Position Summary:
The New York County District Attorney's Office Human Resources Department has an opening for a Human Resources Assistant.  In this position the Human Resources Assistant is responsible for providing administrative support to Payroll and Timekeeping Unit.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

•  Maintains payroll information by collecting, calculating, and entering data.
• Updates payroll records by entering changes in exemptions, insurance coverage, savings deductions, and job title and department/division transfers.
• Prepares reports by compiling summaries of earnings, taxes, deductions, leave, disability, and nontaxable wages.
• Determines payroll liabilities by calculating employee federal and state income and social security taxes and employer's social security, unemployment, and workers compensation payments.
• Resolves payroll discrepancies by collecting and analyzing information.
• Provides payroll information by answering questions and requests.
• Maintains payroll operations by following policies and procedures; reporting needed changes.
• Assist with the administration, tracking and reporting of data in our HRIS.
• Data extraction from various in house HR systems to be used in high level reports, audits or other reporting needs.
• Other job related duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Must be able to work in a team environment.
• Proven efficiency in the use of MS Office Suite (Microsoft Office, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Able to maintain a positive attitude to set the tone for a professional office environment.
• Able to exhibit a high level of confidentiality and diplomacy.
• Effective communication, strong interpersonal and customer service skills.
• Excellent planning and organizational skills.
• Prior administrative experience within a human resources department or related work preferred
• Knowledge and familiarity with DANY’s in-house applications and methods of data extraction from those applications.

Educational Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree

Additional Requirements:

• One (1) year commitment to the hiring bureau.