Transportation Payroll & Timekeeping Specialist

Douglas County School District; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 38,000 - 61,000; Full time

Job summary

Douglas County School District in Colorado is seeking a Payroll Clerk for Transportation to manage payroll guidelines and timekeeping for transportation staff, acting as liaison between payroll and the transportation department.

You will assist with Kronos entries, prepare timekeeping reports, and help train transportation employees and managers on timekeeping policies. This role requires accuracy and clarity in pay-related communications and compliance with district policies.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent.
• Experience with payroll and timekeeping processes preferred.
• Excellent communication and training skills.

Responsibilities

• Act as liaison between the payroll and transportation department as it relates to timekeeping issues and how those issues relate to pay.
• Perform review and edits in Kronos for transportation employees to assist managers by: looking for missed punches, ensuring entries are in compliance with pay basis and District/ATU policies, communicating to managers timekeeping entries by pay basis for holidays, snow days, etc., ensuring exceptions are recorded correctly especially as related to those employees paid over 12 months who work only 9 or 10 months.
• May set up additional pays for transportation employees to be loaded by Payroll Specialists or Manager.
• Prepare requested timekeeping reports for transportation.
• Assist Payroll Kronos Specialist in training for transportation employees and managers as related to timekeeping (Kronos) and the timekeeping impacts on employee pay.
• Research timekeeping questions and problems and communicate answers back to the appropriate individuals.

Skills

Timekeeping

Payroll

Kronos

Communication

Policy comprehension

Training

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Tools

Kronos

Job description

Douglas County School District in Colorado is seeking a Payroll Clerk for Transportation to manage payroll guidelines and timekeeping for transportation staff, acting as liaison between payroll and the transportation department.

You will assist with Kronos entries, prepare timekeeping reports, and help train transportation employees and managers on timekeeping policies. This role requires accuracy and clarity in pay-related communications and compliance with district policies.