About the Agency:

The New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) is the nation’s largest municipal housing preservation and development agency. Its mission is to promote quality housing and diverse, thriving neighborhoods for New Yorkers through loan and development programs for new affordable housing, preservation of the affordability of the existing housing stock, enforcement of housing quality standards, and educational programs for tenants and building owners.

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.

Minimum Requirements:

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.

Residency Requirements:

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.

1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and three years of satisfactory full-time progressively responsible clerical/administrative experience, one year of which must have been in an administrative capacity or supervising staff performing clerical/administrative work of more than moderate difficulty; or
2. An associate degree or 60 semester credits from an accredited college and four years of satisfactory full-time progressively responsible clerical/administrative experience including one year of the administrative supervisory experience described in "1" above; or
3. A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent approved by a State's department of education or a recognized accrediting organization and five years of satisfactory full-time progressively responsible clerical/administrative experience including one year of the administrative supervisory experience as described in "1" above;
4. Education and/or experience equivalent to "1", "2", or "3" above. However, all candidates must possess the one year of administrative or supervisory experience as described in "1" above. Education above the high school level may be substituted for the general clerical/administrative experience (but not for the one year of administrative or supervisory experience described in "1" above) at a rate of 30 semester credits from an accredited college for 6 months of experience up to a maximum of 3½ years.

- 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. ONLY APPLICANTS PERMANENT IN THE PRINCIPLE ADMINISTRATIVE ASSOCIATE TITLE WILL BE CONSIDERED

This position is also open to qualified persons with a disability who are eligible for the 55-a Program. Please indicate at the top of your resume and cover letter that you would like to be considered for the position through the 55-a Program.

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.