Payroll Specialist

$53,810 - $75,754/Yr

Oregon City School District 62 - Oregon City, OR

Full-time

Oregon City, OR

Educational Services

About the position

The Payroll Specialist is responsible for assisting in all payroll-related tasks, including the preparation and maintenance of payroll records, processing payroll timesheets, and coordinating payroll functions with data processing. This role ensures accurate payroll transactions and compliance with federal and state payroll reporting procedures.

Responsibilities

• Maintain accurate records related to payroll and prepare reports and disbursements to appropriate agencies covering all deduction types.
• Maintain privacy of School District transactions.
• Maintain accurate records of all payroll transactions for all agencies for each employee.
• Prepare all tax forms/reports required that are related to payroll activity.
• Responsible for complete reconciliations of payroll functions, including verification of gross and net computations and transactions posted into the accounting system.
• Prepare insurance packets for new employees and assist with enrollment into OEBB system.
• Assist in the organization of payroll activities to ensure all deadlines are met and payroll supporting data and reports are readily available to the staff.
• Process and verify unemployment claims and reports.
• Assist Human Resource with workers compensation claims, as required.
• Attend employee exit interviews as requested.
• Process PERS, Social Security, insurance information, and associated workflows.
• Maintain employee leave records (i.e. sick leave, bereavement leave, personal leave, vacation, etc.).
• Compute and distribute approved salary changes and deductions.
• Maintain appropriate payroll files.
• Prepare payroll vouchers and documents for processing.
• Perform other duties as may be assigned.

Requirements

• Knowledge of federal and state payroll reporting procedures.
• Knowledge of payroll/accounting principles and the ability to apply and adapt established methods to various payroll transactions.
• Knowledge of Microsoft software: Operating System, spreadsheets, and word processing.
• Ability to understand and carry out oral and written directions; identify problems that require a supervisor's attention.
• Ability to perform mathematical computations rapidly and accurately.
• Accounting/Payroll experience and/or graduation from a two-year college with major course work in accounting.
• Knowledge and experience of office working environment, including standard workflow methods and procedures.

Nice-to-haves

• Any combination of qualifications, experience and education as are determined appropriate and acceptable.

Benefits

• Equal Opportunity Employer commitment to diversity and inclusion.