Description

LIFELONG LEARNING ADMINISTRATION CORPORATION

Full Time, Monday - Friday 8am -5pm, with some overtime and weekends

The Lifelong Learning Advantage

At Lifelong Learning, our mission is to support our client schools so they can concentrate on improving educational outcomes and student success. We continue to be a strong, positive force, pioneering the way education is delivered to all students.

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Payroll Technician is responsible for payroll administration and will perform payroll functions for both certificated and classified personnel. This position must assure prompt and accurate handling of all payroll matters.

RESPONSIBILITIES/DUTIES: This list is illustrative only and is not intended to be a comprehensive list of tasks performed by this classification. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.

• Review and screen for accuracy biweekly timesheets
• Receive and compute all payrolls, make appropriate deductions for taxes, retirement, insurances, and other authorized deductions
• Processes wage garnishments, levies, and other legal withholdings
• Process out of cycle checks and final pay checks
• Maintain appropriate internal controls and procedures for payroll activities
• Audit timekeeping records for compliance with established company policies
• Provide customer support for all employee payroll-related questions and resolve issues/discrepancies; collaborate with departmental managers as needed
• Work with the Finance Team to reconcile payroll data processing records with District encumbrance systems for budget monitoring
• Work with the Finance Team to establish new school accounts in payroll system
• Reconcile payroll errors generated by data programming changes initiated by payroll system
• Establish master employee payroll record file for information entry into payroll system
• Provide recommendations for improvements in processes and/or quality of information reported
• Provided reports and correspondence as necessary
• Perform additional duties as assigned
• Adherence to attendance policies
• Administrative duties, responsibilities, and activities may be assigned or changed from time to time

Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• High Diploma Graduate or General Education Diploma equivalent; college coursework/degree in accounting preferred
• Minimum 3 years experience in the field of Payroll
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Word, Excel and Outlook
• Intermediate experience with payroll software programs
• 10-key by touch
• Experience in benefits and basic Human Resources policies preferred
• Ability to work in a fast pace environment with strong attention to detail and good organizational skills

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Mental Demands: high workflow management, high project coordination, high people engagement
• Finger Dexterity: using primarily just the fingers to make small movements such as typing, picking up small objects, or pinching fingers together
• Talking: especially where one must convey detailed or important instructions or ideas accurately, loudly, or quickly
• Average Hearing: able to hear average or normal conversations and receive ordinary information
• Average Visual Abilities: ordinary acuity necessary to prepare or inspect documents or operate machinery
• Physical Strength: sedentary work. Sitting most of the time, and occasionally exerts up to 10 lbs. of force (almost all office jobs)
• Frequent multi-tasking, changing of task priorities, repetitious exacting work required
• Working in a noisy, distracting environment with frequent deadline pressures