Payroll Coordinator
Dept of Design & Construction
New York, NY · $63k–$72k a year · Posted November 9, 2026
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About the job
Hours: Full Time - 35 Hours Work Location: 30-30 Thomson Avenue, LIC, NY 11101 The Department of Design & Construction, Human Resources and Staff Development seeks a highly motivated individual to serve as the Payroll Coordinator, reporting to the Executive Director. The selected candidate will assist with bi-weekly payroll such as detailed review of various reports in RMDS and Pi including the 160, 161, 700 and 320 and the utilization of employee level approval/holds, stop payments, reversals, manual offsets, and recoupments; reconcile and respond to payroll inquiries. Prepare the biweekly summary of payroll and send to the Office of Payroll Administration (OPA) for approval and release of payroll; pick up of bi-weekly paychecks at OPA, sort and distribute paychecks and stubs; generate or approve all payments (Supplemental, Retroactive, One-time); run and review pay-to-pay biweekly reports; process commuter benefits, direct deposits, and 529 applications; assist with the processing of quarterly differentials, worker’s compensation claims, review and process license reimbursement in Pi. Assist with the preparation of managerial lump sum and quarterly differentials/additions to gross; and coordinate with Personnel and Timekeeping Units to ensure accuracy of all paychecks and handle special projects as needed. Educational credentials must be from a U.S. Department of Education-recognized accredited institution. Credentials from foreign institutions require independent equivalency verification from an approved evaluation service. A list of providers (fees apply) is available at: https://www.nyc.gov/assets/dcas/downloads/pdf/employment/nyc-dcas-foreign-education-evaluation-guide.pdf. All applicants, including City Employees: Please go to NYC Government Jobs Explore Careers City of New York, go to Search for Open Jobs, and type in the Job ID # listed above. Submit job application as prompted. Do not apply via Employee Self-Service (ESS), e-mail, mail, or fax your resume to DDC directly.