Higher Ed Payroll Specialist — Growth & Benefits

State-of-Connecticut---State-Colleges-&-Universities---Board-of-Regent; New Haven (CT); Vor Ort; USD 42.000 - 56.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Southern Connecticut State University in New Haven, CT, is seeking a full-time Payroll Clerk to join the Payroll Department. The role involves preparing biweekly payrolls, validating time cards, posting changes, calculating gross wages, and handling payroll deductions with accuracy and timeliness.

Applicants should have at least three years in payroll, bookkeeping, or related clerical work, with one year specifically in payroll preparation.

Qualifikationen

• Three (3) years of experience in bookkeeping, accounts payable or clerical work involving finances.
• One (1) year of the General Experience must have involved payroll preparation.
• College training may be substituted for the General Experience on the basis of fifteen (15) semester hours equalling one-half (1/2) year of experience to a maximum of two (2) years.
• One (1) year as a Financial Clerk performing payroll duties may be substituted for the General and Special Experience.

Aufgaben

• Prepares biweekly regular, overtime and supplemental payrolls.
• Reviews employee time cards and/or timesheets for accuracy and completeness and posts hours worked to master payroll cards.
• Reviews personnel and/or payroll change notices and posts changes and/or adjustments to master files.
• Calculates gross wages.
• Notes deductions on worksheets and deduction summary sheets.
• Prepares and balances prelists for Central Payroll.
• Prepares and totals various deduction worksheets and transmittal certificates.
• Verifies check register and printouts from Central Payroll against worksheets and records.
• Performs clerical accounting functions such as calculating balances and posting charges to expenditure accounts.
• Prepares supplemental payrolls such as longevity payments, vacation pay, promotional adjustments.
• Calculates retroactive payments and annual increments.
• Responds to employee inquiries regarding paychecks and payroll practices.

Kenntnisse

Payroll knowledge

Bookkeeping

Communication skills

Ausbildung

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Payroll software

Jobbeschreibung

Southern Connecticut State University in New Haven, CT, is seeking a full-time Payroll Clerk to join the Payroll Department. The role involves preparing biweekly payrolls, validating time cards, posting changes, calculating gross wages, and handling payroll deductions with accuracy and timeliness.

Applicants should have at least three years in payroll, bookkeeping, or related clerical work, with one year specifically in payroll preparation.