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Texas Department of Transportation · 13 hours ago

Payroll Specialist I

Austin, TX

Full-time

Onsite

Entry Level

1+ years exp

Texas Department of Transportation is seeking a Payroll Specialist I to perform moderately complex timekeeping and payroll functions. The role involves assisting with payroll processing, maintaining payroll controls, and addressing payroll-related inquiries from staff and external entities.

Government Administration

Responsibilities

Processes payroll transaction in accordance with applicable regulations, policies, and procedures; research critical transactions and recommends alternative solutions

Maintains appropriate payroll processing controls and assists with returned monies and payment cancellations

Communicates and coordinates with staff and external entities to research, explain and/or resolve complex payroll, leave, tax or retirement-related questions and issues; ensures the correct interpretation and application of various laws, codes, rules, accounting controls, and other matter pertaining to payroll operations

Processes payroll and verifies accuracy of hours to be paid

Assists with preparing system for payrolls, and completing the fiscal year end process

Provides assistance and responds to district/division time administrator and/or employees with functionality and procedural payroll questions and issues

Sets up work schedules and schedule overrides; enters awarded agency time, donated sick hours and military hours; reconciles and inserts time for terminated employees; reconciles leave without pay hours

Assists with longevity and benefit replacement payments, lump sum payments to eligible terminated employees, monthly overtime and comp time payments

Assists with audits on off cycle payrolls and may create/distribute Internal Revenue Service 941 returns

Performs other job duties as assigned

Qualification

Payroll processingTimekeepingAccounting principlesW-21099 processingGovernment regulationsAnalytical skillsEffective communicationConfidentialityProblem-solving

Required

Bachelor's Degree in business, public administration, finance, accounting, or a related discipline

1 year of experience in time and labor, payroll, accounting, or related work experience

Proficient skill in payroll processing and related reporting including 941 reporting, W-2 and 1099 processing

Analyzing payroll projects and tasks, prioritizing setting goals and meeting payroll deadlines

Time and labor, timekeeping and related reporting and resolution

Maintaining effective working relationships with internal and external customers

Ability to adjust to changing work place demands

Ability to maintain confidentiality and protect the privacy of state employees, taxpayers and other members of the public

Some knowledge of human resources administrative practice and procedures

Some knowledge of leave accounting practices and procedures

Some knowledge of governmental and financial accounting principles and procedures

Some knowledge of state government accounting, generally accepted accounting principles and procedures, office practices, and governmental regulations applying to accounting records

Some knowledge of state and federal payroll rules, regulations and laws

Sedentary work: Lift up to 10 lbs at a time and occasionally carry files/small tools

Sitting - prolonged periods of time

Repetitive Motion-substantial movements of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers

Close Visual Acuity-work includes data/figures; view a computer screen; extensive reading