What are the responsibilities and job description for the Payroll Clerk position at West Texas Detention Facility?
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Compile employee time, production, and payroll data from time sheets and other records;
Compute wages and deductions, and enter data into computers;
Distribute and collect timecards each pay period;
Issue and record adjustments to pay related to previous errors or retroactive increases;
Keep track of leave time, such as vacation, personal, and sick leave for employees;
Process and issue employee paychecks and statements of earnings and deductions;
Process paperwork for new employees and enter employee information into the payroll system;
Record employee information, such as exemptions, transfers, and resignations, to maintain and update payroll records;
Review time sheets, work charts, wage computation, and other information to detect and reconcile payroll discrepancies;
Verify attendance, hours worked, and pay adjustments, and post information onto designated records.
Required Knowledge Skills/Abilities:
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills.
Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
Working understanding of payroll principles, practices and procedures.
Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines.
Ability to function well in a high-paced and at times stressful environment.
Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or related software.
Education and Experience:
High School diploma or equivalent
Physical Requirements:
The physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to satisfactorily perform these essential functions without causing an undue hardship for the employer.
Continuous sitting up to 2 hours per shift
Ability to work continuously on a telephone/computer/scanner/fax/copier or other office equipment for up to 2 hours or more per shift with scheduled breaks
Frequent periods of walking and/or standing
Occasional lifting and carrying up to 20 lbs
Frequent grasping, reaching, pushing, pulling, bending, twisting
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Behaviors
Preferred- Team Player: Works well as a member of a group
- Detail Oriented: Capable of carrying out a given task with all details necessary to get the task done well
Motivations
Preferred- Goal Completion: Inspired to perform well by the completion of tasks
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)