Payroll Officer 1

Capital Community College is currently seeking applications for Payroll Officer 1. The college is located in the heart of Hartford, CT. This is a 40 hours per week position, with a Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m to 5:00 p.m., work schedule. The incumbent for this position will be required to perform a variety of duties related to a small Human Resources/Payroll department in a higher education setting.

Applicants are required to upload a resume and cover letter with their submission.  (Note: In order to upload documents you must ensure that your internet browser's 'pop-up' blocker is off.  Failure to do so may prevent you from being able to upload documentation and submit your application.)  Questions about these required documents should be directed to the hiring agency's human resources office:  Josephine Agnello-Veley, jagnello-veley@capitalcc.edu, (860) 906-5002.

In a State agency, facility or institution, this class is accountable for supervising a small payroll operation or assisting in supervising a moderate to large size payroll operation.

Schedules, assigns, oversees and reviews work of staff; provides staff training and assistance; conducts performance evaluations; determines priorities and plans unit work; establishes and maintains unit procedures; develops or makes recommendations on development of policies and standards; acts as liaison with other operating units, agencies and outside officials regarding unit policies and procedures; prepares reports and correspondence; reviews accuracy of payroll including shift differential payments, annual increases, collective bargaining increases, retirement calculations, workers compensation benefits and revisions for attachments; prepares or closely supervises more complex portions of a payroll such as retroactive payments or garnishments; supervises reconciliation of payroll deductions and coding of payroll expenditures; supervises maintenance of time records including issuing semi-annual leave balances; supervises control and distribution of paychecks; answers employees questions relating to payroll; may compile payroll expenditure data for budget preparation; may provide information and process paperwork regarding employee fringe benefits; performs related duties as required.

Considerable knowledge of relevant agency policies and procedures; considerable knowledge of and ability to apply relevant state and federal laws, statutes and regulations; knowledge of and ability to apply state payroll policies and procedures; knowledge of uses of office machinery used in accounting work; some knowledge of governmental accounting as it applies to payroll; considerable skill in performing arithmetical computations; interpersonal skills; oral communication skills; supervisory ability.

Five (5) years of experience in complex clerical work in accounting or payroll.

Two (2) years of the General Experience must have had payroll preparation as the principal responsibility at the level of Payroll Clerk.

College training may be substituted for the General Experience on the basis of fifteen (15) semester hours equalling one-half (1/2) year of experience to a maximum of two (2) years.

The incumbent for this position will be required to perform a variety of duties related to a small HR/Payroll department in higher education which include but are not limited to:  (1) determines priorities and plans within the payroll unit; (2) establishes and maintains efficient and accurate payroll unit procedures; (3) reviews the accuracy of payroll including annual increases, collective bargaining increases, retirement calculations, overall administration of workers’ compensation benefits for the college; (4) prepares and closely monitors more complex portions of payroll such as retroactive payments, longevity payments, overpayment reconciliation and processing termination payouts; (5) oversees reconciliation of payroll deductions and coding of payroll expenditures; (6) oversees the maintenance of time records including semi-annual leave balances; (7) coordinates the benefits administration for college employees specifically health and life insurance processing; (8) provides a variety of information regarding employee fringe benefits; answer employee questions related to payroll.

Persons having responsibility for supervising or observing the behavior of inmates or custodial clients will be required to possess a high school diploma or General Educational Development (GED) certification by the time of permanent appointment.

AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

The State of Connecticut is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and strongly encourages the applications of women, minorities, and persons with disabilities.