Specialist II, Payroll

Employees at this level are knowledgeable, highly skilled individuals who serve as resource persons for a wide range of payroll areas or who have an in-depth knowledge of specialized areas. Duties normally follow established procedures but may include routine minor corrections to make documents acceptable for processing. They may provide guidance to or supervise lower-level employees in specialized areas. The employees work under direction from a designated supervisor.

A Payroll Specialist II typically -
1. Reviews, processes, interprets, and maintains proper documentation for additions, changes, or deletions to the pay file database. Maintaining payroll information by collating, calculating and entering data.
2. Verifies and updates centralized pay control file in addition to preparing reports that include summaries of earnings, tax deductions, leave, compassionate leave and non-taxable wages.
3. Reviews and verifies payroll documents for compliance with policies and procedures along with resolving payroll discrepancies and answering any employee payroll queries.
4. May administer FMLA, EIL, unpaid administrative leaves, accruals, and usages of vacation and sick leave, provides guidance or instruction to employees in completion of authorization forms for payroll withholdings.
5. May investigate and complete employee verifications of employment and unemployment inquiries.
6. Maintains the financial institution tables and their corresponding transit numbers for the direct deposit system of pay.
7. Performs other related duties as assigned.

CREDENTIALS TO BE VERIFIED BY PLACEMENT OFFICER

High school diploma or equivalent.

Ellucian Banner experience, preferred.

1. Knowledge of computer software, including word processing, spreadsheet, E-mail, database, time accounting, etc.

2. Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language, including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.

3. Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.

4. Skill in analyzing and solving arithmetical problems.

5. Skill in the operation of business office equipment.

6. Skill in working accurately with details.

7. Skill in verbal and written communication.

8. Ability to deal tactfully with sensitive or confidential information.

9. Ability to supervise.

10. Ability to act as inter- and intra-departmental liaison.

11. Ability to manage one's own time and the time of others.

In person in the office and conference room settings.