ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: In support of the Office of the Commissioner, this position will be working in the Office of Planning, Budget, and Personnel to assist in providing high quality and confidential management of the Department's human resources functions including payroll and personnel. The primary function of this position is to prepare and process the weekly payroll of the Department. The Payroll Coordinator will also perform payroll/personnel tasks relating to general understanding of civil service and non-civil service employment procedures. Specific duties include but are not limited to:
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
Excellent communication, organizational, analytical, and planning skills. Must have strong attention to detail and accuracy. Must have strong keyboarding skills; be proficient in PeopleSoft HR applications or similar database applications. Must be able to use Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Excel, to a high level including the use of formulas. Must be able to learn new systems. Three years of office work experience with preference in the area of preparation and maintenance of payroll and/or accounting. Experience with human resources/personnel work in a large organization is highly desired, as is experience in handling confidential and sensitive information. Demonstrated customer service experience. Must be able to deal with the diverse public in a professional and courteous manner. Good problem-solving techniques necessary. At least one-year administrative support experience in accounts payable/receivable, finance, and/or debt collection or an associate degree in accounting or related field preferred. The City may require that candidates take and pass a computer skills proficiency test in Microsoft Outlook, Word, and/or Excel at the time of hire.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS: Ability to access, input, and retrieve information from a computer. Answer telephones and maintain multiple files. May require minimal lifting of up to 10 pounds. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
WORK ENVIRONMENT: Standard office environment. Fluorescent lighting, carpeted floors, and air conditioning. Requires attendance at meetings.
REQUIRED DOCUMENTS:
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Cambridge is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, in the Greater Boston area. It was named in honor of the University of Cambridge in England, a nexus of the Puritan theology embraced by the town's founders. Notably, Cambridge is home to two internationally prominent universities, Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. According to a 2008 census estimate the city population was 105,594. It is the fourth most populous city in the state, behind Boston, Worcester, and Springfield. Cambridge is one of the two county seats of Middlesex County (Lowell is the other).
The site for what would become Cambridge was chosen in December 1630, because it was located safely up river from Boston Harbor, which made it easily defensible from attacks by enemy ships. The first houses were built in the spring of 1631. The settlement was initially referred to as "the newe towne". Official Massachusetts records show the name capitalized as Newe Towne by 1632. Located at the first convenient Charles River crossing west of Boston, Newe Towne was one of a number of towns (including Boston, Dorchester, Watertown, and Weymouth) founded by the 700 original Puritan colonists of the Massachusetts Bay Colony under governor John Winthrop. The original village site is in the heart of today's Harvard Square. The marketplace where farmers brought in crops from surrounding towns to sell survives today as the small park at the corner of John F. Kennedy (J.F.K.) and Winthrop Streets, then at the edge of a salt marsh, since filled.
