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Westchester County · 1 month ago

Program Specialist (Payroll Auditing)

White Plains, NY

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$76K/yr - $92K/yr

6+ years exp

Westchester County Department of Finance is actively recruiting for a Program Specialist (Payroll Auditing). The role involves supervising payroll auditing, processing, and reconciliation, while ensuring compliance with rules and regulations affecting employee payrolls.

Government Administration

Hiring Manager

Frank Celentano

Responsibilities

Schedules, distributes and reviews the work load for the payroll audit section

Supervises and trains clerks in payroll auditing procedures

Participates in auditing the time and attendance sheets submitted by departments

Reviews format and evaluates data on time sheets

Advises payroll clerks in departments of correct procedures and explains methods of automated computation

Interprets rules and regulations of social security, retirement, insurance, and hospitalization

Audits payrolls for proper application of social security and retirement laws and regulations, budget allocations, restrictions, administrative policies, and other laws as applicable

Supervises calculations for social security, health insurance, withholding taxes, retirement and other deductions, with necessary remittances

Establishes and maintains controls to check accuracy of information updating salaries, taxes, bonds, retirement, insurances, etc., makes changes as needed to correct errors

Uses computer applications or other automated systems such as spreadsheets, word processing, calendar, e-mail and database software in performing work assignments

May access protected health information (PHI) in accordance with departmental assignments and guidelines defining levels of access (i.e. incidental vs. extensive)

May perform other incidental tasks, as needed

Qualification

Payroll auditingSupervisory experienceAutomated payroll systemsFederalState tax lawsMathematical computationsComputer applicationsCommunication skillsInitiativeInterpersonal skills

Required

Possession of a high school or equivalency diploma

Bachelor's degree in accounting or business administration, or related field, and two years of supervisory experience in the auditing or preparation of a payroll in an automated system for at least five hundred employees

Six years of experience in the auditing or preparation of a payroll using an automated system for at least five hundred employees, two of which must have been in a supervisory capacity

A satisfactory equivalent combination of the foregoing training and experience as defined by the limits of (a) and (b)

Good knowledge of payroll procedures, especially with reference to county processes

Good knowledge of principles of payroll auditing

Good knowledge of federal and state tax laws related to employee payrolls as well as social security rules and regulations

Good knowledge of automated payroll operations and procedures

Familiarity with personnel and budget procedures

Ability to work with complex mathematical computations

Ability to supervise the work of others

Ability to get along well with others and to deal effectively with other County or Medical departments

Ability to effectively use computer applications such as spreadsheets, word processing, calendar, e-mail and database software in performing work assignments

Ability to read, write, speak, understand, and communicate in English sufficiently to perform the essential duties of the position

Accuracy

Initiative

Physical condition commensurate with the requirement of the position

Preferred

Post graduate education, which must have included at least 12 credits in finance, accounting or business, may be substituted at the rate of 30 credits per year of experience, exclusive of the supervisory experience