Payroll Associate for the Division of Human Resources

The New York City Department of Housing Preservation Development (HPD) promotes quality and affordability in the city's housing, and diversity and strength in the city’s neighborhoods because every New Yorker deserves a safe, affordable place to live in a neighborhood they love.

- We maintain building and resident safety and health
- We create opportunities for New Yorkers through housing affordability
- We engage New Yorkers to build and sustain neighborhood strength and diversity.

HPD is entrusted with fulfilling these objectives through the goals and strategies of “Housing Our Neighbors: A Blueprint for Housing and Homelessness,” Mayor Adams’ comprehensive housing framework. To support this important work, the administration has committed $5 billion in new capital funding, bringing the 10-year planned investment in housing to $22 billion the largest in the city’s history. This investment, coupled with a commitment to reduce administrative and regulatory barriers, is a multi-pronged strategy to tackle New York City’s complex housing crisis, by addressing homelessness and housing instability, promoting economic stability and mobility, increasing homeownership opportunities, improving health and safety, and increasing opportunities for equitable growth.


Your Team:

The Division of Human Resources, led by the Assistant Commissioner of HR for the Department of Housing Preservation and Development, works closely with all offices to achieve the agency’s mission. The Division of Human Resources includes the following operational units:

- Talent and Requisition
- Civil Service Management
- Payroll
- Timekeeping
- Benefits
- Operations
- Training
- Employee Relations
- Investigations and Conflict Resolution

Your Impact:

As the Payroll Associate for the Division of Human Resources, you will be responsible for processing pay for the agency’s staff, ensure adherence to established agency guidelines, rules/regulations, policy and procedures.

Your Role:

Payroll Associate will manage variety of special project, handle the more complex payroll data issues, and ensure on-going collaborative relationship with division liaisons. Your role will be to make sure of each employee paid properly. Report unclaimed checks to Manager in a timely manner.
Handle the more complex payroll calculation of payment, ensuring data accuracy,

Your Responsibilities:

- Completion of NYCERS Forms, Buy Back forms, related inquiry-Prepare employee DP 2001 for all inter-City Agency transfer;
- Certify payroll by using RMDS reports, Refund of paychecks to OPA in a timely fashion;
- Process the following: Direct Deposit Cancellation, Responsible as a Commuter Benefit Coordinator, Fingerprint fees, Uniform allowances, Collective bargaining increases and processing fees;
- Perform salary updates based on collective bargain agreements and as per grievance decision;
- Meticulous review of PMS & RMDS reports (700,320,160,161);
-Monitor uncashed checks;
-Assist with equity payment;
-Uniform allowance payment;
- Assist with audit transactions entries for salary adjustments, promotions, changes in employee status, etc., including paycheck breakdown and distribution;
- Data entry of employee update in NYCAPS (resignation, terminations, retirements, suspensions, WU and budget code changes;
- Generate various reports in NYCAPS and CHRMS.
Preferred skills:

- Proficiency in Microsoft applications.
- Experience in payroll processing.
- Experience of Timekeeping and Benefits is a plus value to the unit.
- Like to work with figures.
- Strong communication and customer service skills.
- Excellent team work.
- Strong work ethic.

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1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and two years of experience in community work or community centered activities in an area related to the duties described above; or
2. High school graduation or equivalent and six years of experience in community work or community centered activities in an area related to the duties as described above; or
3. Education and/or experience which is equivalent to "1" or "2" above. However, all candidates must have at least one year of experience as described in "1" above.

The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.