Community and Economic Development - Transportation Brokerage Specialist

Summary

A Great Public Service Employment Opportunity

This recruitment is to fill two (2) Fiscal Specialist II positions that are responsible for providing timekeeping duties, payroll data input, and payroll research for Transit Operations. The positions also function as liaisons between Transit Operations and Payroll Operations.

An Employer To Be Proud Of

King County Metro Transit is a regional leader in helping people move quickly throughout the region, reducing commuter stress, greening the environment and radically improving urban air quality, by providing comfortable, effective transit services for the thousands of commuters and other residents of King County, Washington. Working for Metro means working for a leader in this nation's public transportation industry.

Great Location

Metro Transit's central offices are located in Seattle's historic Pioneer Square district, in easy walking distance to the pier on Elliott Bay, close to popular urban residential neighborhoods, near regional bus lines, and next door to the Sounder (commuter train) Station.

Great Benefits

King County provides our employees with a free transportation pass (good on Metro, Pierce, Community, and Sound Transit) and access to the building gym with lockers, showers, and a bike room. We offer a generous benefits package including fully-paid medical, dental, and vision benefits for the whole family, including domestic partners. A generous sick leave and vacation plan, twelve holidays a year, and participation in the State's Public Employees Retirement Plan (PERS) are provided, as well as the option of participating in the County's deferred compensation plan (a 457 plan).

Job Duties

• Prepare and process Transit employees time reporting including gathering payroll data for analysis, time entry, and processing timekeeping records for assigned bases.
• Audit and correct employee time entries for the current payroll.
• Key in non-driver (non-HASTUS) payroll and payroll corrections.
• Perform preliminary analysis and audits.
• Generate HASTUS reports on a daily and bi-weekly basis utilizing the information database; schedule reports and queries.
• Coordinate data entry functions; identify and resolve data entry and processing problems; and troubleshoot and resolve all errors in a timely manner.
• Execute payroll time entry feeders from HASTUS to PeopleSoft Time and Labor module.
• Meet all established payroll deadlines.
• Ensure all employee time processed is accurate.
• Use Transit’s PARS/Payroll action resolution for Transit bases.
• Audit, troubleshoot, analyze, and correct employee records.
• Provide payroll customer service by acting as a resource for base chiefs and supervisors and responding to questions from employees regarding payroll and payroll related matters.
• Train Transit employees for payroll (part to full time, new supervisors, and new employees).
• Research payroll discrepancies and request manual checks from Payroll Operations as required for Transit employees.
• Request past period adjustments or retro payments as required.
• Function as a subject matter expert in payroll for PARS, HASTUS, and Transit payroll.
• Identify overpayments and work with the employee and Payroll Operations to resolve.
• Perform other timekeeping and payroll duties as needed for Transit employees.
  
  

Minimum Qualifications

Experience, Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills

• Two years of accounting, bookkeeping, and/or payroll processing experience.
• Experience in working with payroll software systems such as HASTUS or PeopleSoft.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Outlook, Word, and Excel.
• Demonstrated ability to perform detail oriented tasks and research complex problems or issues.
• Demonstrated ability to prioritize workload and work under pressure with tight timelines.
• Demonstrated ability to follow through on assignments.
• Demonstrated ability to develop effective working relationships.
• Effective customer service skills with co-workers and other agency staff.
• Knowledge of research methods.
• Knowledge of best payroll practices for time reporting activities.
• Analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to complete tasks quickly and efficiently with the highest level of quality and attention to detail
• Ability to work as an effective team member.
• Demonstrated punctuality, dependability, and reliable attendance in previous work experience.
  
  

Desirable Qualifications

• Knowledge of Transit’s HASTUS system for employee time collection
• Knowledge of union contracts and K.C. guidelines
  
  

Benefits

King County offers a highly-competitive compensation and benefits package designed to meet the diverse needs of our employees and support our employees' health and well-being. Eligible positions receive the following benefits and have access to the following programs:

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage: King County pays 100% of the premiums for eligible employees and family members
• Life and disability insurance: employees are provided basic coverage and given the opportunity to purchase additional insurance for both the employee and eligible dependents
• Retirement: King County employees are eligible to participate in a pension plan through the Washington State Department of Retirement Systems and a 457(b) deferred-compensation plan
• Transportation program and ORCA transit pass
• 10 paid holidays each year (plus 2 personal holidays)
• Generous vacation and paid sick leave
• Paid parental leave, family and medical leaves, and volunteer leave
• Flexible Spending Account
• Wellness programs
• Onsite gyms and activity centers
• Employee giving program
• Employee assistance programs
• Flexible schedules and telecommuting options, depending on position
• Training and career development programs
  
  

For additional information about employee benefits please visit our Benefits, Payroll, and Retirement Page.

This is a general description of the benefits offered to eligible King County employees, and every effort has been made to ensure its accuracy. If any information on this document conflicts with the provisions of a collective bargaining agreement (CBA), the CBA prevails. Also, in the event of any incorrect information in this document, applicable laws, policies, rules, CBAs, or official plan documents will prevail.

NOTE: Benefits for Term Limited Temporary (TLT) or Short Term Temporary (STT) positions, including leave eligibility and/or participation in the pension plan through the Washington State Department of Retirement Systems, will vary based upon the terms and details of the position. Short Term Temporary positions are not eligible for an ORCA transit pass.

For inquiries about the specifics of this position, please contact the recruiter identified on this job posting.

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When applying for this position, you must thoroughly complete the EDUCATION and WORK EXPERIENCE sections of your application and the Supplemental Questions. This includes a detailed description of each position that you have held in the last ten years. For each Employer listed, you must indicate your reason for leaving. If you have been terminated from any previous jobs, please state the specific reasons why. Your responses to the Supplemental Questions will be used in combination with your application to determine whether you meet the qualifications for this position. Failure to provide detailed and complete information may result in your application being rejected. I have read the above statement and certify that the statements made by me on the application and supplemental questions are, to the best of my knowledge, true, complete and correct. I understand that any misrepresentation or material omission of fact on this or any other document required by King County may constitute grounds for rejection, or if employed by King County, for disciplinary measures, including dismissal.

• I acknowledge I have read and understand the above information.
  
  

02

How many years of experience do you have with accounting, bookkeeping, and/or payroll processing?

• No experience
• Less than two years
• Two - three years
• Four - six years
• Seven or more years
  
  

03

List the Employer(s) where you obtained this experience.

04

Which computer programs or abilities are you able to proficiently use? Check all that apply.

• Microsoft Outlook
• Microsoft Word
• Microsoft Excel
• HASTUS
• PeopleSoft
• Other payroll processing software
• None of the above
  
  

05

If your response was ‘Other payroll processing system’ to the question, above, please indicate the name of the software system.

06

Which of the following tasks have you completed in your previous work experience?

• Prepared and processed employee time reporting
• Gathered payroll data and performed preliminary analysis and audits
• Completed efficient and accurate time entry
• Maintained timekeeping records
• Audited and corrected employee time entries
• Generated reports utilizing databases and queries
• Identified and resolved data entry and processing problems.
• Provided customer service to employees regarding payroll and payroll related matters
• Trained employees or co-workers
  
  

07

List the Employer(s) where you obtained this experience.

08

This position requires reliable and predictable attendance. If contacted, would your previous employers say that your attendance had been reliable and predictable?

• Yes
• No
• Required Question