Senior Payroll Specialist – On-Site Wilton, NY

Jefferson-Lewis-Hamilton-Herkimer-Oneida BOCES; Town of Wilton (NY); On-site; USD 40,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

Washington-Saratoga-Warren-Hamilton-Essex BOCES is seeking an experienced payroll professional for an on-site accounting role in Wilton, NY. The position involves assisting the payroll supervisor, ensuring accurate processing of payroll in line with board policy and regulations.

Responsibilities include payroll data entry, audit, garnishments, correspondence with staff, and reporting to state and federal agencies.

Qualifications

• Payroll processing experience or understanding of payroll processes.
• Strong data entry and record-keeping abilities.
• Attention to detail and accuracy in handling sensitive compensation data.

Responsibilities

• Verifies paperwork for budget codes, authorizations, dates and hours worked, pay rates, demographic information and updates tax, retirement and deduction information.
• Enters payroll data in custom software, entry of timesheets, substitute transactions, deduction changes, budget code changes, and activations of approved salaries.
• Facilitates the payroll proofing process.
• Prepares letters to staff for salary changes and garnishments.
• Calculates substitute dues, verifies payroll error reports, verifies distribution reports, calculates and verifies garnishments.
• Creates warrant in custom software for payroll related payments (dues, taxes, 403b, garnishments, net payroll, etc.), payroll warrant and checks.
• Processes unemployment claim information and communicates with TPA-People Systems.
• Reports to the Department of Labor, Employees and Teachers Retirement System, NYS Department of Taxation and IRS.
• Communicates daily with Benefits, HR, program offices, outside agencies, as well as employees and substitutes.

Skills

Payroll processing

Data entry

Attention to detail

Education

Associate degree in accounting

High school diploma + 2 years related experience

Job description

Washington-Saratoga-Warren-Hamilton-Essex BOCES is seeking an experienced payroll professional for an on-site accounting role in Wilton, NY. The position involves assisting the payroll supervisor, ensuring accurate processing of payroll in line with board policy and regulations.

Responsibilities include payroll data entry, audit, garnishments, correspondence with staff, and reporting to state and federal agencies.