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Financial Associate (Payroll) - 20025841
full-time

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About this role

 

What You’ll Do: 

  • Ensures employees are accurately entered and maintained into Kronos Timekeeping System People Editor (e.g., applies correct pay rules, holiday group codes, union codes).
  • Verifies and posts leave usage and work schedules into Kronos Timekeeping System and maintains and files records (e.g., requests for leaves, overtime, schedule changes).
  • Audits and verifies timesheets to meet payroll processing deadlines (e.g., ensures time interfaced from Kronos to OAKS properly and corrects as needed).
  • Ensures accurate pay calculations in OAKS, calculates and/or posts additional pay earnings code (e.g., TWL, grievance settlements, fines).
  • Calculate and/or posts time reporting codes in timesheets (e.g., leave balance adjustments, previous pay period adjustments).
    Enters deductions and withholdings.
  • Enters appropriate payroll coding into OAKS Payroll system for electronic fund transfers, Pay Works Card, leave conversion requests and payroll deductions (e.g., credit union, uniform allowance, union dues).
  • Processes taxes, federal, state, local and school district.
  • Reviews and generates OAKS and Cognos reports for verification of accuracy and resolves any discrepancies (e.g., exception, no paycheck, low and high net, zero net, paycheck error, less than 80 hours.
  • Run and reviews Kronos reports (e.g., missed punches, employee ID no match, sick and overtime in same week, sick and holiday same week, absentee report).
  • Maintains and files (e.g., deduction cards, tax forms, EFT enrollment and cancellation forms).
  • Responds to and researches if needed employee questions regarding payroll matters.
  • Interprets the Ohio Revised and Administrative Codes, various collective bargaining unit agreements, DAS directives, DRC policies and procedures relating to payroll.
  • Alerts supervisor to problem situations.
  • Assists as needed in conducting presentations, new hire orientation and training sessions on payroll issues
  • Organizes and distributes written communication (e.g., conversion forms, confidential mailings, pay warrants, garnishments and child support orders, check enclosures) as required
  • Processes requests for manual paychecks
  • Researches OAKS discrepancies (e.g., error to leave balances, or pay warrant errors rate) and contacts supervisors and employees to discuss and correct discrepancies
  • Performs other related duties (e.g., requests replacement W2’s for 2007 or later issued W2’s
  • Required to recreate W2’s issued prior to 2007, completes verification of employment forms, files)
  • Works on special projects &/or committees
  • Attends meetings, trainings & conferences 


Selection devises, proficiency testing and/or assessment may be used to determine if an applicant meets and is proficient I the minimum qualifications for this position.

18 mos. exp. or 18 mos. trg. in accounting &/or finance to include a basic level of experience in spreadsheet software. 

-Or completion of high school technical program in accounting; 6 mos. exp. or 6 mos. trg. in accounting or finance to include a basic level of experience in spreadsheet software.

-Or completion of associate core program in business administration, accounting, finance or related field.

-Or equivalent of Minimum Class Qualifications for Employment noted above.

Job Skills: Accounting and Finance, Payroll/Benefits Administration, Analyzation, Attention to Detail, Time Management, Teamwork, Customer Focus

Other facts

Tech stack
Accounting,Finance,Payroll/Benefits Administration,Analyzation,Attention To Detail,Time Management,Teamwork,Customer Focus,Kronos Timekeeping System,OAKS Payroll System,Cognos Reporting,Tax Processing,Leave Management,Deduction Entry,Compliance Interpretation

About Ohio Department of Administrative Services

Employment with the State of Ohio is more than ‘just a job’ – it is a privilege to serve our families, friends and neighbors who rely on us throughout our great state. We are a team of dedicated public servants committed to high performance, innovative thinking, and delivering excellent and efficient services. Our goal is to recruit and retain the best talent for our positions, because when we have the best talent, we get the best results for our community. We are #TeamOhio.

Team size: 10,001+ employees
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Industry: Government Administration

What you'll do

  • This role involves ensuring accurate employee data entry and maintenance in the Kronos Timekeeping System and OAKS Payroll system, including verifying timesheets, calculating pay, and processing deductions and withholdings.

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What does a Financial Associate (Payroll) - 20025841 do at Ohio Department of Administrative Services?

As a Financial Associate (Payroll) - 20025841 at Ohio Department of Administrative Services, you will: this role involves ensuring accurate employee data entry and maintenance in the Kronos Timekeeping System and OAKS Payroll system, including verifying timesheets, calculating pay, and processing deductions and withholdings..

Why join Ohio Department of Administrative Services as a Financial Associate (Payroll) - 20025841?

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