Accounting Associate III - Payroll

Wicomico County Public Schools•Salisbury, MD

28d

About The Position

Performs skilled clerical work involving the preparation and/or maintenance of fiscal or related records Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential tasks.

Requirements

High School Diploma or equivalent.
Bondable status.
A minimum of seven (7) years payroll experience.
College education in an applicable field of study may be substituted for experience.
Thorough knowledge of bookkeeping terminology, methods, procedures and equipment
Thorough knowledge of standard office procedures, practices and equipment
Considerable knowledge of payroll procedures and related data processing equipment
Ability to understand and follow oral and written directions
Ability to establish and follow detailed work procedures
Ability to post accounts and to perform mathematical computations with speed and accuracy
Skill in using a variety of office machines and computer equipment including spreadsheets and some typing ability
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with associates.

Responsibilities

Prepares accounting for federal and state taxes each pay period and submits to the Comptroller for approval and then processes payment to the appropriate federal and state agencies in a timely manner.
Edits KRONOS time and attendance software system records and prepares data entry for accurate payment of task and rental jobs performed by staff.
Mass updates KRONOS records to reflect scheduled and non-scheduled days off and early closings or late openings.
Prepares and reviews various reports in KRONOS to ensure employee time records are accurate prior to interfacing with the ERP payroll system.
Creates hourly wage new hires in KRONOS and assigns task code and tracks hours to ensure employee paid only for hours within their approved allotment.
Completes the termination process for all contractual employees in KRONOS.
Creates and distributes to all payroll editors the annual KRONOS calendar of duties.
Performs review of all data (hours and rates) for all hourly wages and prepares for entry into the Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software system.
Enters into the ERP payroll system various payroll deductions including withholdings for taxes, direct deposits, etc.
Processes the miscellaneous payroll additions/deductions for each semi-monthly payroll and uploads into the ERP payroll system.
Serves as back-up for the Accounting Associate II-Payroll position to ensure that all duties and responsibilities are completed in a timely manner.
Completes documents of requests from external sources for employment verification.
Performs related work as required or as directed by the Payroll Specialist.