Payroll And Benefits Clerk

Position Title: Payroll and Benefits Clerk (Full Time) Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in accounting; business, human resources or other related fields, preferred

• Experience with Human Resources and Payroll processes, required

• MUNIS and Frontline experience preferred

• Proficiency in use of Excel, required

• Strong organizational skills

• Able to successfully manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines

Responsibilities: Benefits:

• Act as the School Department liaison for all benefits

• Maintain knowledge of benefits allowable in all contracts, guidelines and bargaining units.

• Work in collaboration with the Town 's Benefits Coordinator and have the ability to respond to questions on benefits or to help find responses to questions

• Assist with annual benefits Open Enrollment fair in conjunction with Town Accountant's office.

Payroll:

• Act as a back up for payroll processing

• Maintain accurate attendance records, and accumulated sick and (if applicable) vacation days balances for all eligible employees

• Process and manage unemployment and workers' compensation matters

• Reconcile monthly MTRS and 403B reports

• Obtain complete employee file documentation in accordance with legal and department compliance requirements.

• Generate accurate and complete reports including headcount, attendance, life events, terminations/turnover, leaves of absence, cost of leaves, pay/insurance premiums owed during leave, dates of service/seniority, benefits, sick leave bank, longevity, vacation pay, counselors' extra days' pay, grant paid

• Compute leave of absence pay

Other Human Resource Responsibilities:

• Maintain accurate computer records and personnel files

• Understand, implement and communicate contract terms, especially in relation to benefits eligibility, retirement, time off and work schedules.

• Assist employees with retirement documentation

• Assist with employee onboarding and offboarding

• Respond to internal and external inquiries

• Assist with annual audits

• Manage and oversee leaves of absence

• Other duties as assigned by the Superintendent or their designee

Please see this link for information on employment and benefits in the Hingham Public Schools. Equal Opportunity Employer Hingham Public Schools does not discriminate in its educational and/or operational programs or activities on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin, ancestry, age, religion or religious creed, disability or handicap, sex or gender (including pregnancy), gender identity and/or expression (including a transgender identity), sexual orientation, military or veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state or local law.