Payroll Clerk

Vicksburg-Warren School District • Vicksburg, MS

5d

About The Position

To contribute to staff morale and efficiency by prompt and accurate handling of all payroll matters.

Requirements

• Payroll/ bookkeeping experience preferred.
• Proficient in computer applications.
• High School Diploma
• Ability to respond to inquiries or complaints.
• Ability to communicate to diverse groups of people.
• Demonstrates effective communication skills by speaking clearly and expressing ideas logically and giving clear, explicit explanations.
• Uses written communication appropriately and professionally.
• Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
• Must keep accurate, up-to-date records.
• Define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.

Responsibilities

• Receives and computes all payrolls, making deductions for income tax , social security, retirement , insurance and other payroll deductions
• Prepares reports and checks that are distributed for income tax , social security , retirement , insurance , garnishments , and other payroll deductions
• Record all absentee records on employees and information to pay substitutes each pay period .
• Record any exceptions to payroll each pay period and verify for correctness before running payroll.
• Maintains proper computer input of employee payroll files on all covered deductions, with pape r documentation forwarded to personnel department or filing
• Distributes all payroll checks to employees
• Assist with setup and provide training on Jantek Scanning System in Financial Systems Coordinator absence
• Assists the Financial Systems Coordinator in the monthly filing for retirement
• Set up employees on computer for payment , tax information , pay status , account codes , sick , personal , and vacation days.
• Run hard copy of monthly retirement report .
• Process retirement report electronically .
• At the beginning of a new fiscal year , enter new contract amounts , account codes , advance sick , v acation and personal leave days.
• Has a full understanding of computerized payroll accounting
• Serve as Director of Financial Operations backup in preparing the following federal and state tax reports and distributes applicable tax documents to employees: 941 Quarterly Reports W2 Retirement State Tax Reports Unemployment Reports
• Performs other tasks as assigned

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED