Bookkeeper, Level III

Full-time - Entry Level

New York City, NY

Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities

About the position

The Payroll Section is responsible for processing payroll for all civilian and uniformed members of service for the NYPD. The Payroll Section is seeking a Bookkeeper, Level III who will perform Administrative functions including some accounting and auditing work.

Responsibilities

• Calculating military members of the services' differential pay (Extended Military Benefits Program-DP) and obtaining approval from DCAS.
• Researching, calculating, inputting data and sending correspondences to the 'EMBP-FT' members in regards to their military repayment.
• Corresponding with active and ceased members of service.
• Processing EMBP repayments and obtaining approval from DCAS and send to OPA for processing.
• Processing repayments and calculating military leave conversations for military members.
• Calculate lump sum payment for unused Leave balances.

Requirements

• Completion of 30 semester credits from an accredited college or university, including 6 credits in accounting; or
• A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent and two years of satisfactory full-time bookkeeping experience; or
• A satisfactory combination of education and/or experience equivalent to '1' or '2' above.
• All candidates must have a high school diploma or its educational equivalent, and either 6 semester credits in accounting from an accredited college or 6 months of experience.

Nice-to-haves

• Must be very detail oriented and proficient in data entry.
• Preferred computer applications: MS Excel, MS Word, MS Access, PMS (Payroll Management System), CHRMS (City Human Resources Management System), PI (Payroll Information), Citytime, NYCAPS (NYC Automated Personnel System)

Benefits

• Health insurance for the employee and their spouse or domestic partner and un-emancipated 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.