Senior Office Assistant - Payroll Specialist

Posted: October 17, 2025
Dept: Finance
Grade 10
Salary: $65,148-$79,290

PAYROLL SPECIALIST NEEDED

SENIOR OFFICE ASSISTANT - COMPTROLLER

DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES:

• Responsible for all employees/ retirees medical, dental, vision, other benefit plans and Medicare reimbursements.
• Prepares monthly vouchers for payment for benefit programs (medical, dental, vision) for all active employees and retirees.
• Responsible for daily interaction with all employees and retirees.
• Prepares payroll for 250+ full-time employees and summer seasonal employees.
• Prepares payroll filings required by Federal, State, and local agencies for each payroll; prepares Federal and State tax return reports quarterly and W-2/W-3’s annually.
• Responsible for New York State Retirement System employee management and reporting.
• Daily data entry to record cash receipts.
• Process workers compensation accident reports and is the liaison with third party vendor for any claim issues.

PREFERRED ESSENTIAL SKILLS: Uses computer applications in order to meet the financial needs of the office (i.e., enters payroll data into KVS Standard, enters cash receipts into KVS Enterprise, manages employee and retiree data in the NYS retirement system and health benefits through multiple vendor portals). Should be proficient with Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Outlook, etc.).

PREFERRED EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE: Preferably at least 2 years of college with a concentrated study in accounting. 5 years of general office experience with 3 years of computerized payroll system and computerized financial software background.

Please see attached posting for all requirements

NOTE:  A $40 fee paid by check to Westchester County is also required if hired. Job Class Code: 0708

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