Payroll Specialist
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SCHOOLS FOR THE DEAF AND THE BLIND
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The Arizona State Schools for the Deaf and the Blind (ASDB) we are seeking enthusiastic team members who are pursuing greatness and who can help provide our students with diverse opportunities. We know that our employees are the key to maintaining our standards of excellence. From staff members to teachers we empower our employees to meet the needs of our students and engage in their learning community.
ASDB was founded in 1912 the year of Arizonas statehood. ASDB serves over 2000 children who are blind visually impaired deaf hard of hearing or deafblind from birth to grade 12. ASDB operates two schools for the deaf one school for the blind our statewide Early Learning Program which includes birth to three and preschool programs and Itinerant Services for students attending a school with one of our district partners. ASDB is dedicated to empowering diverse young children and students with the educational opportunities necessary to succeed in college career and life.
Location: Arizona Statewide Tucson/Phoenix/Yuma (Hybrid)
- Employee Status: Permanent
- Hours Per Week: 40 Work
- Calendar: 12Month
- Pay Rate: $19.61$25.09
Click the link to Apply Payroll Specialist: Please submit an application directly to our agency webpage.
The Payroll/Travel Specialist is responsible for functions related to payroll travel reimbursements and spread pay.
The essential duties include but are not limited to the following:
- Process and review time records wage computation and other information to detect and reconcile payroll discrepancies including auditing and correcting leave plans/balances per the General Accounting Office timelines.
- Verify staff member information according to PPA for pay retro payments function position FTE leave accrual accuracy and status.
- Ensures proper and accurate payment and reporting of staff member wages in compliance with all State and Federal requirements
- Maintain update review HR data entry tax exemptions ASRS 20/20 status transfers resignations and terminations. Responsible for processing auditing and adjusting deferred pay (Spread pay).
- Reviews staff supervisor and proxy ETE entry for accuracy and provide support. Develops and maintains biweekly spreadsheets for various Payroll Data Warehouse Comp Time and ASRS 20/20 reports.
- Creates payroll reports audits errors and supports budget team.
- Process Travel Claims including auditing for compliance with State policy and data entry in HRIS for employee reimbursement. Ensure the correct type and function accounts are applied to expenses.
- Process and approve OutofState Travel Packets including auditing for compliance with State policy.
- Initiate validate and process new Ghost Cards and Employee Travel Cards print statements review payments and charges. Review and approve Ghost Card logs and forwards them to Accounts Payable for up on fraudulent charges maintain credit limits past due amounts and confirm EmployeeTravel card purchases verifies travel status card payments and reports abuse.
- Responsible for providing effective customer service for all internal and external customers as well as communicating effectively with team members within the Payroll Business Services and Human Resources Departments. Serves as a resource for payroll questions and concerns to management and staff.
- Responsible for effectively communicating payroll processes changes and interpreting payroll data.
- Administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing managing files and records designing forms and other office procedures and terminology.
- Governmental accounting principles and practices and the analysis and reporting of financial data
- Effective verbal listening and written communication skills.
- Payroll legal codes state and federal regulations.
- Financial accounting functions.
- Principles and processes for providing customer and personal services.
- Identifying problems and reviewing related information to evaluate options using logic and reasoning to identify alternative solutions conclusions or approaches to problem.
- Analyzing and anticipating needs. Research and reconcile documents for report preparation and maintain files and documents necessary for audit. Organize and prioritize work. Maintain confidentiality.
- Apply policies and procedures.
- Use of office equipment and computers including various office programs (i.e. Word Excel Google etc.)
- Communicate information and ideas effectively so that others will understand.
- Associates degree or vocational training in a related field.
- Previous payroll workrelated skill knowledge or experience.
- Administrative and clerical procedures: word processing filing and record keeping designing forms and experience in data entry and MS Office skills.
- Governmental accounting principles and practices.
- Payroll legal codes state and federal regulations.
- Customer and personal services.
BENEFITS
Benefit eligible employees have a variety of choices for medical dental vision shortterm disability supplemental and dependent life insurance. Offered plans provide exceptional value to our employees and their eligible dependents. Employees have a 31day period from effective date of hire to elected coverage. Elected benefits could start as early as 2 weeks after hire.
Benefit eligible employees are automatically covered for basic life nonsmokers accidental death and dismemberment and seat belt insurance.
Benefit eligible employees are automatically enrolled in the States retirement plan and longterm disability (LTD) program. Enrollment is mandatory and is subject to a 26week waiting period before initial enrollment. Employees may also choose to participate in a deferred compensation program to take advantage of taxdeferred retirement investments. Benefit Options also offer Employee SelfService Wellness Tuition Discount Travel Reduction Auto & Home Insurance and Purchase Discount Programs.
Persons with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation such as a sign language interpreter or an alternative format by contacting the Recruiter. Requests should be made as early as possible to allow time to arrange the accommodation.
Arizona State Government is an EOE/ADA Reasonable Accommodation Employer.
1200 W Speedway Blvd
Tucson AZ 85745
Recruitment:
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
Employment Type
Full-Time
