Under direction, the 1222 Senior Payroll and Personnel Clerk is responsible for calculating, reviewing, verifying and posting payroll, timekeeping and personnel information. The 1222 Senior Payroll and Personnel Clerk position is the advanced-journey-level position in the Payroll and Personnel Clerk classification series. It is distinguished from the 1220 Payroll and Personnel Clerk by responsibility for performing the more difficult work involved in the complex functions or issues.
The essential duties include:
- Serve as a lead worker over payroll and personnel clerks and other clerical staff.
- Calculate, record and audit payroll and timekeeping information into systems; document and assure the accuracy of employee work hours, leave credits, pay rate changes and other payroll and personnel related documents.
- Analyze and interpret economic provisions of collective bargaining agreements.
- Generate, interpret and maintain a variety of computer output reports in order to respond to employees' payroll and personnel problems and discrepancies.
- Respond to employees and departmental complaints/inquiries, in person, in writing or by telephone to resolve payroll and personnel transaction issues.
- Prepare forms, correspondence, inter-departmental memos, input documents, problem reports concerning payroll and personnel transactions, employment and credit references and verifications.
- Prepare and record routine payroll and personnel transactions to employee records such as separation reports and leaves.
- Receive, distribute and file payroll and personnel related reports; maintain detailed files and recordkeeping systems to assure accurate and complete documentation of payroll/personnel transactions in original copy.