The New York City Fire Pension Fund seeks a hands-on Payroll/Timekeeping Manager who will be reporting directly to the Director of Human Resources. The successful candidate will be responsible for managing the agency’s payroll and timekeeping duties, which include, but not limited to the following:
- Manages the daily operations as it relates to Payroll to ensure that all payroll related transactions are processed correctly and timely (i.e new hires, promotions, retirements, employees separating from City services, transferring to another agency, longevity & incremental increases per advances in salary maturations, stipulation of settlements, mayoral personnel orders and managerial lump sum payments).
- Administer collective bargaining agreements in compliance with payroll directives, policies & procedures issued by FISA-OPA, Comptroller’s Office, NYC Labor Relations and the Mayor’s Office to ensure all salaries/other compensation entitlements are accurate.
- Review 160 report, process all adjustments, identify over-payments for recoupment. Verify accuracy of the bi-weekly payroll by analyzing the Pay Cycle Event Detail (700) report. Analyze employee specific data from the Pending Pay
- Generate reports and analyze the data from various human resources databases such as the City Human Resources Management System (CHRMS), City Time, Payroll Information (Pi) and the Report Management and Distribution System (RMDS).
- Review and respond to inquiries from employees, internal and external stakeholders such as the New York City Office of Payroll Administration, Office of Labor Relations and the New York City Automated Personnel System (NYCAPS).
- Coordinate and distribute the bi-weekly payroll.
- Monitor employee time and leave events to ensure compliance with Citywide Time and Leave regulations as well as rules and liaise with appropriate oversight agencies to provide clarification on any updates to Citywide policies and procedures as they relate to time and leave matters.
- Responsible for enrolling new employees into the automated Timekeeping system; maintaining schedules; processing time and leave events that require administrative approvals; handling submissions of time and leave events for employees on special leaves of absence; ensuring weekly compliance regarding timesheet submissions for all assigned staff.
- Responsible for the daily review of Payroll Management System (PMS) and Citytime reports to ensure accurate processing of time and leave events; conduct detailed audits and process adjustments when necessary.
- Responsible for time and leave maintenance tasks; assists with preparation and processing of outgoing and incoming leave balance transfers; distribution and tracking of leave year end statements and carry-over letter requests.
- Advice and responds to employee time and leave questions, while addressing and resolving discrepancies and concerns; access and provide system generated reports to employees on issues related to time and leave and upon request from senior staff and the investigative unit.
- Oversee and maintain an up-to-date repository of supporting documentation for leave instances, confidential employee folders, files and other pertinent data related to time and leave matters.
- Assist with special payroll related projects as well as time and leave matters as necessary.

1. A master's degree from an accredited college in economics, finance, accounting, business or public administration, human resources management, management science, operations research, organizational behavior, industrial psychology, statistics, personnel administration, labor relations, psychology, sociology, human resources development, political science, urban studies or a closely related field, and two years of satisfactory full-time professional experience in one or a combination of the following: working with the budget of a large public or private concern in budget administration, accounting, economic or financial administration, or fiscal or economic research; in management or methods analysis, operations research, organizational research or program evaluation; in personnel or public administration, recruitment, position classification, personnel relations, employee benefits, staff development, employment program planning/administration, labor market research, economic planning, social services program planning/evaluation, or fiscal management; or in a related area. 18 months of this experience must have been in an executive, managerial, administrative or supervisory capacity. Supervision must have included supervising staff performing professional work in the areas described above; or
2. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and four years of professional experience in the areas described in "1" above, including the 18 months of executive, managerial, administrative or supervisory experience, as described in "1" above.

- Significant experience and knowledge of citywide systems: PMS, RMDS, CHRMS, NYCAPS, ESTUBS, ESS, PI. - Ability to work both collaboratively as a team across various functions and work independently in a challenging and changing environment. - Organizational, analytical, communication (both verbal and written) and interpersonal skills across various levels including executive management.

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.