Fiscal Technician 2 | Payroll Services

Washington State University; Pullman (WA); On-site; USD 39,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Washington State University’s Finance & Business Services department is seeking a Fiscal Technician 2 to support Payroll Services. This full-time, permanent role performs routine payroll tasks in manual and automated systems, compiling data from time reports, personnel action forms, and withholding forms to process semi-monthly payroll.

Required qualifications include a high school diploma or equivalent and proficiency with Microsoft Office; experience with Workday is a plus.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent; 1 year clerical or fiscal experience, or equivalent.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Excel, Outlook and Word.
• Ability to pay attention to detail and work accurately with numbers.
• Strong communication skills.
• Willing to work overtime, including nights/weekends/holidays to meet deadlines.
• Team-oriented attitude.

Responsibilities

• Compile and compute payroll data from time reports, personnel action forms, withholding forms, etc.
• Prepare, review, verify and process payroll documents for semi-monthly payroll.
• Communicate to request information or help resolve discrepancies and collaborate with the Payroll Services team.

Skills

Microsoft Office

Excel

Attention to detail

Strong communication

Teamwork

Overtime availability

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Workday

Job description

Available Title(s):

148M-YN_CS_NPS - Fiscal Technician 2

Business Title:

Fiscal Technician 2 | Payroll Services

Employee Type:

Classified

Position Details:

The Opportunity:

Washington State University’s Finance & Business Services department is now accepting applications for a Fiscal Technician 2 to support our Payroll Services unit. As a Fiscal Technician 2, your primary function is to perform ongoing, routine and repetitive fiscal tasks both in a manual and automated payroll system. You will compile and compute payroll data from a variety of source documents such as Time Reports, Personnel Action Forms, withholding forms, etc. In this role you will also prepare, review, verify and process payroll documents under tight deadlines to help process a semi-monthly payroll. Strong communication skills are required to request information or help resolve discrepancies and you should have the ability to pay attention to detail and work accurately with numbers. You should also be prepared and comfortable working as a member of a team. Mandatory overtime may be required at certain times during the year.

Additional Information:

This is a full time (100% FTE), permanent position. This position is overtime eligible.

Monthly Salary: $3,485 to $4,633 | Range 38 | Successful candidates are typically hired at the beginning of the salary range and receive scheduled salary increment increases in accordance with WAC 357-28.

In accordance with RCW 49.58.110, the above salary reflects the full salary range for this position. Individual placement within the range is based on the candidate’s current experience, education, skills, and abilities related to the position.

Benefits: WSU offers a comprehensive benefits package which includes paid sick and vacation leave; paid holidays; medical, dental, life and disability insurance package for employees and dependents; retirement; deferred compensation, optional supplemental retirement accounts; training and development; and employee tuition waiver. For additional information, please review the detailed Summary of Benefits offered by WSU for Classified Staff and Total Compensation.

Required Qualifications:

• High school graduation or equivalent; one year of general clerical or fiscal experience; OR equivalent education/experience.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, Outlook and Word.

• Ability to pay attention to detail and work accurately with numbers.

• Strong communication skills

• Ability to work additional hours or overtime including possible nights, weekends and/or holidays to meet deadlines during peak workload situations

• Comfortable working as part of a team.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with Workday

• Clerical experience in higher education.

Position Sponsorship Eligibility:

Not eligible for work visa sponsorship

Area/College:Finance and Business

Department Name: Payroll Services

Location: Pullman, WA

Background Check:

This position has been designated by the department to require a background check because it requires access to children or vulnerable adults as defined by RCW 74.34, engages in law enforcement, requires security clearance, interacts with WSU students in a counseling or advising capacity, has access to personal identifying and/or financial information, unsupervised access to university buildings/property, or other business-related need. A background check will not be completed until an initial determination of qualification for employment has been made.

Time Type:

Full time

Position Term:

12 Month

Washington State University encourages all qualified candidates to apply, including members of the military and veterans, and persons with disabilities.

WSU employs only U.S. citizens and lawfully authorized non-U.S. citizens. All new employees must show employment eligibility verification as required by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.

WSU is committed to providing access and reasonable accommodation in its services, programs, activities, education and employment for individuals with disabilities. To request disability accommodation in the application process, contact Human Resource Services: 509-335-4521 (v), Washington State TDD Relay Service: Voice Callers: 1-800-833-6384; TDD Callers: 1-800-833-6388, 509-335-1259(f), or [e-mail].

Notice of Non-Discrimination

In matters of admission, employment, housing or services, or in the educational programs or activities it operates, WSU does not discriminate or permit discrimination by any member of its community against any individual on the basis of sex, race, color, national or ethnic origin, physical disability, mental disability, sensory disability, use of a trained service animal, age, religion, creed, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, honorably discharged veteran, member of the military, or immigration or citizenship status except as authorized by federal or state law, regulation, or government contract.

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More information, resources, and contact information are available here: https://ccr.wsu.edu/notice-of-nondiscrimination/