Payroll Specialist SG-; NY HELPS), Item

Job Overview

Review payroll transactions submitted by New York State agencies of the Executive, Judicial and Legislative Branches, including the State University and the City University of New York, ensuring the accuracy of salaries, amounts paid, taxes withheld, and deductions and garnishments taken in the paychecks of State employees. Apply laws, regulations, business rules, and procedures governing payroll transactions in determining salaries that may be complicated by a number of variables such as numerous seasonal and non‑statutory employees or employee contract related salary calculations.

• Opening, reviewing, sorting and scanning mail
• Entering garnishment orders
• Auditing garnishment entries and completing peer review of garnishment orders
• Working directly with garnishment vendors to ensure electronic files and payments are exchanged accurately and on time
• Assisting with documentation of internal business processes and procedures
• Working with other sections of Payroll Deductions to accurately calculate and confirm employee paychecks

Do you want a career with a purpose that provides work/life balance? Apply today to join the Office of the New York State Comptroller.

For appointment to the Payroll Specialist 1 (SG‑11), you must have:

• Two years of full‑time business or human resources office experience in one or more of the following: accounts payable, accounts receivable and/or bookkeeping; processing payroll transactions; processing travel expense reports and/or reimbursements; processing personnel, benefits and/or time and attendance transactions; reviewing requisitions for purchase and initiating and processing purchase orders.

or

• Thirty semester credit hours of college‑level study AND one year of the experience in one or more of the following: accounts payable, accounts receivable and/or bookkeeping; processing payroll transactions; processing travel expense reports and/or reimbursements; processing personnel, benefits and/or time and attendance transactions; reviewing requisitions for purchase and initiating and processing purchase orders.

or

• Sixty semester credit hours of college‑level study may substitute for two years of experience.

You must be currently reachable on the appropriate eligible list for this title, eligible under the 55 b/c program, or eligible to transfer to this title under Section 70.1 of the Civil Service Law.

For 70.1 transfer to a Payroll Specialist 1, salary grade (SG)‑11, you must have one year of permanent competitive, or 55‑b/55‑c service in an approved title for transfer allocated to a SG‑09 or above.

To determine if your current Civil Service title is eligible for transfer to this title, visit the Career Mobility GOT‑IT website:
Career Mobility Office » GOT‑IT (ny.gov)

Appointments via transfer must not result in a second, consecutive transfer with an advancement of more than two S‑grades or one M‑grade.

You must be a qualified employee of the Office of the New York State Comptroller and have had one year of permanent competitive or 55‑b/55‑c service as a Office Assistant 2, Office Assistant 2 (Spanish Language), Clerk 2, Clerk 2 (Spanish Language), Office Assistant 2 (Calculations), Office Assistant 2 (Calculations) (Spanish Language), Calculations Clerk 2, Calculations Clerk 2 (Spanish Language), Office Assistant 2 (Customer Service), Office Assistant 2 (Customer Service) (Spanish Language), Agency Services Representative, Agency Services Representative (Spanish Language), Office Assistant 2 (Keyboarding), Office Assistant 2 (Keyboarding) (Spanish Language), Keyboard Specialist 2, Keyboard Specialist 2 (Spanish Language), or Payroll Assistant.

If the number of interested candidates who meet the promotional qualifications is more than three, the agency; at its discretion, may nominate one or more of the candidates for a provisional promotion under the provisions of Section 65 of the Civil Service Law.

• Excellent analytical and organization skills
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Detail orientated, and…