Payroll Funding Analyst

City of New York • New York City, NY

10h • Onsite

About The Position

The NYC Financial Information Services Agency-Office of Payroll Administration (FISA-OPA) is hiring a Payroll Funding Analyst for its Payroll Funding, Certification and ACH Unit. The analyst funds payrolls for City agencies, prepares funding schedules, processes payment and payment-hold documents, calculates electronic funds transfer escrow amounts, confirms payroll ACH files, and releases files through the Infodex telephone system. The role also includes making daily deposits into City bank accounts, distributing deposit records, assisting with payroll-related refunds and direct deposit reversals, responding to direct deposit inquiries, and completing other payroll funding tasks assigned by a supervisor or director.

The position is listed under the Staff Analyst civil service title. The stated schedule is 35 hours per week on the day shift, and the work location is 5 Manhattan West, New York, NY.

Requirements

• Meet one of the stated Staff Analyst qualification pathways: a qualifying master’s degree or Juris Doctor; a bachelor’s degree and two years of qualifying professional experience; an associate degree or 60 semester credits and four years of qualifying professional experience; a high school diploma or equivalent and six years of qualifying professional experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• All candidates must have a high school diploma.
• Qualifying professional experience includes specified work in budget administration, accounting, economic or financial administration, fiscal or economic research, management or methods analysis, operations or organizational research, program evaluation, personnel or public administration, recruitment, position classification, personnel or labor relations, employee benefits, staff development, employment program planning or administration, labor market research, economic planning, social services program planning or evaluation, fiscal management, or a related area.
• College education may substitute for professional experience at the rate of 30 semester credits for one year of experience.
• For placement in Assignment Level II, candidates must have one additional year of qualifying professional experience after meeting the minimum requirements.

Nice To Haves

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience with Pi, PMS, RMDS (Report Management and Distribution System), and CHRMS (City Human Resource Management System).
• Excellent mathematical skills or proficiency in Excel.

Responsibilities

• Fund City agencies’ payrolls by preparing Schedule of Funding Forms using RMDS reports and submitting Payment Request – Balance Sheet (PRB1) and Payment Hold Maintenance (PHM) documents in FMS.
• Calculate EFT escrow amounts for all payroll cycles and prepare payroll funding schedules for EFT escrows, EFT net pay, and negative escrows.
• Confirm net pay and escrow deduction ACH credit files for active PMS payrolls and PPMS pension payrolls, and release the files via the Infodex telephone system.
• Make daily bank deposits into multiple City bank accounts using Image Direct Deposit devices, then scan and distribute the deposits to relevant parties by email.
• Assist with check refund cancellations, direct deposit reversals, and negative one-time deductions for direct deposit credit returns.
• Respond to direct deposit inquiries by phone or email.
• Perform other payroll funding tasks as assigned by the Supervisor and/or Directors.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED