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TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION B031 Financial/Payroll Specialist I: Employee Payments in Austin, Texas
Performs moderately complex timekeeping and payroll functions. Assists with all payroll processing and timesheet review, as well as related payroll recording and reporting functions. Works under moderate supervision, with limited latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment.Essential Duties:Processes payroll transaction in accordance with applicable regulations, policies, and procedures; research critical transactions and recommends alternative solutions.Maintains appropriate payroll processing controls and assists with returned monies and payment cancellations.Communicates and coordinates with staff and external entities to research, explain and/or resolve complex payroll, leave, tax or retirement-related questions and issues; ensures the correct interpretation and application of various laws, codes, rules, accounting controls, and other matter pertaining to payroll operations.Processes payroll and verifies accuracy of hours to be paid.Assists with preparing system for payrolls and completing the fiscal year end process.Provides assistance and responds to district/division time administrator and/or employees with functionality and procedural payroll questions and issues.Sets up work schedules and schedule overrides; enters awarded agency time, donated sick hours and military hours; reconciles and inserts time for terminated employees; reconciles leave without pay hours.Assists with longevity and benefit replacement payments, lump sum payments to eligible terminated employees, monthly overtime and comp time payments.Assists with audits on off cycle payrolls and may create/distribute Internal Revenue Service 941 returns.Performs other job duties as assigned.