Payroll Clerk (Three-Shift Operations

Introduction

Do you have experience as a State of Connecticut Payroll Clerk? Join our team as a Payroll Clerk (Three-Shift Operations) to make an impact and lead with excellence!

The State of Connecticut, Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS) has an anticipated opening for Payroll Clerk (Three-Shift Operations)! Please note you must be a current State of CT employee to be considered for this position (see Selection Plan for additional details).

• FACILITY: DMHAS Office of the Commissioner (OOC)
• LOCATION:
  
  460 Silver Street, Middletown, CT
• SCHEDULE:
  
  Full-Time, 40 Hours per Week, First Shift, Monday through Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm
• POSITION NUMBER: 23749

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• Professional growth and development opportunities
• A healthy work/life balance to all employees

DMHAS is a health care agency whose mission is to promote the overall health and wellness of persons with behavioral health needs through an integrated network of holistic, comprehensive, effective, and efficient services and supports that foster dignity, respect, and self-sufficiency in those we serve.

A comprehensive medical examination, including a drug screening, will be required of all applicants upon a conditional offer of employment. All state employees must adhere to Connecticut's Policy for a Drug Free Workplace.

Please Note:

In order to be considered for this job opening, you must be a current State of CT employee, who has worked for the state for at least six (6) months of full-time service or full-time equivalent service, absent any applicable collective bargaining language, and meet the Minimum Qualifications as listed on the job opening. You must specify your qualifications on your application.

In the Departments of Children and Families, Correction, Developmental Services, Emergency Services and Public Protection, Mental Health and Addiction Services, and Veterans Affairs this class is accountable for preparing and maintaining biweekly regular, overtime and supplemental payrolls for an assigned group of employees and for independently performing various payroll support activities.

• Prepares biweekly regular, overtime, and supplemental payrolls
• Reviews employee timecards and/or timesheets for accuracy and completeness and posts hours worked to master payroll cards
• Reviews personnel and/or payroll change notices and posts changes and/or adjustments to master files, e.g., new hires, transfers, reclassifications, terminations, retirements, over payments and/or underpayments, wage increases, deduction changes (health insurance, union dues and/or fees, credit union payments, charitable contributions, bond or sheltered tax annuity payments, group life insurance payments, etc.)
• Calculates gross wages
• Notes deductions on worksheets and deduction summary sheets
• Prepares and balances prelists for Central Payroll (Office of State Comptroller), noting both salary and deduction data or codes standard payroll action forms in conjunction with computerized payroll system
• Prepares and totals various deduction worksheets, e.g., credit union, medical and/or insurance providers, etc.
• Prepares and submits summary sheets and transmittal certificates or detailed analysis of expenditure reports and expenditure certificates to Central Payroll
• Verifies check register and printouts from Central Payroll against worksheets and records
• Performs various clerical accounting functions such as calculating balances and posting charges to expenditure accounts
• Prepares supplemental payrolls such as longevity payments, vacation pay, promotional adjustments, etc.
• Calculates and processes retroactive payments, collective bargaining increases and annual increments
• Performs various clerical accounting functions such as calculating balances and posting charges to expenditure accounts
• Verifies provider checks issued by Office of State Comptroller against own records
• Verifies providers' bills in same manner
• Keeps abreast of collective bargaining contract requirements and restrictions as related to payroll (dates for salary increases, overtime, shift differential and holiday pay restrictions, etc.)
• Responds to employee inquiries regarding paychecks and payroll practices and procedures
• Maintains various records and files for payroll data and forms
• May calculate workers' compensation and/or retirement payments
• May calculate and monitor payroll deductions for court ordered wage executions (garnishments)
• May consult division or facility supervisors regarding employee time recorded
• Performs related duties as required.

Knowledge of

• payroll terminology, practices and procedures
• basic accounting and bookkeeping principles and procedures
• general office procedures

Skills

• interpersonal skills
• oral and written communication skills
• in performing arithmetic computations

Ability to

• read, understand and apply applicable contract…