Administration & Human Resources
Timekeeper
$46,503 to $73,002 a year
Posted until October 26, 2026 · posted September 25, 2026
Requirements
Diploma + experience
Exam
Competitive title
A job title where you show you are right for it by passing a competitive exam: multiple-choice, practical, education and experience, or a mix. On our job pages this shows as "Civil service exam title".
From ≈ $22.36 an hour · $1,789 every 2 weeks, before taxes (40-hour weeks).
NYC minimum wage is $17/hr. This beats it by $5.36/hr, with health insurance and a pension on top.
What you'd have made
$1,782 If you'd started this job 2 weeks ago, at this pay, before taxes.
An hour of this job pays for about 7.4 subway rides ($3 fare).
Price anything in hours of this job
Check yourself
What they actually ask for.
High school diploma plus experience
Qualification Requirements
A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent approved by a State's department of education or a recognized accrediting organization and one year of satisfactory clerical experience.
Skills Requirement
Keyboard familiarity with the ability to type at a minimum of 100 key strokes (20 words) per minute.
Quoted word for word from the official posting. The label above is ours, read from this text; if they disagree, this text wins.
The work
What the job is.
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Seasonal or temporary
“cessing and compensation for separated employees including resignation, termination, retirement and seasonal balance pay outs; audit the 1100 Report aimed at reconciling outstanding timesheets; and completing special projects as assigned.”
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The Timekeeper will monitor employee time and leave events and leave balances to ensure compliance with Citywide time and leave rules and regulations; final approving various leave requests, and various other Timekeeping transactions requiring second level approval; check for overtime, leaves, and other work flow items requiring second approval to ensure all the pending requests are approved final by the prescribed deadlines; ensure weekly compliance regarding timesheet submissions for all employees; review information from the Payroll Management System (PMS), CityTime, RMDS and CHRMS; respond to and resolve employees' time and leave questions in a professional and timely manner; process Timekeeping Supplemental transactions in CityTime to request supplemental paychecks for employees; work closely with the payroll staff in reviewing the biweekly 319 report for the release of paper checks; update and maintain employee schedules, assignments, profiles, approver trees, organization trees, etc. in CityTime; process MLAs for dedicated leaves and grants; enroll new employees into the automated Timekeeping system, CityTime, and Data Collection Devices (DCD’s); work collaboratively with the Payroll and Personnel areas to implement solutions to day-to-day issues and project activities; validate Last Day Worked/Last Day Paid (LDW/LDP) statements to facilitate registered leave processing and compensation for separated employees including resignation, termination, retirement and seasonal balance pay outs; audit the 1100 Report aimed at reconciling outstanding timesheets; and completing special projects as assigned.
Read the rest, from the posting
TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS POSITION CANDIDATE MUST BE SERVING PERMANENTLY IN THE TITLE OF CLERICAL ASSOCIATE, OR BE REACHABLE ON THE CLERICAL ASSOCIATE CIVIL SERVICE LIST.
Skills they'd like
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Expertise in Citywide time and leave rules, policies and procedures
- Excellent analytical skills and the ability to interpret and apply policies as required
- Proficiency in CityTime, Payroll Management System (PMS), City Human Resource
Management System (CHRMS), Reports Management Distribution System (RMDS)
Before you apply
The fine print.
Where you have to live
Live in NYC within 90 days (usually)
New York City residency is generally required within 90 days of appointment. However, City Employees in certain titles who have worked for the City for 2 continuous years may also be eligible to reside in Nassau, Suffolk, Putnam, Westchester, Rockland, or Orange County. To determine if the residency requirement applies to you, please discuss with the agency representative at the time of interview.
How to apply, from the posting
All resumes are to be submitted electronically.
Current City Employees: Please log into Employee Self Service (ESS) at https://hrb.nycaps.nycnet, follow the Careers link and search for Job ID# 794469.
All other applicants: Please go to www.nyc.gov/careers/search and search for Job ID# 794469.
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No phone calls, faxes or personal inquiries permitted.
Only those applicants under consideration will be contacted.
For more information about DOT, visit us at: www.nyc.gov/dot.
Sources
Straight from the city.
From the city's job data, which the city last updated September 28, 2026. You apply through the official posting.
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