Salary Processor Specialist - Payroll Services

License and Certification Qualifications:

• None Required

Education Qualifications:

• H.S. Diploma or General Education Degree or equivalent Required
• Bachelor's Degree in related field Preferred

Experience Qualifications:

• 3 years in an office/clerical environment Required
• Experience in business/finance or payroll Preferred

Skills Qualifications:

• Ability to communicate with others in an effective and tactful manner.
• Ability to exercise independent judgment, troubleshoot, and solve problems.
• Ability to maintain records with high degree of accuracy.
• Excellent interpersonal and human relations skills.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as procedure manuals.
• Ability to write routine correspondence.
• Ability to speak effectively in one-on-one situations with employees.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to multitask in a high-volume processing environment.
• Ability to represent Gwinnett County Public Schools in a positive and professional manner.
• Strong computer skills with a working knowledge of Microsoft Office required.
• Knowledge of PeopleSoft preferred.

Primary Responsibilities:
Responsible for processing employee salaries and assisting employees with salary, wage, experience credit, and contract calculations.

• Calculate salary changes and updates received from the Compensation Administration Office through PeopleSoft applications.
  • Process new hire calculations.
  • Calculate and adjust salaries for current employee changes.
  • Prorate and determine salaries for employees on leave or returning from leave including spreadsheets sent to employees detailing leave payments.
  • Process final payout of salary, vacation, and/or sick leave for employees terminating or retiring from the district.
  • Maintain and adjust leave balance information for employees terminating or retiring from the district via the employee Time and Attendance (eTA) system of PeopleSoft.
• Verify employee paychecks and salary during monthly and semi-payroll runs.
  • Verify and ensure changes and updates are reflected accurately on paychecks.
  • Submit adjustments or corrections during payroll runs.
  • Review PeopleSoft salary audit report which verifies correct calculations of employees' salaries.
• Provide world-class customer service and employee counseling concerning salary, wage, experience credit, and contract calculations.
  • Review employee personnel files to provide accurate counseling concerning salary calculations.
  • Research, review, and respond to customer inquiries regarding adjustments to salary payments and deductions on paychecks received.
  • Provide detailed salary worksheets displaying salary payments.
• Work with the Payroll Specialist for employees overpaid.
  • Provide overpayment amounts and paycheck information.
  • Determine applicable leave payment details.
  • Process Leave Status Forms where necessary.
  • Coordinate payment information to employee.

Physical Demands:
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit for extended periods of time. The employee is also required to talk, hear, stand, and walk. The employee may be required to use hands to touch, handle, feel, and/or reach. The employee is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, or crouch. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. The employee is required to operate a motor vehicle in performance of duties. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.