Payroll Specialist II, Finance

Henry County Schools•McDonough, GA

8d•Onsite

About The Position

The Payroll Specialist II is responsible for calculating, keying, and balancing employee salaries, changes to salaries, withholding taxes, insurance, and other deductions. This role involves balancing and generating monthly payroll, printing checks, and ensuring all documents conform to District policies and federal and state laws. The specialist will maintain accurate payroll records, prepare monthly payroll reconciliations, and perform computer data entries for various payroll-related information. Additionally, the position requires handling a variety of payroll documents, performing general clerical duties, and providing exceptional customer service.

Requirements

Minimum of a High School Diploma or state approved High School Equivalency (HSE), required.
Three to five years of Payroll or Human Resources experience, or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience that provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities, required.
Ability to apply basic bookkeeping principles and practices in the maintenance of payroll records, under occasional supervision, required.
Exceptional integrity, commitment to confidentiality, excellent character, and strong professional reputation.
Ability to abide by the Georgia Professional Standards Code of Ethics for Educators.
Must be regularly, predictably, and reliably at work.
Ability to be present at the physical worksite.
Must perform tasks involving prolonged periods of standing, walking, and sitting.
Must perform routine physical activities such as bending and lifting/pushing/pulling up to 50 pounds.
Vision, hearing, written, and verbal communications are essential factors in performing required tasks.

Nice To Haves

Vocational/technical diploma in Accounting, Bookkeeping, or specialized application, preferred.

Responsibilities

Calculate, key, and balance employee salaries, changes to salaries, withholding taxes, insurance, and other deductions.
Balance and generate monthly payroll; print checks.
Examine and check documents for conformity with District policies, and federal and state laws and regulations.
Maintain accurate and up-to-date payroll records.
Prepare monthly payroll reconciliations for review by supervisor.
Perform computer data entries to record, update, and retrieve department information and to prepare spreadsheets, reports, and correspondence.
Receive, review, prepare, and/or submit a variety of documents such as change forms, time sheets, absence reports, retirement forms, insurance bills, expenditure request forms, Social Security forms, direct deposit forms, tax forms, W-4s, checks, check registers, deduction registers, payroll registers, voids and manuals, memos, correspondence, etc.
Perform general clerical work as necessary, including but not limited to answering the telephone, typing reports and correspondence, copying and filing documents, ordering supplies, etc.
Provide exceptional customer service on a daily basis and maintain professional practices.
Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned.