Garnishment Specialist - Payroll Services

Job Title

Job Description

License and Certification

Qualifications:

Education

Qualifications:

H.S. Diploma or General Education Degree Required

Bachelor's Degree in related field Preferred

Experience

Qualifications:

5 years Payroll and/or income withholding experience Required

Paralegal and open records experience Preferred

Skills

Qualifications:

Ability to communicate with others in an effective and tactful manner

Ability to exercise independent judgment, troubleshoot, and solve problems

Ability to handle sensitive data in a confidential manner

Ability to maintain records with high degree of accuracy

Ability to read and interpret legal documents

Ability to apply mathematical concepts such as percentages and proportions to withholding situations

Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, or schedule format

Excellent interpersonal and human relations skills

Ability to read and interpret documents such as procedure manuals

Ability to write routine correspondence

Ability to speak effectively in one-on-one situations with employees

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals

Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations

Strong organizational skills and the ability to multitask in a high-volume processing environment

Ability to represent Gwinnett County Public Schools in a positive and professional manner

Strong computer skills with a working knowledge of Microsoft Office required

Knowledge of People Soft preferred

Primary Responsibilities:

Responsible for processing employee garnishments, levies, child support, student loans, bankruptcy information, federal and Georgia tax data, and banking corrections for direct deposits.

Assist with testing of People Soft tax updates

Process and maintain Federal Wage/Income Deduction Orders consisting of Internal Revenue Service (IRS) levies, child support, bankruptcy, student loans, and state court and magistrate court garnishments.

Balance and send timely payments to assigned income vendors based on state law requirements.

Counsel and assist employees on sensitive and confidential payroll processes.

Work with courts and other agencies for accurate reporting and compliance.

Review legal documents received to ensure compliance.

Knowledge of the Federal and State Garnishment Law's book required to determine priority of orders and amount to be deducted based on the Consumer Credit Protection Act (CCPA).

Ensure garnishment orders are entered according to People Soft processes and rules for proper garnishment deductions to be processed in accordance with garnishment laws and regulations.

Prepare Accounts Payable check requests and process People Soft upload of monthly payments to garnishment vendors in a timely and accurate manner.

Prepare mandated Magistrate and State Garnishment Answers to be sent with Magistrate and State garnishment payments.

Work with Banking to process returned Electronic Funds Transfers (EFTs) due to closed accounts and incorrect account numbers.

Prepare hand drawn check requests and reversals for funds returned.

Communicate with employees regarding returned funds for delivery preference and instructions to update direct deposit information.

Update employee direct deposit data as directed on EFT bank documentation due to incorrect or updated bank account information.

Maintain and process employee tax data for federal and state tax withholding information and assist with required reporting and communications.

Submit letters to the State of Georgia as required for employees requesting tax exempt status or greater than 14 withholding allowances.

Assist employees with tax withholding submittal questions.

Monitors Georgia tax submissions for Service members Civil Relief Act eligibility.

Answer employee questions and inquiries concerning W-4s, G-4s, and tax withholding on pay checks.

Receive, analyze, and respond to open records requests.

Provide timely response to requests from the Records Management, Inventory and Compliance Department made under the Open Records Act and other legal record requests.

Compile payroll history, attendance…