Position Type

Business Office/ Payroll

Date Posted

4/21/2026

Location

District Office

Date Available

ASAP

Closing Date

Until Filled

Employment Opportunity

Payroll Accountant

St. Peter Public Schools

Job Goal

Provide professional payroll, benefit, human resource, and other financial services to the staff, students, parents and general public of St. Peter Public Schools.

Work Schedule

240 days per year/8 hours per day

Pay Range

$50,000-$69,878 annually depending upon qualifications and experience.

Responsibilities

• Perform complex, responsible, and varied duties processing payroll for all staff.
• Monitor and implement payroll, payroll deductions, and employee contributions (state and federal taxes, PERA, TRA, 403B, etc.)
• Calculate salaries and contract pay in addition to changes to salaried contract pay.
• Review timecard entries for accuracy.
• Maintain time off records.
• Prepare W2 documents.
• Administer medical, dental, LTD, life, and flex programs.
• Manage retiree and COBRA benefits.
• Communicate with employees about benefit plans and respond to questions about benefits.
• Collaborate with other District Office staff to prepare payroll reports for both internal and external parties.

Qualifications

• Accounting, finance, or business degree from an accredited college or university preferred.
• Experience in school finance preferred.
• Experience working with employment benefits and employee and retiree human resource items.
• Experience working with SMART accounting system preferred.
• Knowledge of Minnesota school accounting and UFARSS coding system is preferred.
• Ability to work with computerized accounting systems and applications, particularly spreadsheets.
• Basic knowledge of various types of employee benefits and insurance.

Application Deadline

Open until filled

Employment Start Date

ASAP