Payroll Specialist 1 (SG-11)

Job Description

Payroll Specialist 1 | Office of the New York State Comptroller

The Tone:
This is a full-time role at the Office of the New York State Comptroller, located in Albany, NY, with hybrid work options. The Comptroller’s office is responsible for reviewing payroll transactions for various New York State agencies, ensuring accuracy and compliance. This role is crucial for verifying that all state employees receive accurate paychecks, upholding the integrity of the state’s financial operations. Your work will directly contribute to the proper compensation of public servants across the Executive, Judicial, and Legislative Branches, as well as SUNY and CUNY.

The TL;DR
• Role: Full Time
• Type: Full-time
• Location: Albany, NY (Hybrid)

• Mission: Ensure the accuracy and compliance of employee paychecks for various New York State agencies.

What You’ll Actually Do
• Review: Review payroll transactions to ensure the accuracy of salaries, amounts paid, taxes withheld, and deductions and garnishments taken for State employees.
• Apply: Apply relevant laws, regulations, business rules, and procedures governing payroll transactions.
• Calculate: Determine complex salary calculations that may be influenced by various factors such as numerous seasonal and non-statutory employees or specific employee contract provisions.
• Communicate: Respond professionally to written inquiries and telephone calls from New York State employees and agencies.
• Research: Prepare timely, accurate, and thoughtful research related to payroll matters.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Early to Mid-Career level, requiring either sixty semester credit hours of college-level study or a minimum of two years of full-time business or human resources office experience in areas such as payroll processing, accounts payable/receivable, bookkeeping, or personnel transactions.
• Experience: At least two years of full-time business or human resources experience in processing payroll transactions, accounts payable, accounts receivable, bookkeeping, travel expense reports, personnel, benefits, time and attendance, or reviewing requisitions for purchase and initiating purchase orders. Alternatively, one year of such experience combined with thirty semester credit hours of college-level study.
• Skills: Strong analytical and organizational skills, excellent oral and written communication skills, detail-oriented with a proven ability to produce accurate and timely work products, and capable of working effectively both independently and within a team environment.
• Bonus: Adept at preparing timely, accurate, and thoughtful research, and possessing the ability to communicate and document unusual circumstances clearly.