Payroll Specialist

Indian River State College
Fort Pierce, FL Full Time
POSTED ON 11/30/2024
AVAILABLE BEFORE 1/30/2025

Job Description

Working at IRSC has its perks! In addition to helping drive change and having a positive impact by supporting our students, staff, and faculty, IRSC offers a benefits package:

Wellness Wonders: Dive into a world of well-being with perks that nourish your body and soul. Health benefits designed to support your fitness, mental well-being, and overall happiness are waiting for you.

Retirement Radiance: Picture your future shining as bright as your career! Our retirement benefits are designed to turn your golden years into a sunlit oasis. With robust plans and strategic investments, we're planting the seeds for your retirement bliss.

Generous Time-Off Universe: Recharge and rejuvenate with ample vacation time, ensuring you return to work with newfound enthusiasm.

Career Launchpad: Propel your career forward with projects that are not just tasks but missions, shaping industries and driving change

Join Our Payroll Team!

We're looking for a Payroll Specialist to keep things running smoothly behind the scenes! You'll be the go-to person for tracking hours, processing paychecks, and making sure everything adds up. If you're ready to dive into the world of payroll with a supportive team, we want to hear from you!

What You’ll Do:

  • Keep track of employee hours, leave time, and attendance
  • Make sure everyone gets paid accurately and on time
  • Help out with payroll reports and audits
  • Answer payroll questions and assist with HR and time-keeping inquiries
  • Keep everything organized (digitally and on paper) because payroll is all about precision!

What You'll Bring:

  • A High School diploma
  • Experience in Payroll or Finance
  • A love for Excel, data entry, and all things Microsoft Office
  • Top-notch customer service skills – you’re great at helping people
  • A knack for organization and detail-oriented tasks
  • A cool head under pressure and the ability to work both solo and as part of a team

Ready to start a rewarding career where every day counts? Apply now and join us in keeping the payroll world spinning smoothly!

JOB SUMMARY:

Under direct supervision, this position perform task to establish and maintain employee/payroll records. Provide support with all activities of the payroll department. Duties may include tracking employee hours, leave time, and attendance, answer telephones, respond to inquiries, filing; and complete data entry. Process payroll for staff; review employees' hours, ensure accuracy of payroll, and makes certain taxes are deducted from each check.

SPECIFIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Maintain all payroll operations according to company policies and procedures.
  • Track employee hours, leave time, and attendance.
  • Provide backup support to other payroll team members Assist employees with getting answers to HR, payroll, time-keeping questions.
  • Assist with the validation of employee work hours, calculating pay and deductions benefits.
  • Generate payroll reports, including monthly, quarterly, and year-end statements.
  • Handle records management, paper, and digital files.
  • Assist with payroll audits and resolve discrepancies.
  • Ensure confidentiality of payroll information.
  • Assist with special projects as needed.
  • Complete other duties and responsibilities assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS, KNOWLEDGE AND SKILL REQUIREMENTS:

The qualifications and skills for this position include:

  • High School Diploma or the equivalent. Associates Degree preferred
  • Proven work experience in Payroll or Finance related areas is preferred;
  • Proven computer experience in Microsoft Office to include data input experience;
  • Strong business aptitude;
  • Excellent verbal and written skills;
  • Excellent customer service skills;
  • Basic clerical skills to include typing, word processing, and filing;
  • Good organizational and basic accounting skills;
  • Ability to be detail oriented and perform accurately under pressure;
  • Ability to work independently as well as with others and be self-motivated;
  • Professional demeanor;
  • Ability to work with all types of individuals via telephone and in-person is extremely important.  
  • As this position requires direct contact with college administrators, faculty, staff, general public and students on a regular basis,

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

This position requires an ability to sit, stand, walk, bend, lift, reach up, stoop, and carry items occasionally in excess of twenty-five (25) pounds.  It also requires manual dexterity to operate standard office machines, such as, computer, cash register, copier, fax, calculator, telephone, and other equipment as necessary. IRSC expects its employees to follow proper safety standards while employed by the College.
 

This description is intended to indicate typical kinds of tasks and levels of work difficulty that will be required of positions given this title and shall not be construed as declaring every specific duty and responsibility of the particular position.  This job description is not intended to be a contract for employment, and the employer reserves the right to make any necessary revisions to the job description at any time without notice.

Classification

Staff

Supervisory

No

FLSA Exempt

No

Employment Type

Regular

Compensation and Application Deadline

Pay range starts at: $16.85/hour. All salary calculations start at the minimum salary and will be based on candidate's education and experience| Open until filled

Salary : $17

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