SENIOR PAYROLL CLERK

City of Houston, TX•Houston, TX

34d•Onsite

About The Position

Provides complex processing of payroll, P.D. Form 201's, retirement applications and clerical accounting activities. Compiles payroll statistics and data from above for management reports. Processes and communicates benefit procedures and policies to employees. Responsible, directly or through lower level payroll clerks, for processing all changes in department employee payroll status. RESPONSIBILITIES: Prepares and monitors general payroll and P.D. Form 201 activities, procedures, and various reports for compliance with city ordinances, policies, and procedures. Maintains department personnel/payroll records and prepares related reports. Answers employees' payroll, personnel, retirement, worker's compensation, and/or benefit inquiries. Resolves payroll check discrepancies and/or P.D. Form 201 discrepancies. Confers with employees when special payroll problems occur. Performs data entry activities to update records. May process retirement applications. May calculate and post department employees' earnings, including overtime, shift differentials, deductions, and exemptions. May assist in distribution of paychecks. Reconciles payroll and accounting reports. May train timekeepers/payroll clerks in maintaining records. Processes payroll wage statements as required. Performs other duties as necessary. All duties and responsibilities may not be included in the above job descriptions.

Requirements

Requires a High School Diploma or a GED.
Two (2) years of payroll/payroll-related experience.
Knowledge of Personal Computers.
Experience processing payroll for a Government Agency.
Experience verifying timecards and resolving timecard discrepancies.
Experience training employees for payroll-related tasks.
Must be able to pass a criminal background check, obtain and maintain federally mandated security clearance where required.

Responsibilities

Prepares and monitors general payroll and P.D. Form 201 activities, procedures, and various reports for compliance with city ordinances, policies, and procedures.
Maintains department personnel/payroll records and prepares related reports.
Answers employees' payroll, personnel, retirement, worker's compensation, and/or benefit inquiries.
Resolves payroll check discrepancies and/or P.D. Form 201 discrepancies.
Confers with employees when special payroll problems occur.
Performs data entry activities to update records.
May process retirement applications.
May calculate and post department employees' earnings, including overtime, shift differentials, deductions, and exemptions.
May assist in distribution of paychecks.
Reconciles payroll and accounting reports.
May train timekeepers/payroll clerks in maintaining records.
Processes payroll wage statements as required.
Performs other duties as necessary.