Payroll Officer 1

The State of Connecticut Department of Transportation (DOT) currently has a Payroll Officer 1 job opportunity in the Payroll Unit within the Bureau of Finance and Administration. The DOT Payroll Unit is a complex agency function that involves a large size payroll operation with complex funding and project coding strings for recording purposes. There are over approximately 3,200 employees for whom a bi-weekly payroll must regularly be prepared in addition to time and labor, and benefits as well as meal allowances and overtime.

In order to be considered for this job opening, you must be a current state employee, who has permanent state status and meet the Minimum Qualifications as listed on the job opening.  You must specify your qualifications on your application. 

Due to the volume of applications anticipated, we are unable to provide confirmation of receipt or status during the recruitment process. Updates will be provided through your JobAps portal account.

Interviews will be limited to candidates whose experience and training most closely meet the requirements of the position.

Should you have questions pertaining to this recruitment, please contact Jennifer Brame at Jennifer.Brame@ct.gov.

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.

This duties of this position include the following:
Payroll: run biweekly payroll reports for overs/shorts, holiday hours and prior pay period approvals; process final paycheck calculations; set up new hires (taxes, deductions, benefits); process travel from Accounts Payable; process retroactive pay calculations and payments; oversee biweekly paycheck sorting and distribution; responsible for unclaimed payroll checks; process tax changes and direct deposit forms; assist in timesheet coding; process EMT/Paramedic Payments and supplemental safety shoe allowance; calculate over/under payments; process terminations (closing of deductions, benefits); process military supplemental payments; process biannual longevity payments; serves as contact in absence of Payroll Officer 2; may assist in special projects such as large retro payments, furloughs, etc.

Benefits: coordinates monthly benefits billing process; monitors overage dependent reports; monitors billing delinquent accounts; processes biweekly arrearage reports; processes open and unprocessed events; processes health/life benefit applications; audits the Health & Life elections deductions with no paychecks report; open enrollment; handles OPEB deductions refunds; assists in the processing of benefit actions for leaves, TSHC, etc.

Liaison with: OSC Central Benefits Unit and Payroll Services Division; State of CT Treasurers Office; Core-CT staff; DOT HR Staff; DOT units such as budget; DOT employees; HEP/Care Managements Solutions; third party insurance vendors.

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.

Extensive experience with CORE, Time & Attendance (running and reconciling bi-weekly watchdog reports), Employee benefits and benefits billing.

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.