Payroll Specialist #000239

Lee County Schools•Sanford, NC

21d

About The Position

The Payroll Specialist is to assist in the administration of the district’s business affairs so as to provide the maximum services for the financial resources available.

Requirements

Minimum of two years accounting or business from a college or university preferred.
Three to five years of work experience in a related area of accounting and/or payroll.
Considerable knowledge of grammar, vocabulary and punctuation
Considerable knowledge of office practices and procedures
Considerable knowledge of bookkeeping
Considerable knowledge of accounting techniques and procedures
Skill to operate a computer and typewriter
Ability to compile and summarize information
Ability to access information through a computer network, or from a mini-or main-frame computer
Ability to use moderately complex, Microsoft Office
Ability to reconcile divergent entries
Ability to learn, interpret and explain policies, regulation and programs
Ability to resolve problem situations
Ability to schedule variable work

Responsibilities

Collects and processes the information necessary to pay all employees.
Edits payroll by reviewing data submitted from schools regarding hours and days worked as well as absences.
Understands policies, rules and regulations and laws governing State of North Carolina school payroll.
Processes and prints checks for payroll.
Maintains the filing of all monthly payroll timesheets and other payroll data.
Assists with the set up of the calendars for each payroll run in the Financial software program which controls the processing of payroll.
Performs clerical duties as required.
Processes payment for contract work performed by employees.
Maintains contract book for payroll and distributes copies of contracts for sponsoring administrators.
Verifies salary and supplement payments by running reports to determine information for loan approval on active employees and former employees.
Verifies leave balances, years of North Carolina State aggregate service and salary information on all employees transferring to another unit.
Processes tax levies, child support orders and garnishments.
Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned by supervisor.