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Payroll Specialist

Mt. Hood Community College | Gresham, OR

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Posted Date 4/11/2025
Description
Job Summary

Performs duties necessary for the accurate calculation, audit, and analysis of wages, maintenance of payroll records, and distribution of payroll reports and withheld monies for all College employees.   Provides customer service to employees by functioning as the primary contact for payroll.  

Schedule

Monday through Friday during standard business hours. Work is performed on site at the Gresham, OR campus.

Essential Duties
  1. Calculates pay for individuals in various employee groups and classifications in strict accordance to union contracts, government wage and hour laws, and college policy. Verifies and maintains pay records.Calculates and prepares unscheduled manually issued checks.
  1. Provides customer service to college staff, students, and external agencies. Investigates, analyzes, and resolves requests and concerns promptly. Refers issues to other staff as appropriate, and escalates issues as needed.
  1. Run varies payroll processes to ensure timely employee pay. Uploads hours into CX time entry, enter LWOP and overtime, processes faculty load, and performs other payroll inputs as needed. Runs and verifies payroll trials.
  2. Audits and balances payrolls with source documents. Reviews and researches discrepancies, and processes direct deposits and check functions
  3. Maintains payroll deductions in accordance with union contracts, college policy and legal requirements. 
  4. Responds to assigned internal and external audit requests. 
  5. Assists with preparation of W-2s. 
  6. Stays informed of changes in laws, regulations, and bargaining agreements relevant to payroll for the various types of college employees. 
  7. Develops, recommends, and refines documentation of payroll processes, and streamlines manual procedures.
  8. Performs general ledger account reconciliations; distributes payroll reports; reconciles and processes payment for benefit invoices and payroll deductions.

Additional Duties

  1. Pays payroll-related liabilities and completes payroll tax and information returns as assigned.
  2. Performs document imaging.
  3. Performs all other related duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications
  • High school diploma or GED
  • Three (3) years of payroll experience
  • Intermediate skills using Microsoft Excel

Additional education may be substituted for up to one (1) year of the experience requirement.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Associate degree in accounting or related field
  • Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) or other nationally recognized payroll certification

Working Conditions

This is an on-site position. Work is typically performed in an office environment while sitting at a computer terminal. Frequent repetitive hand/wrist motion for data-entry and keyboarding functions.  Work pressure and workflow disturbances are expected.  Works assigned schedule, and exhibits regular and predictable attendance.  As directed to meet workload demands, works outside of typical schedule including evening/weekend hours.  

Benefits

Mt. Hood Community College offers an exceptional benefits package that includes vacation, sick and personal business or emergency leave; medical, dental, vision, life, AD&D, long-term disability insurance; optional short-term disability insurance, optional life, optional AD&D; retirement through Oregon PERS; tuition waiver plan and professional development funds; and an Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
Salary54,070.00 - 74,849.00 Annual
Location
In-Person
Position Type
Full Time
Experience
2-5 years
Job Category
Business Management & Administration | Finance | Government & Public Administration | Other

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