Payroll​/HR Clerk

Position Type: Secretarial/Clerical/ Payroll

Date Posted: 1/5/2026

Location: Wilkinson County School District

Date Available: ASAP

Closing Date: Until filled

POSITION TITLE: Payroll/ HR Clerk

Reports to: Business Manager

Preparation and maintenance of district payroll and provide clerical support to business services; and other related duties as required.

• Preparation and maintenance of all District payroll.
• Process and post time sheets for regular and substitute employees.
• Provide confidential services to the Business department.
• Maintain, process, and track employment forms including but not limited to earnings or other agencies as requested.
• Research and answer payroll related questions.
• Maintain, process, and track employee vacation, sick leave, catastrophic leave, and other leaves, including monitoring for compliance with district policy.
• Process voluntary deductions.
• Maintain, process and track retiree insurance including quarterly invoices and premium collection.
• Act as liaison between employee and insurance administrator regarding coverage changes.
• Monitor District’s tax-sheltered annuities for withholding limits.
• Provide backup clerical support for the business services department as assigned.
• Write and print payroll reports, and other related reports.
• Keep a record of all employees and their current salary.
• Provide salary information to other personnel as assigned.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Education:

High School Diploma or equivalent

Business or Business related degree is preferred

Courses in accounting and computer software such as Excel, Word, and Windows

Two or more years of general clerical experience including the use of computer software related to payroll

• Standard office equipment.
• Microsoft Excel and Word software programs.
• Correct English usage, grammar, punctuation, and vocabulary.
• Math concepts.
• Tax sheltered annuity compliance rules and regulations.
• General clerical skills.
• Payroll preparation programs.
• Record keeping techniques.
• Interpersonal skills using tact, patience, and courtesy.
• Public relations techniques.
• Oral and written communication skills.

• Indoor office environment subject to frequent interruptions; changing priorities from time to time.

• Dexterity of hands and fingers to operate a variety of standard office equipment.
• Reaching overhead, above the shoulders and horizontally to file and reach for documents.
• Clarity of vision at varying distances to be able to monitor payroll data and individual behavior and to operate a computer and other office equipment.
• Verbal, auditory, and written capabilities to effectively communicate in an articulate manner.
• Lifting of objects with a strength factor of light work.