ABOUT OATH:
The City of New York’s Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings (OATH) is the nation’s largest administrative tribunal, holding approximately 400,000 trials and hearings a year. As the City’s central, independent administrative law court, OATH adjudicates a wide range of matters filed by nearly every city agency, board and commission. OATH also houses the Center for Creative Conflict Resolution which provides mediation and restorative justice support to City government agencies and the general public, and the Administrative Judicial Institute, a resource center that provides training, continuing education, research and support services for administrative law judges and hearing officers.

Job Description

The Office of Administrative Trials & Hearings is seeking to hire a Central Office Timekeeper who will provide direct administrative support to the Timekeeping Services Unit within the agency’s Human Resources Dept for an agency of approximately 800 employees. Under direction of the Director of Payroll/Timekeeping, the selected candidate will serve as a Timekeeper responsible for processing and maintaining time and attendance records in the City Time timekeeping system. This position analyzes and understands the activities being performed with respect to payroll and NYC agency policy. Strong attention to detail, ability to deal with time-critical time-sensitive activities, proficient computer and data entry skills, and excellent written and oral communication skills are essential. This position works in conjunction with the agency’s Payroll staff to assure that employees are paid accurately and on time. Some examples of typical duties may include, but are not limited to:

- Assist in all Timekeeping functions and inquiries.
- Perform City Time entries including approver and schedule changes, OT approvals, second level approvals, and manual entries.
- Monitoring agency weekly timesheets for completeness.
- Adjusting and reapproving weekly timesheets for employees.
- Monitoring and tracking time usage and accruals for all staff members.
- Assist with processing all manual leave adjustments and online event entries in City Time.
- Assist in processing, documented sick leave, blood donations, FMLA requests, jury duty actions and absence control reports.
- Provide orientation for newly hired and promoted employees.
- Assisting with enrolling new employees, as well as re-enrollments, when necessary, into City Time.
- Maintaining employee timekeeping folders and confidential information.
- Prepare and generate City Time and CHRMS reports.
- Assisting with reviewing and processing ingoing and outgoing DP2001’s for transfer employees.
- Performing specific projects as requested by the unit supervisor.

***Only permanent employees in the title and those that are reachable on the civil service list are eligible to apply. ***

Note: Posting open to Current City Employees Only.

Qualification Requirements
A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent approved by a State's department of education or a recognized accrediting organization and one year of satisfactory clerical experience.
Skills Requirement
Keyboard familiarity with the ability to type at a minimum of 100 key strokes (20 words) per minute.

- Experience in City Time, CHRMS and Payroll Management System (PMS) - Knowledge of NYC Citywide Pay and Leave Regulations - Excellent organizational and communication skills - Ability to work well in a fast-paced environment

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.