Interim Technician

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Job : 5952020
Final date to receive applications: Oct 27, 2026 11:59 PM (Central Standard Time)
Re-Posted: Yesterday
Starting Date: Immediately

Location: Department of Talent Services, Teacher Administrative Center, 3215 Cuming Street, Omaha, NE

Reports to: Talent Services, Benefits Administrator

Work Schedule/FLSA Status: 12-Month, year-round, full-time / Salaried exempt

Salary

Schedule:

This is a non-negotiated Technician 4 position. S26/91D salary schedule starts at $82,598.82 per year. Salary credit may be awarded for applicable experience. Interim backfill position for the Omaha Public Schools ERP Project anticipated through July 2028.

Position

Purpose:

Under the direction of the Benefit Administrator, maintain, reconcile, and audit payroll earnings, with holdings, and deductions for all payrolls for the district. Maintain employees' accumulated benefit balances for tax reporting for W-2 purposes. Administer the following benefit programs: 403(b) Plan, Accumulated Sick Leave for Health Reimbursement Account & 403(b) Plan. Balance all life insurance programs and process premium payments. Administer life insurance claims for deceased employees, active, retired, or terminated employees if covered under the OPS plan.

Assist in the implementation of new benefits as needed.

Essential Performance Responsibilities:

• Maintain/reconcile daily payroll activity related to benefits and benefit balancing. Including bolt-on customization of prepay deductions for all hourly full-time employees. Ensure accuracy and balance of benefit deductions. Identify and resolve any discrepancy; research employee records and prepare data entry necessary to correct the discrepancy.
• Administer 403(b) tax-sheltered annuity plan. Review/process requests submitted to ensure the request follows IRS guidelines for establishing and maintaining a 403(b) plan. Receive and resolve employee/advisors/company questions pertaining to the 403(b) plan. Enroll employees in the 403(b) plan. Set up, maintain, review, and process all changes to 403(b) deductions. Confirm the 403(b) employee payroll deductions balance to the system-generated reports by the company and the Excel spreadsheet.
  
  Prepare documentation for each vendor payment after each payroll, then deliver detailed payment requests and supporting documentation to the Accounts Payable Department for issuance of company disbursements.
• Administer the Accumulated Sick Leave Plan in accordance with applicable policies and regulations. Coordination required with a third-party administrator for processing.
• Processing of Accumulated Sick Leave payout. Coordinate with Talent Services Team and the Payroll Department to ensure accuracy.
• Reconcile fund balances for all payroll-deducted benefits programs. Compare employee deductions to billing statements using system-generated summary reports, queries, and Excel spreadsheets. Coordinate balance variances by identifying and adjusting them.
• Maintain employer-paid benefits using system-generated payroll summary reports, queries, and an Excel spreadsheet to process and audit insurance programs. Coordinate with accounting for accurate premium payments.
• Enroll and process employee payments to the 403b plan. Maintain and reconcile employee deductions by comparing vendor reports and Excel spreadsheet reports. Submit a payment request to Accounts Payable.
• Enter payline adjustments on recently termed bi-weekly employees' benefit deductions to ensure accurate benefit balances are withheld on the employee’s final pay.
• Administer daily HRIS reports for benefits and payroll. Coordinate data for use within departmental policy. Assist…