Payroll​/Benefits Clerk-EXAM

Under direction, is responsible for performing payroll and/or benefit functions; performs related duties as required.

(Any one position may not include all of the duties listed, nor do the examples cover all of the duties that may be performed.)

• Processes personnel/payroll transactions, adjustments and corrections into computerized payroll system;
• Compiles and prepares statistical reports, summaries, and statements related to payroll and/or benefits;
• Provides information to employees on payroll matters, benefit plans, and collective bargaining agreements;
• Identifies problem areas and recommends solutions in payroll/personnel procedural practices;
• Responds to questions or complaints regarding payroll; resolves problems by performing qualitative reviews of individual cases;
• Locates and consolidates various information for reports or to resolve conflicts or errors;
• Performs mathematical computations related to personnel activities, such as vacation or sick leave accrual, rates of pay for varying terms, and overtime dollars or compensation time earned;
• Prepares, audits, and validates payroll; maintains personnel record files; processes personnel transactions;
• Explains policies and procedures that may require rule interpretation in answering payroll/personnel inquiries;
• Prepares and processes forms for automatic payroll deductions such as insurance, garnishments, and bargaining unit contributions;
• Processes and tracks claims for short-term and long-term disability, injury leave, FMLA, and worker's compensation;
• Answers employees' questions regarding benefit insurance programs; answers questions regarding benefits such as retirement, group insurance, workers compensation, and tuition reimbursement;
• May communicate with physicians, hospitals, and employees regarding claims.

Completion of the twelfth school grade and four (4) years of general office experience. Substitution(s): A certificate of high school equivalence (GED) will be accepted in lieu of a high school diploma. College training may be substituted for up to two (2) years of the required experience on a year-for-year basis (thirty (30) semester/forty-five (45) quarter credit hours equals one (1) year).

The City of Columbus is an Equal Opportunity Employer