PAYROLL PRACTITIONER II

Responsibilities

• Responds to internal and external customers in a timely, accurate, courteous and empathetic manner representing OCPS in a positive light.
• Performs calculations and process annual, sick leave, retirement and deferred compensation payouts.
• Cookes and process biweekly payroll; create technical communications responding to internal or external inquiries.
• Researches any variances on payroll records, and the editing and balancing of financial data and/or payroll runs.
• Has lead responsibility for training and assisting co-workers in resolving problems.
• Serves as the office lead assisting co-workers through establishing and implementing office procedures and coordinating staff schedules.
• Troubleshoots, monitors and resolves third party, payroll reconciliation discrepancies, and payroll overpayments.
• Maintains accurate payroll and retirement records.
• Calculates and processes garnishment orders, retirement adjustments and contributions.
• Provides information to district personnel regarding state retirement issues.
• Enters and maintains tax tables for retirement rates.
• Prepares the weekly payroll register and payroll audits to validate all district payroll data processed.
• Edit, balance, and review check runs for payroll; ensure accurate printing, signing and distribution.
• Document and test enhancements to the current payroll and business systems.
• Maintain knowledge of IRS federal, state, and local tax laws, Fair Labor Standards Act, Florida Retirement System and all union contractual guidelines to ensure payroll reporting compliance.
• Supports payroll support, training, and guidance to approximately 35 district locations.
• Handles direct deposit transactions, W-4’s and payroll problems.
• Responsible for preparing off-cycle bonus payments, voids and replacement checks.
• Creates and reconciles spreadsheets on various topics at the request of the Director and Senior Manager of Payroll.
• Keeps up to date on current technology, as job appropriate, being used by OCPS.
• Attends training to ensure skill level in various technologies is at the level required to perform in current position.
• Maintains timely and accurate information they maintain as part of their job responsibilities.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED; supplemented by college-level course work or vocational training in accounting/finance; supplemented by five (5) years of related experience in an accounting/finance/payroll area or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
• SAP experience preferred.