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Supervisor, Uniformed Personnel Transactions Unit

City of New York

New York, NYJob$68–90K/yrSeen 1w agoSeen in employer's feed 2 days ago

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At a glance

Compensation
$68–90K/yr
Location
New York, NY
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

New York State CPA License Or Equivalent Experience

Job overview

The New York City Police Department seeks an Administrative Accountant to supervise its Uniformed Personnel Transactions Unit. The unit processes and audits salary transactions for new probationary officers and uniformed members, including promotions, longevity, and differential payments. The supervisor oversees payroll audits and inquiries, improves audit procedures, coordinates with other units and section executives, and trains and evaluates staff.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

AccountingAuditingAdvanced AccountingCost Accounting

Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree With Accounting CreditsFour Years Accounting or Auditing Experience18 Months Supervisory ExperienceNew York State CPA License or Equivalent Experience

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Paid Time Off
401(k) Match

Full job description

Job Description

The mission of the New York City Police Department is to enhance the quality of life in New York City by working in partnership with the community to enforce the law, preserve peace, protect the people, reduce fear, and maintain order. The New York City Police Department strives to foster a safe and fair city through the strategic deployment of resources, focusing on both crime prevention and addressing quality-of-life concerns while building lasting community relationships.

The NYPD is seeking an Administrative Accountant to serve as Supervisor of the Uniformed Personnel Transactions Unit. The Unit is responsible for collaborating with the Candidate Assessment Division to ensure that all new Probationary Police Officers are correctly entered and accepted into NYCAPS for payroll processing. In addition, the Unit enters and audits the salary transactions for all uniformed members who are promoted, receive longevity or differential payments, and all related salary transactions.

The Supervisor, Uniformed Personnel Transactions Unit's duties include, but will not be limited to, the following:

  • Processing all types of financial changes due to night differential entitlements, collective bargaining increases, breaks in service, and longevity changes, among others.

  • Conducts weekly audits through NYCAPS and CHRMS databases to verify step increases in payments and suffix changes.

  • Fields and responds to a high volume of payroll-related inquiries via telephone calls and e-mails

  • Collaborates with executives in the Compensation, Benefits and Leave Management Section to escalate issues and identify solutions

  • Develops and modifies standard operating procedures for streamlining the entirety of the audit process, including modifying (or retiring) antiquated and unnecessary audits

  • Works closely with staff in other Units to address any backlog of working chart changes

  • Trains, mentors, develops, and supervises staff. Evaluates staff performance and makes recommendations for improvements, necessary training, and promotional opportunities.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

In compliance with federal Law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification document form upon hire.

The City of New York offers a comprehensive benefits package including health insurance for the employee and his or her spouse or domestic partner and unemancipated children under age 26, union benefits such as dental and vision coverage, paid annual leave and sick leave, paid holidays, a pension, and optional savings and pre-tax programs such as Deferred Compensation, IRA, and a flexible spending account.

ADMINISTRATIVE ACCOUNTANT (NON - 1000B

Qualifications

  1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college including or supplemented by 24 credits in accounting, including one course each in advanced accounting, auditing, and cost accounting and four years of satisfactory full-time professional accounting or auditing experience, at least 18 months of which must have been in an administrative, managerial, or executive capacity or supervising a staff performing accounting or auditing work; or

  2. A valid New York State Certified Public Accountant license and at least 18 months of satisfactory full-time professional accounting or auditing experience in an administrative, managerial or executive capacity or supervising a staff performing accounting or auditing work.

Additional Information

The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.

Salary Min: $ 68,214.00

Salary Max: $ 90,000.00

How this job compares

Set against the 4,827 open Accounting jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 3, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$68–90K/yr
  • New York median$90–127K/yr276 salary ranges
  • US median$94–135K/yr2,364 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $79K, is 30% below the New York median midpoint ($113K) — in the lowest quarter of Accounting salary ranges in New York.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 479 open Accounting jobs in New York and 4,827 across the US. 4% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
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Experience
This posting asks for at least 4 years of experience; Accounting postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (3,544 postings).
Education
2,402 of the 4,827 open Accounting jobs (50%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 3, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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