Duties
Peotone CUSD 207U has an immediate opening for a Payroll Coordinator-Bookkeeper for the 2024-2025 school year.
For more details regarding the position, please contact:
Adrian Fulgencio, Business Manager
afulgencio@peotoneschools.org.
Payroll Coordinator and Bookkeeper
Job Goal: Coordinates the daily operation of the School District payroll system and General Bookkeeping
Responsibilities:
Responsible for payroll of 275+ employees on a bi-weekly basis and enters payroll into system.
Prepare and process hourly and salaried bi-weekly payroll manual entries and adjustments and calculate and post a variety of payroll functions, including; wage garnishments, payroll liability claims, overtime hours, balance and correct payroll reports ensuring that computing, withholding, and deductions are done correctly.
Entering of new contracts and hires, terminations, and employee status changes in the payroll system; and calculate new hire pay, termination pay, and any required adjustments to normal pay.
Evaluates the payroll system’s internal controls and procedures and recommends changes as needed to ensure the safeguarding of assets; identifies and initiates appropriate accounting procedures to prevent or correct errors or irregularities.
Keep abreast of changes in local, state, and federal laws and changes in Board policy and union contract language as they pertain to the payroll function.
Maintains a variety of files and records related to the payroll system; enters retirements and terminations; makes payroll employee changes to taxes, accruals, and adds pays; posts payroll to general ledger.
Prepares all related payroll reports including tax deposits, 941 quarterly filings, W-2's and other year-end reports including ACA reporting, TRS annual reporting, Medicaid, SOWIC and TAMES.
Performs all related monthly Bank Reconciliations and reports.
Prepares and adjusts journal entries to balance payroll accounts; prepares ACH transfers.
Perform general bookkeeping and reconcilations.
Aids independent auditors in their performance of annual audit; answers questions, locates materials, explains procedures and policies as requested.
Performs other related duties as assigned by Business Manager
Position:
Hours: 7:30 am- 3:30 pm, Monday - Friday
12 months
8 hours per day / 40 hours per week
Benefits:
Health insurance for employee (paid 100% by school district)
Employee will be part of the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund pension system (partially paid by the school district)
$50,000 life insurance policy (paid 100% by the school district)
10 vacation days per school year
13 sick days per school year
2 personal days per school year
12 paid holidays per school year