Job Title: Payroll Specialist/Payroll accountant
Location: Houston, TX, 77090
Duration: Contract 3 + Months, would be extension
Job Mode: On-Site
Pay rate: $25-$30.00/hour on w2 without benefits
Job Description:
- Under Supervision, the Specialist-Payroll ensures accurate and timely processing of payroll, employee benefits deductions, leave transactions, and related payroll records in compliance with district policies, state and federal regulations, and records retention requirements. They assist in responding to payroll related questions from District personnel.
Role & Responsibilities:
- Calculate and process supplemental/extra duty pay, retroactive pay, overpayments, docked pay, and final payoffs.
- Ensure the recovery of funds due to payroll processing errors
- Process manual paychecks, check requests, pay cards, and payroll obligation batches.
- Receive and review payroll batches and enter docks in the payroll system.
- Process leaves of absence transactions, including leave days, deductions, and final pay calculations.
- Process employees returning from leave with appropriate pay adjustments.
- Maintain Leave of Absence and Repayment Agreement logs.
- Process resignations and retirements, including final payments and benefit deductions.
- Maintain leave and resignation payroll records in accordance with the records retention schedule.
- Communicate with Human Resource Services Benefits and Leaves staff to ensure accurate accounting of benefits premiums and payouts.
- Prepare and mail premium due and delinquency notices.
- Research and process benefit refund checks.
- Receive and review payroll batches and enter docks in the payroll system.
- Activate, inactivate, and update employee benefit deductions in the payroll system.
- Enter and update Form W-4 and direct deposit changes.
- Process and remit employee garnishments (child support, tax levies, bankruptcy, student loans, union dues, etc.) each pay period.
- Maintain payroll records and employee files in accordance with the records retention schedule.
- Prepare service records and distribute sick leave reports after each payroll.
- Ensure desk procedures/manuals are current and followed.
- Provide payroll-related assistance to employees and campus/department staff.
- Complete at least 12 hours of professional development annually.
Required Qualifications:
- High School graduate or GED from an accredited institution and 2 years of experience in payroll, finance, or a related field; or
- 60+ hours from an accredited college or university and 2 years of experience in payroll, finance, or related field.
Preferred Skills:
- Three+ years payroll or accounting experience.
- Public school district or governmental payroll experience.
Required Knowledge:
- Knowledge of payroll processing procedures, wage and hour laws, payroll tax regulations, and TRS reporting requirements.
- Knowledge of Board policies including DEC (Local), DED (Local), DEG, CRF, DECA, DECB, DBB, and CRD.
- Ability to calculate wages, deductions, retroactive pay, overpayments, and final pay accurately.
- Knowledge of employee benefits deductions, garnishments, and leave administration.
- Proficiency in payroll/financial systems (e.g., eFinance or similar ERP) and Microsoft Excel.
- Strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality and meet strict deadlines.
- Effective written and verbal communication skills.
- Skills to operate standard office equipment including use of computer applications.
- Use English in both written and verbal forms.
- Use correct spelling, grammar and punctuation.
- Ability to reconcile.
- Ability to communicate effectively.
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22nd Century Technologies, Inc.
Pay rate: $25-$30.00/hour on w
sick time
Mar 25, 2026