Executive Director, Compensation and Benefits

City of New York • New York, NY

2d • $83,718 - $223,299 • Onsite

About The Position

Under the direction of the Assistant Commissioner, Human Resources Division, the New York City Police Department is seeking a detail-orientated and experienced individual to oversee auditing of various human resources and payroll transactions. The Executive Director will play a key role in conducting employee separation audits, processing time and leave transactions, and ensuring the accuracy and integrity of employee data across multiple human resources and payroll systems. In this role, the selected candidate will support the timely and accurate resolution of audit findings, system updates, and employee inquiries in accordance with applicable laws, rules, policies, and departmental standards. The role also involves managing a large payroll staff responsible for various payment processing, check distribution, personnel data management, and uniformed personnel payroll functions.

Requirements

• A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university, including or supplemented by 24 semester credits in accounting, including one course each in advanced accounting and auditing, and four years of satisfactory full-time professional accounting or auditing experience, at least 18 months of which must have been in an administrative, managerial, or executive capacity or supervising a staff performing accounting or auditing work; or
• A valid New York State Certified Public Accountant license and at least 18 months of satisfactory full-time professional accounting or auditing experience in an administrative, managerial or executive capacity or supervising a staff performing accounting or auditing work.

Responsibilities

• Conduct time balance audits for separating employees and military personnel to ensure accuracy and compliance with established policies and procedures.
• Process and update NYCAPS transactions, including the submission of system tickets as required to resolve discrepancies or processing issues.
• Review and implement DP-2001 submissions and process manual leave adjustment transactions in City Time in accordance with governing guidelines.
• Generate and analyze system reports in CHRMS, NYCAPS, and other applicable systems to support auditing and reconciliation activities.
• Research and resolve time and leave discrepancies.
• Ensure all activities are performed in full compliance with applicable laws, rules, and policies.
• Perform related duties as assigned or as necessary to support operations.
• Manage a large payroll staff working on Annuity, Welfare and Legal Payments, Civilian Salary and Longevity, Check Distribution, Personnel Data, Uniformed Personnel payroll, and Taxable Fringe calculations.
• Process payments using the Financial Management System (FMS).
• Respond to questions from unions.
• Process collective bargaining increases, including additions to gross within the prescribed time.
• Prepare Radio Bonus payments, annual leave payments, holiday payments, collective bargaining increases, salary merit and promotions, and step or level maturations.
• Work closely with the Overpayment unit.
• Respond to written and telephone inquiries.
• Ensure checks are released by working closely with the Leaves unit and the Overpayment unit.
• Pull checks from old commands to new command.
• Ensure only authorized employees pick up checks for commands.
• Annual distribution of W-2 to commands.
• Ensure Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) overtime payments to ceased members.
• Ensure check distribution is manned, checks are picked up, social conditions changes are processed, and processes the City Waiver taxes.
• Ensure new recruits are entered into Payroll in a timely manner.
• Process annual steps, longevity differentials, and night shift differential payments.
• Process collective bargaining increases for uniformed personnel.
• Perform annual calculation of departmental vehicle usage for taxable fringe to affect personnel for inclusion in W-2.

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: Full-time
• Career Level: Executive