PAYROLL-COMPENSATION PROCESSOR

BRIDGEPORT PUBLIC SCHOOLS
45 LYON TERRACE, BRIDGEPORT, CT 06604

JOB OPENING

PAYROLL-COMPENSATION PROCESSOR
THOMAS E. CARROLL FOOD/NUTRITION CENTER (35 HOURS/WEEK)
SALARY: $54,651. - $68,921.
This position is open to current employees that are members of NAGE R1-200

GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

Clerical and general office work of more than ordinary difficulty, responsibility related to compiling, posting and checking municipal payrolls and maintaining various personnel records; related work as required.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Prepares data processing forms for various personnel and payroll changes; addition or removal from payroll, pension, union dues, tax and salary adjustment, etc.; enters and retrieves data from computer system. Checks and verifies payroll appropriation sheets and makes necessary adjustments and corrections; maintains a variety of personnel records: attendance, sick leave, vacation, personal time, holidays, employee history cards and reviews timecards.
• Computes and/or checks all salary and personnel changes including overtime, advanced vacation payments, merit increases, collective bargaining increases, longevity, retroactive payments, warnings, suspensions, holiday pay, leaves of absence, classification changes, termination, etc.
• Prepares a variety of reports and forms such as workman compensation, wage verification and unemployment compensation statements.
• Provides overtime analysis and reports for the Director.
• Distributes payroll checks and is responsible for any adjustments in checks such as cancellations, preparing manual checks.
• Responsible for communicating various letters, forms and reports; does routine filing; answers telephones, directs callers and handles all inquiries pertaining to payroll.
• Other duties as assigned by the Director of Food and Nutrition.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Three years of satisfactory office experience preferably with some experience in bookkeeping and computation work.
• Considerable knowledge of office practices and procedures.
• Ability to maintain complex and varied clerical records and to prepare reports.
• Basic knowledge of routine data processing techniques, including coding and data entry.
• Excellent customer service and human relations skills.
• Attention to detail and accuracy.

Posting Closes: Internal Posting closes: January 28, 2025

This job description is not, nor is it intended to be, a complete statement of all duties, functions, responsibilities, qualifications, physical, and cognitive, which comprise this position. The above is intended to be a fair representation of the "typical" demands of the position. In all cases, these relationships, functions, and their applications are subject to change by the Superintendent.

• This position, salary and step are in accordance with the Agreement between the City of Bridgeport and Local R1-200, National Association of Government Employees (NAGE).

It is the policy of the Bridgeport Board of Education not to discriminate because of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, present or past mental disorder, or learning disability, in any of its educational programs, activities or employment practices. The Bridgeport Board of Education is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.