Payroll Specialist - USD 489

Rockwell Administrative Center

Full Time
This position is 12 months/year, with 241 working days and 7 paid non-working holidays. 
 
Schedule:
August – May is 7:30am - 4:30pm, Monday – Friday (8 hour days)
June – July is 7:00am - 5:00pm, Monday - Thursday (10 hour days)

Compensation package: 

• Base wage $14.79/hour negotiable based upon experience
• Full Benefits
  • Full District Paid Single Medical and Dental Coverage
  • Free Annual Eye Exams with Medical Coverage
  • Ancillary and Voluntary offerings include Vision Materials Coverage
  • District Paid Basic Life Insurance, Voluntary Life
  • Short Term Disability, Accident, Critical Illness, Identify Theft Insurance
  • Flexible Spending options for Medical Expenses and Dependent Day Care 
  • District contribution to Health Saving Account 
  • District contribution to 403b retirement plan in addition to KPERS - State of Kansas Retirement
  • Paid Time Off
  • Seasonal Breaks, Weekends, Holidays Off

Job Description:

 
Purpose:  This position will be a part of the payroll office with the a primary focus on administration of the Kansas Public Employee Retirement System (KPERS) for all district employee.
 
Responsible to:    Payroll Coordinator
 
Qualifications/Requirements:

• Must have high school diploma or equivalency.
• Prior human resource/payroll/accounting experience preferred.
• Must be detail oriented.
• Must be able to follow oral and written direction.
• Must be highly computer literate and able to quickly learn and navigate various computer applications.
• Must possess excellent communication and organizational skills.
• Must be self-directed and able work efficiently without supervision.
• Must have the capacity to grasp and adjust to new and changing situations in a dynamic environment.
• Must maintain confidentiality in all aspects of job performance.
• Must be courteous, helpful, people oriented and willing to be inconvenienced in order to get the job done.
• Must have the ability to collaborate and work effectively with members of the school district and community.

 
Essential Job Functions:

• KPERS enrollment and termination
• KPERS payment and account reconciliation 
• Supporting employees through KPERS retirement processing
• Assist with other duties as assigned

 
Marginal Job Functions:

• Willing to attend workshops to keep current on new HR regulations.
• Cross-train with other staff in performing duties.
• Provide telephone backup for the office as scheduled.

 
Special Physical Requirements:

• Must be able to sit at a work station most of an eight hour day.
• Must have manual dexterity for continual computer input.
• Must be able to occasionally move, lift, carry, pull, or push heavy materials.
• Occasionally work with numerous interruptions.

 
Other:

• The employee must observe and follow all school district policies at all times.
• The employee shall remain free of any alcohol or non-prescribed controlled substance abuse in the workplace throughout his/her employment in the district.

Apply Online At:

 https://www.applitrack.com/haysusd489/onlineapp/
 

Position Contact:

Amy Beckman

abeckman@usd489.com 

785-623-2400