Payroll Clerk

The Town of Signal Mountain is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Payroll Clerk. This is a full-time, permanent position. The starting salary is dependent on experience, qualifications, and education.

Applications and the job description are available on our website www.signalmountaintn.gov (Employment Opportunity on the right).

Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. The Town of Signal Mountain is an equal opportunity employer and a drug free workplace.

Title: Payroll Clerk

Division/Department: Finance

Purpose: Employee performs all functions required to answer the proper and timely execution of bi-weekly payroll, payroll reports, and all functions required to maintain employee benefits. This position is responsible for other finance related duties and performs other clerical accounting or related work.

This position is under the supervision of the Finance Director.

Essential Functions of the Job: Essential functions are fundamental job duties. They do not include marginal tasks, which are also performed but are not incidental to the primary functions. The omissions of specific statements of duties do not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related or a logical assignment to the position, nor does every position allocated to the job necessarily perform every duty listed.

Process payroll. Confirm and calculate hours, wages, deductions, benefits, leaves and other relevant information. Process timecards, work schedules, and balance payroll reports.

Prepare and maintain employee personnel files and process a variety of personnel-related transactions.

Complete and prepare monthly payroll reports, i.e., pension, deferred compensation, life insurance and group insurance, and maintain liaison with respective agencies.

Prepare quarterly payroll returns and process all end-of-month, end-of-period, end-of-quarter, and end-of-year reports, such as W-2s.

Prepares and posts routine journal entries.

Files paid invoices, check copies and other documents.

Serve customers and receipt payments of all types; prepare cash reports and deposits.

Keep a variety of financial records and prepare statistical reports as needed.

Answers and routes telephone calls and visitors; handles routine inquires.

Other duties as assigned.

Required Knowledge and Abilities: Knowledge of the principles and application of modern municipal accounting, budgeting, finance, payroll and office procedures. Knowledge of the town’s data processing equipment and accounting software. Knowledge of laws, rules, regulations, town ordinances, and state and federal laws, especially those pertaining to personnel, purchasing, and payroll processing.

Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationship with the public, subordinates and other employees.

Ability to formulate administrative and special reports.

Knowledge and ability to create and edit Excel spreadsheets, including intermediate knowledge of formulas, formatting and charting.

Experience Required: More than one year.

Job Type: Full-time

Expected hours: 40 per week

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Schedule:

Work Location: In person