Payroll Specialist

State of Oklahoma • Oklahoma City, OK

11d • $46,829 - $59,509

About The Position

Positions in this job family prepare, document, and disburse payroll payments, payroll taxes, and employee benefit payments in accordance with state and federal laws. This position plans, supervises and coordinates payroll processes in accordance with state and federal laws.

Requirements

• Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite.
• Skills required include time management; record maintenance; and basic payroll management policies and procedures.
• Abilities include the ability to work both independently and in a team environment; work accurately; handle confidential matters with tact and discretion; exercise good judgment in analyzing situations and making decisions; interpret and handle routine matters in accordance with agency policy; follow oral and written instructions; establish and maintain an effective working relationship with others; and provide exceptional customer service.
• Level I: a bachelor’s degree; or four years of technical payroll administration or human resources experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience, substituting one year of technical payroll administration or human resources experience for each year of the required bachelor’s degree.
• Level II: a bachelor’s degree plus one year of professional payroll administration experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience, substituting one year of technical payroll administration or human resources experience for each year of the required bachelor’s degree. No substitution will be made for the required 1 year of professional payroll administration.
• Level III: a bachelor’s degree plus two years of professional payroll administration experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience, substituting one year of technical payroll administration or human resources experience for each year of the required bachelor’s degree. No substitution will be made for the required 2 years of professional payroll administration.
• This position follows Workday protocol for processing payroll.

Nice To Haves

• Some positions may require that employees be willing and able to fulfill all job-related travel associated with the position.

Responsibilities

• Reviews and approves documents submitted for changes in voluntary deductions, taxes, etc.
• Maintains job and payroll data
• Calculates and processes various types of pay; this may require auditing an employee’s time and labor entries, processing requests for shared leave, reviewing or entering appropriate time leave codes such as worker’s compensation or leave without pay, or performing other reviews or audits needed to ensure the accurate processing for employee’s pay.
• Enters changes in tax status and miscellaneous changes in the payroll system
• Performs a wide variety of record keeping and payroll processing activities, including computation of wage payments, calculation and recording of payroll deductions, processing terminations, auditing reports.
• Prepares, processes and/or reviews a variety of transactions concerning retirement and insurance deductions and payments, deferred compensation, charitable contributions and other voluntary and involuntary payroll deductions, including garnishments, status changes, transfers, promotions, demotions, salary changes and terminations
• Prepares routine correspondence and forms and enters the appropriate information into Workday
• Maintains confidential employee records and filing systems in compliance with agency policy, the Oklahoma Department of Libraries Records Disposition Schedule and any other relevant federal or state laws, rules, or regulations

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level