Payroll Clerk

Department: Administration

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Manhattan

Reporting To: Comptroller

Compensation: $24.00 - $28.00 / hour

The Payroll Clerk will assist the Comptroller and work closely with the Payroll Coordinator in the day-to-day operational activities of the Finance Department as they relate to payroll.

• Processing paper time cards for data entry into batches
• Entering new hires in ADP
• Review time card submissions by full time employees
• Analyze full time hourly time cards for overtime pay;
• Issue stop payments on lost checks in ADP;
• Process sick time and mandated trainings requests;
• Assist with setting up open enrollment;
• Process rehires, terminations, tax change, direct deposit and address changes;
• Assist with Transit, FSA, Dependent Care and Parking submissions;
• Respond to inquiries via payroll email;
• Clean up stale checks monthly and process wage garnishments;
• Provide payroll reports to the Comptroller, COO and CEO upon request;
• Pull middle school wage reports to Comptroller;
• Review part time hours worked against employee schedules;
• Provide access to employees for creating their ADP accounts;
• Serve as a back up to the Payroll Coordinator.

• College degree preferred;
• Experience processing payroll preferred but not required;
• Experience with ADP Workforce Now preferred but not required;
• Knowledge of Microsoft Excel and CSV formatting;
• Strong attention to detail;
• Ability to work independently and as a member of the team;
• Ability and commitment to meet deadlines;
• Excellent interpersonal skills;
• Well-developed sense of humor.

• Paid lunch hour
• Vacation Days: 15 per fiscal year
• Sick Days: 7 per fiscal year
• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
• Retirement Plan
• Flex Spending Account