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Job Title


Payroll Clerk


Company : City of New York


Location : New York City, NY


Created : 2026-04-16


Job Type : Full Time


Job Description

Job Description Must be permanent in the title or reachable on the civil service list. The NYC Law Department is currently seeking a qualified candidate for a Full Time Clerical Associate Level 3 position as Payroll Clerk for its Administration Divisionu2019s Payroll Unit. This position encompasses responsible work of varying degrees of difficulty and responsibility performed under supervision of the Payroll Supervisor and Chief of Payroll and Timekeeping. This person will be responsible for the following duties: - Payroll Data Entry Processing - one time payments/deductions, such as Attorney Reimbursements, DOI Fingerprint Processing Fees, Personnel Processing Fees and Managerial Lump Sum payments. - Data Entry Processing of Employee Elected Deductions u2013 this includes applications/cancellations/changes to TransitCheck/Edenred transportation spending accounts, Direct Deposit, combined municipal contributions, and college savings. - Payroll/Paycheck Verifications u2013 EFT (Direct Deposit) stop payment requests and bank reversals, supplemental payroll requests and the processing of undistributed/lost/stolen checks. - Payroll Reports and Verifying Information u2013 includes the review of pay detail reports for retro and current payments, prepare/process retro pay triggers, approval of payments and review of current and previous pay cycle event detail reports. Request/send transfer of employee time and leave information. Ensure all employees receive their entitled payments and paychecks. Batching and distribution of paychecks/stubs. Collection of Agency property - Employee ID, Court ID, etc. Batch and distribute/mail pay checks, pay statements and other payroll documents. Assist employees with payroll inquiries. - Employee Verifications u2013 responsible for processing verifications for NYCERS/NYS Pension Buy backs, NYCHA Wage and Employment, Mortgage/Loan verifications and employment verifications for child care applications. In addition, this person will also process No-Fault Insurance - Employer's Wage Verification Reports, Higher Education Loan verifications, Child support collections verifications and Union/Non-Union disability verifications of employees. To apply: Click