Payroll Clerk Hybrid CL

Introduction

The State of Connecticut , Department of Motor Vehicles is now seeking a Payroll Clerk in its Fiscal Services Division in Wethersfield, CT!

• Visit our State Employee Benefits Overview page!
• Professional growth and development opportuni ties
• A healthy work/life balance to all employees

• Full-time, 40 hours/week
• Monday-Friday
• 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
• Hybrid work opportunity
• Located in Wethersfield, CT

Join the DMV Fiscal Services Division, Payroll Unit as a self-motivated and detail-oriented Payroll Clerk, supporting one of the agency’s most vital operations. This position plays a key role in ensuring accurate payroll and benefit processing, maintaining compliance, and strengthening internal controls. It offers opportunities to apply critical thinking, audit payroll and benefit data, maintain organized documentation, and deliver reliable customer service in a fast-paced environment.

• Process accurate payroll and benefit transactions
• Review and reconcile payroll and benefit data
• Maintain organized, audit ready records
• Enter payroll updates (W 4s, direct deposits, deductions, retirement contributions)
• Use Excel and Word for payroll reporting and documentation
• Resolve payroll and benefit inquiries across DMV branches
• Communicate clearly and professionally with staff
• Provide strong customer service in a fast paced environment
• Participate in employee onboarding process

The DMV Fiscal Services Division Payroll Unit offers a supportive, team-oriented environment where your work directly contributes to the Department’s financial accuracy and enhances the delivery of payroll and benefit services to employees. This role is an excellent fit for professionals who thrive in a dynamic environment, demonstrate strong attention to detail, and provide responsive, knowledgeable support to employees and managers.

Due to high volume, we are unable to confirm receipt or provide status updates directly. For recruitment updates, please check your Personal Status Board and review our Frequently Asked Questions. If you have additional questions about the recruitment process, reach out to Hayley Newhouse house  .

In a state agency this class is accountable for preparing and maintaining biweekly regular, overtime and supplemental payrolls for an assigned group of employees and independently performing various payroll support activities.

• Prepares biweekly regular, overtime, and supplemental payrolls;
• Reviews employee time cards 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…