PAYROLL TECHNICIAN II (Payroll Department)

ELK GROVE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICTCLASS TITLE: PAYROLL TECHNICIAN IIBASIC FUNCTION:Under the direction of the Manager-Compensation and Benefits perform technical accounting work in the preparation processing verification and maintenance of payroll and related records for District certificated and classified CHARACTERISTICS:Payroll Technician IIs are assigned more complex payroll functions. Payroll Technician I performs a variety of specialized accounting duties in area of processing payroll and related records for assigned FUNCTIONS:Coordinate benefit programs such as deferred compensation tax shelters health insurance FMLA and COBRA by maintaining employee records including enrollments input to payroll system and related worksheets monitoring for continued eligibility reconciliation and preparation of payments to and reconcile monthly payroll reports pertaining to health insurance retirement unemployment insurance and other deductions such as STRS PERS and with District active and retired employees and various governmental and insurance agencies regarding payroll and employee deductions and related record-keeping requirements standards and employee benefit packages and conduct employee benefits quality customer service in assisting employees with payroll prepare and maintain payroll record information for certificated and classified and verify coding and input data for regular and variable payrolls; audit payroll information for voluntary deduction files to include computation input verification and balancing to the payroll and input employee W4 DE4 W5 and other payroll warrants and W2 and audit salaries for classified and certificated related duties as KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES:KNOWLEDGE OF:Principles and techniques involved in payroll preparation monitoring and and procedures of payroll record-keeping and withholding voluntary deductions garnishments and fringe office practices procedures and equipment. Applicable sections of State Education Code and other applicable laws. Interpersonal skills using tact patience and courtesy. Telephone techniques and etiquette. Operation of a computer terminal and other office TO:Perform responsible payroll record-keeping and reconcile payroll employee benefits to interpret apply and explain rules regulations policies and procedures. Process payroll and related records for assigned subtract multiply and divide quickly and and follow oral and written directions. Establish and maintain cooperative and effective working relationships with others. Meet schedules and time lines. Maintain confidentiality of sensitive and privileged effectively both orally and in writing. Complete work with many interruptions. Type at a minimum of 35 words per minute from clear records and prepare a computer and standard office consistent punctual and regular hands and fingers to operate a computer to read a variety of and speak to exchange information in person and on the for extended periods of AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:Any combination equivalent to: graduation from high school supplemented by 9 college-level units and three years experience in payroll or CONDITIONS:ENVIRONMENT:Office interruptions.