What are the responsibilities and job description for the Payroll Manager, position at St. Charles Community College?
Founded in 1986, St. Charles Community College (SCC) is one of the best two-year colleges in the state of Missouri. SCC serves more than 10,000 students in St. Charles County, a northwestern county outside of St. Louis, MO. SCC's main campus, located in Cottleville, houses 12 award-winning buildings known for innovative, contemporary "educational village" design and spans over 256 acres. A satellite campus is in Dardenne Prairie and features state-of-the-art Center for Healthy Living, encompassing allied health nursing programs, culinary studies, and agriculture studies. Other satellite locations include the Wentzville Technical Center, Commercial Driving School and a planned Regional Workforce and Innovation Center in Wentzville.
POSITION SUMMARY
The Payroll Manager will be responsible for overseeing the entire payroll process, ensuring accurate and timely salary payments to employees while maintaining compliance with tax regulations, managing employee benefits, and managing a department of one, all while upholding accurate payroll records and adhering to relevant laws and regulations.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Ensuring the efficiency and accuracy of the payroll process, that includes but not limited to the preparation, analysis, maintenance, and processing of the College's payroll
- Acts as Custodian of payroll records for all employees. Research and respond to questions regarding payroll policies and procedures; prepare responses to court or arbitration-ordered payroll data as well as employee requests
- Coordinate the processing of W-2 statements; annually balance W-2 figures
- Review and update current payroll practices and policies to further reduce redundancies and eliminate inefficiencies
- Payroll reporting and analysis
- Benefit administration
- Reconcile, audit, and balance general ledger payroll accounts and resolving any payroll discrepancies
- Determines payroll liabilities by approving the calculation of employee federal and state income and social security taxes, and employer's social security, unemployment, and workers compensation payments
- Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies
- Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed Develop training tools for streamlining payroll processes
REQUIRED SKILLS AND ABILITIES
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
REPORTING RELATIONSHIP
Reports to Director of Financial Services.