Senior Payroll Technician (Payroll Support II)

A career with Johnson County Government is more than just a job, it is an opportunity to serve a diverse and expanding community in meaningful ways. We challenge ourselves to be a different kind of government because we care deeply about our community and each other. Committed to our shared values, we provide excellent public service, seeking always to improve ourselves and our organization. We offer wonderful benefits, retirement plans, wellness incentives, a great organizational culture, and much more! If you’re searching for something more than just a job, something akin to a calling, then consider the challenge and opportunity of being a member of Johnson County Government!

The Financial Management & Administration department provides financial reporting and information services, bills, collects and distributes tax monies, administers an open and competitive procurement process, facilitates the surplus disposal process, issues and administers vehicle registrations and vehicle titles, maintains risk management and insurance programs, pays County obligations, directs centralized accounting and payroll processes, administers employee benefit programs, and performs daily cash management and investments.

Johnson County Government's Financial Management and Administration Department is currently seeking qualified candidates for the position of Sr. Payroll Technician.

First review of applications will begin on October 11, 2024. This position will remain open until filled. 

• Processes and audits payroll transactions to ensure compliance with Federal, State and local laws and County policies and procedures; independently computes, enters, and balances employee pay data; calculates and posts manual/voided checks; mentors and advises department/agency payroll representatives and other staff of payroll policies and procedures; collaborates with Human Resources to convey policies and procedures to departments/agencies; researches and resolves reporting and processing issues; under minimal supervision utilizes complex spreadsheets, and audit reports to analyze data in order to detect and provide resolution to possible errors within the payroll system related to employee tax withholdings and other areas; completes employment, social security and lost work verifications; reports employee count to Department of Labor on a monthly basis.

• Provides employees with information regarding the KPERS/KPF retirement benefits; counsels employees to determine retirement dates and retirement options; processes employee requests as appropriate; calculates and processes arrearages and works cooperatively with KPERS/KPF to determine buy back amounts/percentages; monitors the start and stop entries of buy backs; completes and submits pay period reporting for KPERS/KPF agencies; works with KPERS to determine and resolve errors; integrates new legislation related to KPERS/KPF retirement plans and deferred compensation plans into current procedures; maintains current knowledge of State and Federal regulations related to deferred compensation for 401A and 457 plans. Completes KPERS forms for membership, retirement, planning and pay period reporting; maintains employee data in the KPERS/KPF Employer Web Portal. Manages the military leave process in accordance with KPERS guidelines and runs various audit reports to ensure KPERS compliance.

• Works collaboratively with Oracle Support Center to run application jobs and test program changes in the test environment prior to moving those changes into production; determines errors and guides Oracle Support Center in the correction of errors/exceptions noted; performs troubleshooting when issues/errors are detected within the payroll system; participates in testing system upgrades or patches in the Oracle application; collaborates with Oracle Support Center to create new audit reports for payroll. Performs miscellaneous duties; tracks data, facilitates customer requests, and work with FMA-Ops management and OSC to improve system reporting for central and user departments.

• Collaborates with Human Resources and other County departments and agencies to troubleshoot payroll related issues and ensures compliance with County policies and procedures; collaborates with Human Resources compensation staff to provide information on County practices; reviews County policies and procedures, and reaches consensus on interpretation and communicates determinations to the department/agency. Trains County departments and agencies on County personnel policies as they affect compensation, FLSA, and KPERS/KP&F retirement systems; prepares and communicates training material and documentation to payroll staff and County departments; prepares training procedural documentation related to payroll.

Associate’s degree in Office Administration, Business, Accounting, or a relevant field and three (3) years of experience providing of progressively more responsible payroll processing experience, including experience auditing payroll transactions. Valid driver's license is required. 

Fundamental Payroll Certification (FPC) and previous Public Sector experience are preferred.

Experience may be substituted for education. Education may be substituted for experience.

Johnson County Government requires reference/background screening for all positions.  Specified criteria may vary by Department/Agency.