Salary Processor Specialist - Payroll Services

License and Certification Qualifications

None Required

Education Qualifications

• H.S. Diploma or General Education Degree or equivalent
• Required: Bachelors Degree in related field
• Preferred: Bachelors Degree in related field

Experience Qualifications

• 3 years in an office/clerical environment
• Required
• Experience in business/finance or payroll
• Preferred

Skills Qualifications

• Ability to communicate with others in an effective and tactful manner
• Ability to exercise independent judgment, troubleshoot, and solve problems
• Ability to maintain records with high degree of accuracy
• Excellent interpersonal and human relations skills
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as procedure manuals
• Ability to write routine correspondence
• Ability to speak effectively in one-on-one situations with employees
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals
• Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to multitask in a high-volume processing environment
• Ability to represent Gwinnett County Public Schools in a positive and professional manner
• Strong computer skills with a working knowledge of Microsoft Office required
• Knowledge of PeopleSoft preferred

Primary Responsibilities

• Responsible for processing employee salaries and assisting employees with salary, wage, experience credit, and contract calculations
• Calculate salary changes and updates received from the Compensation Administration Office through PeopleSoft applications
• Process new hire calculations
• Calculate and adjust salaries for current employee changes
• Prorate and determine salaries for employees on leave or returning from leave including spreadsheets sent to employees detailing leave payments
• Process final payout of salary, vacation, and/or sick leave for employees terminating or retiring from the district
• Maintain and adjust leave balance information for employees terminating or retiring from the district via the employee Time and Attendance (eTA) system of PeopleSoft
• Verify employee paychecks and salary during monthly and semi-payroll runs
• Verify and ensure changes and updates are reflected accurately on paychecks
• Submit adjustments or corrections during payroll runs
• Review PeopleSoft salary audit report which verifies correct calculations of employees salaries
• Provide world-class customer service and employee counseling concerning salary, wage, experience credit, and contract calculations
• Review employee personnel files to provide accurate counseling concerning salary calculations
• Research, review, and respond to customer inquiries regarding adjustments to salary payments and deductions on paychecks received
• Provide detailed salary worksheets displaying salary payments
• Work with the Payroll Specialist for employees overpaid
• Provide overpayment amounts and paycheck information
• Determine applicable leave payment details
• Coordinate payment information to employee

Physical Demands

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit for extended periods of time
• The employee is also required to talk, hear, stand, and walk
• The employee may be required to use hands to touch, handle, feel, and/or reach
• The employee is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, or crouch
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds

Specific Vision Abilities

• Close vision
• Distance vision
• Color vision
• Depth perception
• Ability to adjust focus

Reasonable Accommodations

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.