Payroll Specialist II, Finance

Position Title:

Payroll Specialist II

Division:
Financial Services

Reports To:

Coordinator, Accounting Services

FLSA Status:
Non-Exempt

Salary

Schedule:

AS3

Work Days: 244

Essential Duties:

* Calculate, key, and balance employee salaries, changes to salaries, withholding taxes, insurance, and other deductions.

* Balance and generate monthly payroll; print checks.

* Examine and check documents for conformity with District policies, and federal and state laws and regulations.

* Maintain accurate and up-to-date payroll records.

* Prepare monthly payroll reconciliations for review by supervisor.

* Perform computer data entries to record, update, and retrieve department information and to prepare spreadsheets, reports, and correspondence.

* Receive, review, prepare, and/or submit a variety of documents such as change forms, time sheets, absence reports, retirement forms, insurance bills, expenditure request forms, Social Security forms, direct deposit forms, tax forms, W-4s, checks, check registers, deduction registers, payroll registers, voids and manuals, memos, correspondence, etc.

* Perform computer data entries to record, update, and retrieve department information and to prepare spreadsheets, reports and correspondence.

* Receive, review, prepare, and/or submit a variety of documents such as change forms, time sheets, absence reports, retirement forms, insurance bills, expenditure request forms, Social Security forms, direct deposit forms, tax forms, W-4s, checks, check registers, deduction registers, payroll registers, voids and manuals, memos, correspondence, etc.

* Perform general clerical work as necessary, including but not limited to answering the telephone, typing reports and correspondence, copying and filing documents, ordering supplies, etc.

* Provide exceptional customer service on a daily basis and maintain professional practices.

* Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Qualifications:

* Minimum of a High School Diploma or state approved High School Equivalency (HSE), required;
Vocational/technical diploma in Accounting, Bookkeeping, or specialized application, preferred.

* Three to five years of Payroll or Human Resources experience, or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience that provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities, required.

* Ability to apply basic bookkeeping principles and practices in the maintenance of payroll records, under occasional supervision, required.

* Exceptional integrity, commitment to confidentiality, excellent character, and strong professional reputation.

* Ability to abide by the Georgia Professional Standards Code of Ethics for Educators.

* Must be regularly, predictably, and reliably at work.

* Ability to be present at the physical worksite.

* Must perform tasks involving prolonged periods of standing, walking, and sitting.

* Must perform routine physical activities such as bending and lifting/pushing/pulling up to 50 pounds.

* Vision, hearing, written, and verbal communications are essential factors in performing required tasks.