Technician Payroll

Job Summary

The Payroll Technician keeps payroll records, makes updates, assists in check production, and answers payroll related questions. The position has a retirement association with the Public Employees' Retirement System (PERS).

Job Requirements
The following are required:

• A high school diploma or equivalent and courses in bookkeeping.
• Five years of experience in financial record keeping work.
• Payroll experience.
• Knowledge of office practices, procedures, and machines.
• Knowledge of financial recordkeeping, bargaining agreements, and individual contracts.
• Experience in the use of computers for payroll and recordkeeping.
• Ability to work independently and maintain productive working relationships with others through teamwork.
• Ability to type and operate 10-key calculator by touch.
• Ability to work well under stress caused by constant deadlines.
• Ability to maintain strict confidentiality concerning all sensitive pay records.

The following is preferred:

• Ability to make calculations and summarize them with speed and accuracy.

Essential Job Functions

• Performs record keeping operations related to the Anchorage School District's payroll activities.
• Researches and answers payroll questions.
• Maintains and updates employee data in relation to pay, deductions, and contributions.
• Compiles, arranges, posts, and verifies all computer input on all substitute employees in relation to all employment data, salary, and adjustments.
• Oversees printing of checks and advices to ensure proper routing and delivery.
• Ensures that timecards are timely and communicates with all units on deadlines and special processing.
• Works with the payroll coordinators for accurate preparation, maintenance, and balancing procedures for each payroll regarding accounting interface and payroll master file totals.
• Provides backup to other payroll functions such as payroll assistants, as assigned.

Physical/Mental Demands
The physical demands of this job require frequent standing, walking, sitting, speaking, and hearing. Specific visual abilities are also required. The employee is regularly required to reach with his/her hands and arms and occasionally lift items weighing less than 40 lbs. Additionally, the employee must be able to communicate by oral and written means in an appropriate business manner and have cognitive skills to understand instructions, readily recall facts and details, handle conflict, and make effective decisions under pressure. The employee must have the ability to effectively manage the stress of working with students, parents, and other employees representing diverse cultures, personalities, and work styles in a dynamic work environment.

The Anchorage School District is committed to providing reasonable accommodations, according to applicable state and federal laws, to all individuals with qualified physical or mental disabilities.

Work Environment
Work is performed in a professional environment with a wide variety of individuals having differing functions, personalities and abilities, including working with diverse groups of people in a variety of different settings.

While performing the duties of this job the employee may be regularly exposed to a video display. The employee may be exposed to outdoor weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.