City Of New York

Employee Services (Payroll, Time, & Leave) Manager

City Of New York • $80K — $95K *
Business Services
Less than 5 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree and 4 years of relevant administrative experience, including 18 months in a supervisory role.
  • Associate degree or 60 college credits with 5 years of relevant experience, including 18 months in a supervisory role.
  • High school diploma or equivalent with 6 years of relevant experience, including 18 months in a supervisory role.
  • Experience must include independent decision-making in program management or planning.
  • Education may substitute for some experience, but supervisory experience is mandatory.

Responsibilities

  • Provide strategic leadership for HR functions including payroll and employee records.
  • Manage leave management programs and ensure compliance with timekeeping records.
  • Ensure accurate payroll operations and resolve complex issues with internal and external entities.
  • Conduct audits of employee records and implement corrective actions as needed.
  • Supervise employee services and records management staff, providing guidance and support.
  • Establish and improve HR policies and workflows to enhance operational efficiency.
  • Prepare and analyze metrics related to workforce attendance and operational performance.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health benefits package.
  • Professional development opportunities.
  • Supportive work environment focused on public health and justice.
  • Engagement in meaningful work that impacts families and communities.
  • Commitment to employee well-being and resilience.
Full Job Description
The Office of Chief Medical Examiner investigates cases of persons who die within New York City from criminal violence, by accident, by suicide, suddenly when in apparent health, when unattended by a physician, in a correctional facility or in any suspicious or unusual manner or where an application is made pursuant to law for a permit to cremate a body of a person. Our core purpose is to protect public health and serve impartial justice through forensic science and medicine. We exist to provide answers in support of families and communities during times of profound need. The core values of CARES guide our work for communities and inform our behavior toward each other and all those we serve. -Commitment: Dedicated to the mission at all times -Accountability: Responsible to each other and the community -Resilience: Adapt in the face of adversity -Excellence: Achieve and maintain the highest quality -Service: Innovate to meet evolving needs The core functions of the Human Resources & Labor Relations Unit include recruitment, onboarding/offboarding, employee discipline, labor relations, performance management, payroll, timekeeping, leaves, and professional development. We are seeking a manager to oversee employee services and records area, provide strategic and operational leadership for key HR functions, and ensure effective HR employee services and record management operations. The selected candidate will assist with various tasks included but not limited to: - Provide strategic leadership and oversight of HR functions related to timekeeping, payroll, employee leaves, benefits, employee records, and personnel services. - Manage and monitor leave management programs, including leave balances, timekeeping records, personnel actions, and employee data. - Ensure accurate, timely, and compliant payroll and timekeeping operations; coordinate with internal and external entities to resolve complex payroll and timekeeping issues. - Manage audits and reviews of employee records, timekeeping, and leave management, ensuring timely corrective action and regulatory compliance. - Oversee confidential personnel records, ensuring accuracy, security, and compliance with records retention requirements. - Supervise and evaluate employee services and records management staff. - Provide guidance and support to employees, managers, and leadership regarding HR policies, benefits, leave, payroll, timekeeping, and complex employee-related issues. - Establish and improve policies, procedures, and workflows to streamline processes, improve productivity, and enhance operational efficiency. - Prepare and analyze metrics and reports related to workforce attendance, leave utilization, employee records, and operational performance, and provide recommendations to leadership. - Maintain the confidentiality and integrity of sensitive employee information while ensuring appropriate access and timely responses. - Perform other duties as assigned. WORK AUTHORIZATION: Authorization to work in the Unites States is required for this position. Office of Chief Medical Examiner does not provide sponsorship for international employees for visa applications, extensions, or status changes, including STEM/OPT visas. Applicants are responsible for ensuring that they meet all qualifying requirements for this position at the time of application SPECIAL NOTE: Selected candidates will be required to provide a DNA sample by swabbing. Please note that only candidates selected for interview will be contacted for this position. **FINAL APPOINTMENTS ARE SUBJECT TO OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT & BUDGET APPROVAL** ADM MANAGER-NON-MGRL FRM M1/M2 - 1002C Qualifications 1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and four years of satisfactory, full-time progressively responsible clerical/administrative experience requiring independent decision-making concerning program management or planning, allocation for resources and the scheduling and assignment of work, 18 months of which must have been in an administrative, managerial, executive or supervisory capacity. The supervisory work must have been in the supervision of staff performing clerical/administrative work of more than moderate difficulty; or 2. An associate degree or 60 semester credits from an accredited college and five years of satisfactory, full-time progressively responsible experience as described in "1" above, 18 months of which must have been in an administrative, managerial, executive or supervisory capacity. The supervisory work must have been in the supervision of staff performing clerical/administrative work of more than moderate difficulty; or 3. A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent and six years of satisfactory, full-time progressively responsible experience as described in "1" above, 18 months of which must have been in an administrative, managerial, executive or supervisory capacity. The supervisory work must have been in the supervision of staff performing clerical/administrative work of more than moderate difficulty; or 4. Education and/or experience equivalent to "1", "2" or "3" above. However, all candidates must possess the 18 months of administrative, managerial, executive or supervisory experience as described in "1", "2" or "3" above. Education above the high school level may be substituted for the general clerical/administrative experience (but not for the administrative, managerial, executive or supervisory experience described in "1", "2" or "3" above) at a rate of 30 semester credits from an accredited college for 6 months of experience up to a maximum of 39 years. 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