Accounting Technician-Payroll

Accounting Technician III (NS)

The North Carolina State Highway Patrol's primary mission is to reduce collisions and make the highways of North Carolina as safe as possible. The NCSHP has more than 1,600 troopers who cover nearly 80,000 miles of North Carolina roadways, more than any other state except Texas. In addition to enforcing the state's traffic laws, state troopers also guide traffic during hurricane evacuations, re-route traffic around hazardous chemical spills, and they stand ready should any act of terrorism occur.

State Troopers are committed to protecting North Carolina's motoring public.

The NC State Highway Patrol (NCSHP) is seeking a well-rounded, focused-driven individual to join our team as an Accounting Technician Payroll. The Accounting Technician Payroll position is a Non-Sworn/Administrative position assigned to the Fiscal Section of the North Carolina State Highway Patrol. The primary purpose of this position is to calculate wages and deductions, preparing reports, assisting employees with compensation inquiries, and interpreting HR policies related to payroll.

Key Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Payroll Processing:
  Professional operation and oversight of payroll related duties - calculating and processing payroll, including time and attendance data, wages, and deductions, ensuring accuracy. Evaluate and solve complex time and payroll matters to predict and manage risk in areas of salary over payments and underpayments.
• Data and Record Maintenance:
  Enter, review, and maintain accurate payroll data, and prepare related fiscal and compliance reports. Uses technical reporting features in the Integrated HR Payroll System to monitor, track, and evaluate new hire actions and separation actions that may impact salaries.
• Communication and Employee Assistance:
  Serve as a point of contact to advise employees on their pay, benefits, and other compensation-related questions. Advise departmental management accurately and decisively, in writing and verbally, on issues impacting payroll or employee compensation.
• Policy Interpretation:
  Understand and apply complex state HR policies and procedures that impact employee compensation, leave, and overtime, such as leave classification, quotas, leveling, shift premium eligibility, and comp/overtime scenarios.
• Liaison and Reporting:
  Act as a liaison between agency HR staff, employees, and the Office of State Controller (OSC). Generate standard reports (i.e., longevity reports, budget fund reports) within the Integrated HR Payroll System to respond to common and uncommon payroll inquires.

To receive credit for your work history and credentials, you must provide the information on the application form. Any information omitted from the application form, listed as general statements, listed under the text resume section, or on an attachment will not be considered for qualifying credit.

Candidates meet the minimum qualifications of this position if they meet the minimum education and experience listed on the vacancy announcement. Vacancy specific knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) and/or management preferences are not required. Applicants who possess the following are preferred:

• Working knowledge of accounting methods, procedures, and accounting practices.
• General knowledge of a variety of technology, financial systems, and software packages to create and maintain data
• Ability to understand, interpret, and apply the laws and regulations pertaining to financial records
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships
• Ability to research, identify, and resolve discrepancies in accounting (payroll) transactions capabilities
• Ability to understand the use and application of budget codes, budget funds, agency management units, and inter funds
• General knowledge of the North Carolina Financial System (NCFS) for the purpose of supporting business needs within Budget Services related to accounts payable
• Experience in FIORI and Integrated HR-Payroll System (formerly known as Beacon)

Typical work schedule:
Monday-Friday; 8:00am-5:00pm

Note:

Qualified recommended applicant(s) must undergo and successfully pass:

• Criminal Background Investigation
• Drug Screening Test

Minimum Education and Experience

Some state job postings say you can qualify by an "equivalent combination of education and experience." If that language appears below, then you may qualify through EITHER years of education OR years of directly related experience, OR a combination of both. See the Education and Experience Equivalency Guide for details.

Associate's degree in Accounting from an appropriately accredited institution

AND

two years of experience in accounting;

OR

High school diploma or General Educational Development (GED) diploma

AND

four years of experience in accounting work; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

The NC State Highway Patrol (NCSHP) selects applicants for employment based on required education and experience and job-related knowledge, skills, and abilities…