Job Details
Job Title: Payroll Specialist (3952-06)
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
Your Benefits of Working for Hamilton County!
* Starting Pay: $21.32 hourly
* Generous Paid Time Off:11 Paid Holidays, three weeks of vacation in the first year, immediately being accruing paid sick time, and paid parental leave.
* Ohio Public Employee Retirement System which includes 14% Employer Contribution AND a defined benefit option.
* Highly Competitive and Comprehensive Benefits Package: Medical, HRA, Dental, Vision, Employer-Paid Life Insurance, Long-Term Disability, Tuition Reimbursement, Public Service Loan Forgiveness Eligibility, Free On-Site/ Near Site Parking, Wellness Incentives, robust Employee Assistance Program, access to Free Medical and Rx through Marathon Health, plus expansive Behavioral and Mental Health Resources, and More!
In your role as the Payroll Specialist at Hamilton County, you'll be instrumental in maintaining the precision and effectiveness of payroll administration. Your duties will encompass payroll processing and ensuring compliance with organizational policies and regulations.
Summary of Job Duties:
* Assists in completing biweekly payroll; monitors time off system exceptions and other issues throughout the pay period and alerts managers where attention is needed in advance of payroll run; ensures all overtime paperwork is signed, completed, and verified against the payroll journal to ensure all overtime is paid correctly; trains new hires and existing staff as needed on how to use Paycor and best practices; runs various biweekly and monthly reports for management to track department personnel costs and provide cost projections; updates wages in Archibus for work order reporting. Completes certificates of payouts for unused sick time and vacation; serves as the department liaison for Diversity Equity, Inclusion and Belonging and Workers Compensation.
* Maintains attendance records including doctor's notes, daily absence list, and call-in sheets; tracks employees' family medical leave; ensures staff are following all applicable attendance and payroll procedures including but not limited to FMLA, call in procedures, and sick leave documentation; ensures all annual and probationary performance reviews and backgrounds checks are completed; tracks employees' uniform cost for tax/fringe benefits purposes; attends HR Communication forum and keep staff updated on any benefits changes.
* Updates schedules in Paycor in coordination with supervisors; manages payroll-related documentation such as union dues cards and direct deposit changes; handles verification of employment requests for Facilities staff; facilitates manager time and attendance access during absences, ensuring appropriate staff can approve and review timecards; provides support to employees during open enrollment season, guiding them on how to navigate their Paycor system to review or select benefits; escalate employee inquiries about benefit selections and life events to HR; ensures completion of annual PERP reporting; maintains and secures employees' personnel and training files.
* Attends meetings and in-service training sessions as required.
* Demonstrates regular and predictable attendance.
* Performs duties of co-workers as required or assigned.
Minimum Qualifications:
* High School Diploma or GED
* College-level coursework and experience which evidences a thorough knowledge of office practices and procedures and government structure and process
* Knowledge of accounting principles and budgetary process helpful
* An equivalent combination of training and experience may be substituted for the above qualifications
* Valid driver's license issued by the state of residency.
Preferred Qualifications:
* Experience with Paycor or other HRIS platforms.
* Bachelor's degree in accounting, financial or business administration, or equivalent 3 years work experience
Work Location and Hours:
* 1000 Main Street Cincinnati, Oh. 45202
* 40 Hour Work Week, 1st Shift