Payroll/Benefits Specialist

Job Title: Payroll/Benefits Specialist
Department: Business Office
Reports to: Director of Finance
FLSA Status: Non exempt (At-will Position)
Position Status: Full-time (261 days per year)
Salary: Range 115 ($18.61 to $26.54; Salary offers are based on the candidate's equivalent experience and internal equity with other employees within the same job classification

JOB DESCRIPTION

• Support AJUSD Vision, Mission, and Goals.
• Reporting to the Director of Business Services, the Payroll/Benefits Specialist verifies a variety of complex financial clerical activities involved with processing bi-weekly payroll.
• Organize and maintain a timekeeping system verifying edits, absences, and total hours, calculation of overtime, verifying holiday pay and maintaining new hire information.
• Verify accuracy of new hire information in Visions payroll.
• Review employee timesheets for accuracy against Visions.
• Audit and reconcile employee leave banks.
• Maintain employee confidence and protect payroll and benefit operations by keeping information confidential.
• Interpret and submit government reports such as 941, W-2, ACA, and new hire reporting with ASRS.
• Contribute to the team by accomplishing additional duties as assigned.
• Assist employees with benefits, maintain all insurance payroll employee deductions.
• Perform data entry of substitute pay and audit certified absence with the bi-weekly sub report.
• Administer district benefit package for new and current employees (medical, life, short-term, FSA, HSA, and tax sheltered annuities.)

QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED)
• Minimum of two years of business related experience
• Good organizational skills
• Proficient communicator with excellent interpersonal communication skills in dealing with all levels of district staff and with a diverse community
• Strong mathematical skills with ability to calculate percentages
• Competent decision maker with excellent leadership skills
• Experience working with Google Suite, Microsoft Office, and Visions
• No convictions for felonies or crimes against children

PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. The employee frequently is required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls and reach with hands and arms. The employee is frequently required to stand, walk, bend, and sit. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance and stoop or kneel.

WORK ENVIRONMENT
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $18.61 - $26.54 per hour

Benefits:

• Health insurance

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person