Senior Payroll & Reporting Specialist

Albemarle County Public Schools; Charlottesville (VA); Hybrid; USD 64,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance options

12 paid holidays

Paid vacation and sick leave

VRS retirement

Employer-paid life insurance

Continuing education/training

Job summary

Albemarle County Public Schools is seeking a Senior Payroll Specialist in Charlottesville, VA to manage complex payroll processes, ensure accurate coding, and perform reconciliations. The role reports to The Department of Budget & Finance and supports tax reporting, W-2s, and retirement contributions (VRS).

Hybrid work is available with county-wide benefits. The ideal candidate has a strong background in payroll, GAAP, and Excel, plus ADP experience.

Qualifications

• Requires graduation from an accredited university/college with coursework in business, finance, or accounting.
• Minimum of 4 years of payroll processing or financial reporting experience.

Responsibilities

• Processes manual entries and file batches for payroll run.
• Verifies proper coding of payroll input data and posts payroll files.
• Prepares manual individual paychecks as needed.
• Reconciles and remits payments for post-payroll third party vendor liabilities.
• Responds to employee questions regarding payroll checks, deductions, and tax withholdings.
• Reconciles, creates, and verifies W-2s and W-3s.
• Processes amended payrolls for tax reporting purposes.
• Reconciles third-party liability payments to the County’s general ledger.
• Completes complex benefit deduction reconciliations for retirement contributions (VRS).
• Aids in testing and setup of new pay codes and deduction codes.
• Creates ad hoc reports and trains end users on standard payroll reports.

Skills

GAAP knowledge

Excel proficiency

Payroll processing

Attention to detail

Effective communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in business/finance/accounting

Tools

ADP solutions

Job description

Albemarle County Public Schools is seeking a Senior Payroll Specialist in Charlottesville, VA to manage complex payroll processes, ensure accurate coding, and perform reconciliations. The role reports to The Department of Budget & Finance and supports tax reporting, W-2s, and retirement contributions (VRS).

Hybrid work is available with county-wide benefits. The ideal candidate has a strong background in payroll, GAAP, and Excel, plus ADP experience.