Payroll Specialist: Compliance & Process Excellence

Cedar Rapids Community School District; Cedar Rapids (IA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

The Cedar Rapids Community School District is seeking a Payroll Specialist to ensure accurate bi-weekly payroll processing while upholding district policies and applicable laws. This role serves as a resource for payroll administration by ensuring data integrity, providing customer service, supporting cross-functional operations, and contributing to process improvements.

Essential duties include processing payroll, ensuring compliance, resolving issues, collaborating with departments and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Accounting, or related field preferred.
• 3+ years of payroll or related experience, including payroll processing and customer service.
• Experience using and training others on HRIS.
• Strong computer skills with data entry, email, Google Suite and Microsoft Office.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Payroll Processing & Quality Assurance: Manage the complete bi-weekly payroll process, ensuring accurate entry, verification, auditing, and reconciliation of hours, deductions, benefits, overtime, and payroll adjustments.
• Compliance: Maintain compliance with federal, state, and local laws and district policies, including IRS regulations, FLSA, FMLA, ACA, HIPAA, wage reporting, tax filings, and other payroll requirements.
• Problem Resolution & Employee Support: Investigate and resolve payroll issues and respond to employee inquiries.
• Collaboration: Work with other departments and external vendors to support accurate payroll processing and resolve data issues.
• Confidentiality & Security: Maintain confidentiality of payroll and employee information.
• Training & Mentorship: Train and support Payroll Assistants to ensure accuracy and policy alignment.
• Payroll Integrity: Review transactions to prevent issues before finalizing payroll.

Skills

Payroll processing

Customer service

HRIS proficiency

Google Suite

Microsoft Office

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Accounting, or related field

Tools

HRIS

Job description

The Cedar Rapids Community School District is seeking a Payroll Specialist to ensure accurate bi-weekly payroll processing while upholding district policies and applicable laws. This role serves as a resource for payroll administration by ensuring data integrity, providing customer service, supporting cross-functional operations, and contributing to process improvements.

Essential duties include processing payroll, ensuring compliance, resolving issues, collaborating with departments and