorization to work in the United States, as required by the Federal Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, and the Immigration and Nationality Act.

Please be advised, the New York State Thruway Authority does not use eVerify, and we are unable to provide sponsorship for employment visa statuses (i.e. H-1B, Self-Sponsorship, STEM OPT).

The New York State Thruway Authority is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All individuals including women, people of color, LGBTQIA+, people with disabilities, and veterans are encouraged to apply.

New York State Human Rights Law prohibits discrimination based on age, race, creed, color,?national origin, sexual orientation, military status, familial status, citizen or immigration status, sex, disability, marital status, gender identity or expression, prior arrests, prior conviction records, predisposing genetic characteristics or domestic violence victim status. The Thruway Authority is committed to a workplace free from discrimination based on the referenced characteristics and other federal and state protected characteristics.

The New York State Thruway Authority provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please contact the Bureau of Accessibility, Equity, Diversity and Employee Engagement at accommodations@thruway.ny.gov or call (518) 471-4321.

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

Name Olivia

Telephone 518-436-2725

Fax 518-471-5076

Email Address canvassreply7@thruway.ny.gov

Address

Street 200 Southern Blvd.

City Albany

State NY

Zip Code 12209

Notes on ApplyingIf interested in this vacancy, please submit a resume and any other documents for proof of eligibility to the contact information in this announcement. You must include the Vacancy ID and Title of the position you are applying for in your email.