Payroll Specialist

General Responsibilities

Under the general supervision of the Controller the Payroll Specialist II provides payroll functions for Educational Service District 112 and its programs and Districts under contract for payroll processing services.

Salary:

The full salary range for this position is $64, $78, Offers are made at the entry level of the range.

Assignment:

This position will work full-time, year round at the ESD 112 Vancouver office.

Essential Functions Include:

Calculate, prepare and generate monthly and bi-monthly payrolls utilizing Skyward software as provided by Washington School Information Processing Cooperative (WSIPC). Process direct deposit of payroll (ACH) and physical warrants. Prepare and process sick leave buyback, VEBA cash outs, vacation cash-outs, or other special payment requests, as needed. Appropriately reconcile W-2 and ACA data. Prepare and process annual W-2s.

Review and manage reconciliations of time reports & leave, primarily in electronic spreadsheet system, but including paper timesheets, as appropriate. Ensure interface between timekeeping system(s) and payroll system is consistent and accurate.

Manage and reconcile assigned vendor/tax payable duties, including, but not limited to: state & federal taxes, vendor payables for annuities, DRS (retirement), unemployment, workers' compensation, health benefits, and maintenance and/or reporting from the electronic time sheet reporting system(s). If required, prepare and reconcile monthly deposits/reports, including quarterly reports for unemployment, workers' compensation, and federal and state taxes.

Create, prepare and generate payroll reports using Skyward software and Excel spreadsheets, as required.

Minimum Qualifications:

1. High school diploma or GED.
   
   
2. Experience on computerized payroll system for a medium to large payroll (>350).
   
   
3. Skilled in use of Microsoft Excel for analysis and reporting.
   
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