What are the responsibilities and job description for the Payroll and Benefits Clerk position at Hingham Public Schools?
Position Title: Payroll and Benefits Clerk (Full Time)
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting; business, human resources or other related fields, preferred
- Experience with Human Resources and Payroll processes, required
- MUNIS and Frontline experience preferred
- Proficiency in use of Excel, required
- Strong organizational skills
- Able to successfully manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines
- Act as the School Department liaison for all benefits
- Maintain knowledge of benefits allowable in all contracts, guidelines and bargaining units.
- Work in collaboration with the Town ‘s Benefits Coordinator and have the ability to respond to questions on benefits or to help find responses to questions
- Assist with annual benefits Open Enrollment fair in conjunction with Town Accountant’s office.
- Act as a back up for payroll processing
- Maintain accurate attendance records, and accumulated sick and (if applicable) vacation days balances for all eligible employees
- Process and manage unemployment and workers’ compensation matters
- Reconcile monthly MTRS and 403B reports
- Obtain complete employee file documentation in accordance with legal and department compliance requirements.
- Generate accurate and complete reports including headcount, attendance, life events, terminations/turnover, leaves of absence, cost of leaves, pay/insurance premiums owed during leave, dates of service/seniority, benefits, sick leave bank, longevity, vacation pay, counselors’ extra days’ pay, grant paid
- Compute leave of absence pay
- Maintain accurate computer records and personnel files
- Understand, implement and communicate contract terms, especially in relation to benefits eligibility, retirement, time off and work schedules.
- Assist employees with retirement documentation
- Assist with employee onboarding and offboarding
- Respond to internal and external inquiries
- Assist with annual audits
- Manage and oversee leaves of absence
- Other duties as assigned by the Superintendent or their designee
Salary : $65,000 - $70,000
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