Senior Payroll Specialist

Location: Chesterfield

## Senior Payroll Specialist Apply:
On-site Only:
Central Office - Springline:
Full time:
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* Our outstanding teachers, support staff members and leaders are top-notch educators whom others seek to emulate, and quite simply – we would like for you to consider joining us.*#
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* General Description:

** Responsible for the calculation, payment and reconciliation of contracted wages each pay period. Provides documentation and assists employees with inquiries regarding wages of new hires, salary amendments, resignations and retirement. Oversees daily functions of the payroll department, including VRS setups, Voluntary and involuntary deductions, garnishment processing, and any tasks to be completed prior to payroll runs and payroll processing. Processes voids, stop payments and manual checks.#

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* Job Description:

**** Essential Job Functions****:
*** Performs complex wage calculations using multiple spreadsheets for all Human Resource Employment Data Forms contracted employees to include new hires, terminations, retirees, employees with contract changes, employees that are going on a leave of absence and employees electing to participate in the Supplemental Retirement Program.  Coordinates with Human Resources to verify data from information related to payroll processing and make corrections.
Provides documentation to new employees, employees receiving a contract change and terminating employees explaining their first and last paychecks and any retro salary adjustments. Verifies Time and Attendance created pay transactions ensuring correctness in hours, rate of pay and general ledger account numbers to ensure the correct payment of contractual wages and prevent over payment of wages.
* Audits payroll memos regarding employees’ dismissal and administrative leave.

Monitors Time and Attendance created pay transactions ensuring terminated employees do not receive regular schedule paychecks.  Modifies pay transactions as needed to ensure terminated employees are not overpaid.  Calculates over payment of wages, contacts employees in writing and collects funds to ensure repayment to CCPS.
* Calculates payout of unused Annual and Personal hours for employees resigning from the school system. Coordinates the payment of retiree’s leave benefits and the calculation of pretax payroll deductions through Paybreeze.
Prepares calculation of pretax investments ensuring largest investment for employee upon request.
* Prepares pay transaction data in batch format and forwards for entry into Integral System.  Receives a reconciliation statement to verify batch data was entered correctly.
* Assists employees with questions regarding gross wages and other payroll inquiries. Composes correspondence to employees to explain payroll actions. Provides training to CCPS staff regarding FLSA as it relates to payroll processing.
* Balances payroll each pay period by creating a variance report that identifies all rate changes.  Any rate changes processed without documentation on file are researched in order to avoid over payments.
* Supervises payroll staff members and provides daily instruction in prioritizing tasks and meeting payroll deadlines. Performs the human resource management function to include interview selection, discipline and training of employees.  Provides guidance to staff members in regards to payroll deductions, non-contractual earnings, employee contributions and payment of wages regarding leave benefits. Oversees and recommends modifications to processes and procedures as necessary.  

Resolves complex problems encountered by payroll staff and departments.  Monitors time and attendance pay calculations of employees using FMLA and leave benefits.
* Oversees the payroll run (approximately 250-350 batches…