Billings School District 2 needs a Payroll Accountant III for the Business Office in Lincoln Center. Will prepare the District's various payrolls, ensuring accurate and timely distribution of employee checks and direct deposits.
QUALIFICATIONS:
1. High school diploma or equivalent.
2. Three years of progressive experience in accounting, and working with a computer, or any equivalent combination of education and experience.
3. Considerable knowledge of practices and procedures of accounting applicable to payroll processing.
4. Ability to compute figures, prepare payroll, and related forms accurately.
5. Strong hardware and software experience.
PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES (may include but not limited to the following):
1. Generate the various employee payrolls by accumulating information for each employee including time sheets, leave requests, extra duty pay, payroll deduction authorization forms, employment contracts, or other changes in employee status such as transfers, promotions, and demotions.
2. Verify information for accuracy, then code information to the appropriate payroll budget.
3. Generate reports on employee benefits and payroll deductions by processing payroll record changes.
4. Provide answers to the questions from employees, supervisors, benefits providers, and payroll deductions authorities regarding payroll records and District, state, and federal policies and regulations.
5. Create forms to better serve payroll functions.
6. Generate various reports relative to payroll.
7. Interpret personnel and payroll questions related to state, federal, and District policies, practices, and union contracts.
8. Prepare and complete teacher payroll which includes maintaining deductions, calculation of garnishments, balancing, proofing of benefit changes.
Schedule: 12 Month; Monday - Friday; 8 hours a day.
Wage: $19.21 per hour for 120-day probationary period; then $21.34 per hour.
Equal Opportunity Employer.