Bookkeeper, Level III (PART-TIME)

City of New York • New York City, NY

2d • Onsite

About The Position

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 two (2) Bookkeepers positions will be responsible for reconciliation of payroll reports for all civilian NYPD employees, processing one-time payments, one-time deductions, retro pay/leave triggers, and approval of payroll transactions. They will review pending annual payments of uniform allowances for all eligible civilian titles and resolve payroll discrepancies and communicate resolutions with different commands. In addition to they will assist with audit of payroll transactions on 160/161 “Pending Pay Detail Report” and review biweekly paychecks to avoid underpayments or overpayments, generating supplemental paychecks as required. They will also be tasked with assisting in audits of sick/workers compensation grants payments for civilian members of service and will respond to all payroll inquiries.

Requirements

• 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
• A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent approved by a State’s Department of Education or a recognized accrediting organization, and two years of satisfactory full-time bookkeeping experience; or
• 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.

Responsibilities

• Reconciliation of payroll reports for all civilian NYPD employees
• Processing one-time payments
• Processing one-time deductions
• Processing retro pay/leave triggers
• Approval of payroll transactions
• Review pending annual payments of uniform allowances for all eligible civilian titles
• Resolve payroll discrepancies and communicate resolutions with different commands
• Assist with audit of payroll transactions on 160/161 “Pending Pay Detail Report”
• Review biweekly paychecks to avoid underpayments or overpayments, generating supplemental paychecks as required
• Assist in audits of sick/workers compensation grants payments for civilian members of service
• Respond to all payroll inquiries

Benefits

• health insurance for the employee and his or her spouse or domestic partner and unemancipated children under age 26
• union benefits such as dental and vision coverage
• paid annual leave and sick leave
• paid holidays
• a pension
• optional savings and pre-tax programs such as Deferred Compensation, IRA, and a flexible spending account

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees