Payroll Specialist

$50,000 - $124,800/Yr

Pflugerville Ind SCH Dist 904 - Pflugerville, TX

Full-time

Onsite - Pflugerville, TX

About the position

The Payroll Specialist position at Pflugerville Independent School District is responsible for processing all payroll actions within the district using the Payroll system. This role requires a strong focus on customer service, collaboration with HR, and maintaining accurate payroll records. The specialist will handle various payroll-related tasks, ensuring compliance with applicable laws and regulations while providing support to employees and other departments.

Responsibilities

• Provide excellence in customer service when working with employees and other departments and/or campuses
• Prepare a wide range of payroll actions and documents for all District employees
• Process employee payroll data (new hires, changes, additional earnings, etc.) from the HR system of record to the payroll system
• Collaborate with HR Position Management team: confirm new hire start dates, exit dates and exit-pay calculations
• Process employees' time and attendance data from time sheets and reconcile variances
• Cross train team members in your specific area of expertise
• Develop in-depth understanding of the Payroll system and create reports as needed
• Process employee verification of employment (VOE) requests
• Accurately process employees' pay
• Distribute electronic communication regarding employees' checks and collecting direct deposits and others
• Assist with New Hire Orientation (for regular and substitutes employees)
• Maintain Payroll files and records management
• Follow Educator Code of Conduct & all policies, procedures, laws and State/Federal regulations
• Perform other duties as assigned

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Three years' experience in school district payroll and/or business office
• Experience utilizing advanced spreadsheets
• Knowledge of all applicable federal, state and local laws, guidelines and procedures
• Knowledge of administrative support and file maintenance techniques
• Knowledge of accounting and basic auditing principles
• Knowledge of basic principles and techniques related to school district salary administration
• Skill in communicating effectively with others
• Skill in working with various forms of equipment including personal computers, fax machines, calculators, printers, etc.
• Skill in working in collaborative team-based environments
• Ability to maintain accurate and auditable records
• Ability to meet established deadlines
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills
• Skill in working with data entry systems, intermediate and advance user with word processing and spreadsheet computer applications