Payroll Specialist

 

Primary Role

Completes payroll calculations and processing in support of paycheck preparation. Calculates and files all payroll tax and benefit deposits.

Typical Duties and Responsibilities

  1. Prepares all college payrolls, payroll deposits, and tax payments.
  2. Reconciles all benefit and tax payments with the general ledger.
  3. Balance and prepare all quarterly and year-end federal, state, and local reports. Performs year-end reconciliation and prepare all W-2 tax forms.
  4. Balance and transmit monthly retirement deductions to vendor.
  5. Performs related duties as assigned.

Supervision Required/Given

Works independently under prescribed procedures and policies. Supervises Student assistants.

Position Qualifications

  1. Knowledge and capabilities normally acquired through completion of a high school diploma and certification and additional basic accounting/bookkeeping training.
  2. Three years bookkeeping/accounting experience sufficient to demonstrate knowledge and capabilities in: completing local, state, and federal payroll tax calculations, fringe benefit computations, PC software applications used in payroll and accounting transactions.
  3. Customer and communication skills are necessary.