Rep.HR ETime and Compensation Services

Metro Nashville Public Schools•Nashville, TN

About The Position

The Employee Compensation Specialist I communicates payroll schedules, special processing, and related information to timekeepers and employees. The role helps train timekeepers and backup timekeepers, including required annual training on timekeeping software, and serves as a subject matter expert on time entry, coding, software troubleshooting, paychecks, and pay discrepancies. The position supports payroll processing and documentation, monitors grant-funded labor charges for substitute teacher pay, audits accruals for negative balances, and coordinates with timekeepers and other departments to resolve employee data errors and ensure accurate pay. It also maintains and processes substitute, In Lieu of Sub, and Out of Contract payroll, and provides guidance on BEP and other special stipend payment processes.

Requirements

  • Associate's degree required.
  • At least 1 year of experience working in payroll and/or timekeeping for a large company using payroll software such as Kronos or ADP.
  • Working knowledge of Department of Labor Wage and Hour laws.
  • Strong Excel, problem-solving, mathematics, and communication skills.

Nice To Haves

  • Bachelor's degree preferred.

Responsibilities

  • Assist timekeepers and the IT Help Desk with time-entry questions and problems.
  • Send communications to timekeepers and/or employees about payroll deadlines and modifications.
  • Respond to assigned Service For You tickets.
  • Explain paychecks, pay, and pay adjustments to employees.
  • Monitor grant-funded labor charges covering substitute teacher pay and report totals to the Accounting Department.
  • Audit accruals for negative balances and work with timekeepers to reconcile them.
  • Compile and retain required payroll documentation.
  • Maintain and process substitute payroll, In Lieu of Sub pay, and Out of Contract pay.
  • Liaise between timekeepers and the HC Resource Center to resolve employee data errors affecting pay.
  • Assist with timekeeper training, including mandatory annual workshops.
  • Notify the manager of changes to school and department timekeepers and backup timekeepers.
  • Provide timekeepers with instruction and support for BEP and other special stipend payment processes.
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