The New York City Department of Correction (DOC) is an integral part of the City’s evolving criminal justice system, participating in reform initiatives and strategies aimed to move the City towards a smaller jail system without compromising public safety. The DOC is responsible for maintaining a safe and secure environment for our employees, visitors, volunteers and people in our custody. Importantly, safe jails enable DOC to provide people in custody with the tools and opportunities they need to successfully re-enter their communities. The DOC operates facilities and court commands across the five boroughs with more than 9,000 diverse professionals and knowledgeable experts.

Under general supervision and with latitude to exercise decision making and independent judgement, the successful candidate will be responsible for supporting the Director of Payroll while supervising and managing the daily operations of the unit. The incumbent will also serve as the Director in his/her absence and partner with the Director on achieving the following tasks to include but is not limited to:

-Overseeing all aspects of payroll functions, including interpreting rules and regulations that govern payroll guidelines and procedures, user
service guides issued by the Office of Payroll Administration (OPA), as well as directives from the Office of Labor Relations (OLR), and the
NYCAPS Central user community group;
-Coordinating payroll transactions, deductions, and entry changes to meet
payroll deadlines;
-Supervising a payroll team of analysts that are engaged in performing payroll
functions;
-Reviewing payroll records, processes, and documents for personnel actions;
-Creating procedure manuals to train new staff in the unit;
-Providing oversight of payroll functions to ensure accuracy to minimize
overpayments, underpayments, and payroll errors;
-Performing a variety of administrative and customer service functions;
-Working independently and as a team in achieving the goals of the payroll
unit;
-Supervising and training the unit in all aspects of payroll.;
-Working closely with Labor Relations, Law Department, Trials and Litigation
Unit in assessing payments due;
-Developing and implementing best practices and audit procedures to enhance
the efficiency of the unit;
-Researching and processing multiple payroll actions;
-Recommending solutions to resolve payroll issues;
-Conducting new employee orientation sessions for uniform and civilian
employees on the payroll operations of the agency.
-Partnering with OLR, FISA, NYCAPS, DCAS and other city agencies in
solving payroll issues;
-Creating and issuing tasks and standards to all payroll staff; Complete yearly
evaluations.
-Liaise with purchasing unit and submit purchase orders to ensure pertinent
payroll supplies such as privacy envelopes are ordered.
-Performing other duties/special projects as assigned and in the absence of
the Payroll Director.

Qualification Requirements
1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college, and four years of full-time experience in corrections, social work, psychology, law, public administration, law enforcement, or a related field providing direct services to an inmate or detention population within a correctional or related facility, at least one (1) year of which must have been in a responsible supervisory, administrative or consultative capacity; or

2. A high school diploma or evidence of having passed a high school equivalency examination and six (6) years of full-time experience as described above; or

3. Education and/or experience equivalent to "1" or "2" above. Service as an inmate in correctional or related facility may be substituted for a portion of the required experience up to a maximum of two years on a year for year basis. A graduate degree from an accredited college or university with a major in social work, psychology, law, criminal justice or public administration which includes a field placement performing duties as described above, may be substituted for up to one year of full-time experience as described in "1" above. However, all candidates must have at least two years of full-time experience as described in "1" above, at least one year of which must have been in a supervisory, administrative or consultative capacity.

- Strong managerial, organizational and communication skills - Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Word and Visio - Excellent customer service, including the ability to multi-task multiple assignments and projects, while adhering to established deadlines - Ability to pay keen attention to details, critical thinking, analytical and problem solving skills.

As a prospective employee of the City of New York, you may be eligible for federal loan forgiveness programs and state repayment assistance programs. For more information, please visit the U.S. Department of Education’s website at https://studentaid.gov/pslf/.

New York City residency is generally required within 90 days of appointment. However, City Employees in certain titles who have worked for the City for 2 continuous years may also be eligible to reside in Nassau, Suffolk, Putnam, Westchester, Rockland, or Orange County. To determine if the residency requirement applies to you, please discuss with the agency representative at the time of interview.

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.