Location: New York,NY, USA
Job Description
**Candidates must be permanent in the title of Bookkeeper or have taken the recent civil service exam. Please indicate this information in your cover letter.**
The mission of the New York City Police Department is to enhance the quality of life in New York City by working in partnership with the community to enforce the law, preserve peace, protect the people, reduce fear, and maintain order. The NYPD strives to foster a safe and fair city by incorporating Neighborhood Policing into all facets of Department operations and solve the problems that create crime and disorder through an interdependent relationship between the people and its police, and by pioneering strategic innovation.
The Payroll Section is responsible for processing payroll for all civilian and uniformed members of service for the NYPD. They are seeking a Bookkeeper who will perform professional accounting work and will be responsible for the following:
-Uniform and Civilian Payments for last days worked before Permanent Leave including retirements, resignations, transfers, dismissals and deceased.
-Uniform and Civilian Payments for last days worked before Temporary Leave including childcare, sick leaves, FMLA leave, military, and suspension.
-Process payments as Supplemental Checks when necessary.
-Mid-week pay adjustments for Civilian MOS including new appointments, provisional appointments, reassignments and reinstatements.
-Mid-week salary changes pay adjustment for Civilian MOS including promotions, upgrades, maturation, title change, demotion and salary adjustments.
-Researches and prints reports from PMS, RMDS, PI, City Time and CHRMS for all above Assignments.
-Process Anticipatory week request through City Time.
-Reviews, Corrects, and Files all work processed.
-Receives and process inquires via phone, E-mail, and in Person.
WORK LOCATION:
1 Police Plaza, New York, NY 10038
HOURS/ SHIFT:
Flexible; Monday to Friday with Remote Work from Home 1 Day/ Week
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Must be available to perform overtime as requested and/or needed based on deadlines and/or projects. Must be willing to be cross-trained and work as a team.
In compliance with Federal Law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification document form upon hire. The City of New York offers a comprehensive benefits package including health insurance for the employee and his or her spouse or domestic partner and un-emancipated children under age 26, union benefits such as dental and vision coverage, paid annual leave and sick leave, paid holidays, a pension, and optional savings and pre-tax programs such as Deferred Compensation, IRA, and a flexible spending account.
This position is open to qualified persons with a disability who are eligible for the 55-a program. Please indicate in your cover letter that you would like to be considered for the position under the 55-a program.
Qualifications
(1) Completion of 30 semester credits from an accredited college or university, accredited by regional, national, professional or specialized agencies recognized as accrediting bodies by the U.S. Secretary of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA), including 6 credits in accounting; or
(2) A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent approved by a States Department of Education or a recognized accrediting organization, and two years of satisfactory full-time bookkeeping experience; or
(3) A satisfactory combination of education and/or experience equivalent to 1 or 2 above. College education may be substituted for experience in 2 above on the basis that 15 semester credits from an accredited college may be substituted for each year of required experience. However, all candidates must have a high school diploma or its educational equivalent, and either 6 semester credits in accounting from an accredited college or 6 months of experience as described in 2 above.
To be eligible for placement in Assignment Level III individuals must have, in addition to meeting the minimum requirements, at least one year of experience as a Bookkeeper (40526) or at least four years of satisfactory full-time bookkeeping experience.
Additional Information
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.