Fiscal Technician 2 | Payroll Services

Washington State University's Finance & Business Services department is seeking a Fiscal Technician 2 to support the Payroll Services unit.

About the role

As a Fiscal Technician 2, your primary function is to perform ongoing, routine, and repetitive fiscal tasks both in a manual and automated payroll system. You will compile and compute payroll data from a variety of source documents such as Time Reports, Personnel Action Forms, and withholding forms. In this role, you will also prepare, review, verify, and process payroll documents under tight deadlines to help process a semi-monthly payroll. Mandatory overtime may be required at certain times during the year.

Responsibilities

• Compile and compute payroll data from various source documents.
• Prepare, review, verify, and process payroll documents under tight deadlines.
• Request information or help resolve discrepancies with strong communication skills.
• Work accurately with numbers and as part of a team.
• Work additional hours or overtime, including possible nights, weekends, and/or holidays to meet deadlines during peak workload situations.

Requirements

• High school graduation or equivalent.
• One year of general clerical or fiscal experience; OR equivalent education/experience.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, Outlook, and Word.
• Ability to pay attention to detail and work accurately with numbers.
• Strong communication skills.
• Comfortable working as part of a team.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Workday.
• Clerical experience in higher education.

Benefits

WSU offers a comprehensive benefits package which includes:

• Paid sick and vacation leave.
• Paid holidays.
• Medical, dental, life, and disability insurance package for employees and dependents.
• Retirement and deferred compensation options.
• Optional supplemental retirement accounts.
• Training and development opportunities.
• Employee tuition waiver.

Pay

Monthly Salary: $3,485 to $4,633 (Range 38). Successful candidates are typically hired at the beginning of the salary range and receive scheduled salary increment increases in accordance with WAC 357-28.

Schedule

• Full time (100% FTE), permanent position.
• Overtime eligible.
• 12-month position.

This position is located in Pullman, WA and is not eligible for work visa sponsorship. A background check is required due to access to sensitive information and university property.