Company Information
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Company Name: Colorado School for the Deaf and Blind
Website: https://csdb.colorado.gov/

Job Information
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Job Title: ACCOUNTING TECHNICIAN III / Payroll
Job Type: Permanent
Address:
Colorado Springs, Colorado
United States

Job Description:
Vision Statement:  CSDB aspires to be an exemplary global resource for
families and professionals that excels in preparing diverse learners to
transform the world with PRIDE: Positive attitude, Respect, Independence,
Determination, and Excellence.

Mission Statement:  The Colorado School for the Deaf and the Blind (CSDB), in
collaboration with families, school districts and community partners, ...
educates and inspires learners throughout the state, birth through age 21, to
achieve their full human potential through comprehensive, individualized
academic, transition, residential and outreach programs and resources.

Description of Job
ONLY THE FIRST 30 APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED

This is a full-time position assigned to Accounting Services / Payroll at the
Colorado School for the Deaf and the Blind (CSDB).  This unit exists to
support the school system by managing financial operations and resources;  to
provide fiscal support related to sources and uses of funds to program and
budget management; to provide timely and accurate financial data and reports
in compliance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP),
Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) statements, Federal
regulations, and State fiscal rules and accounting controls.

This Accounting Technician position processes payroll for Colorado School for
the Deaf and the Blind (CSDB) staff by checking/auditing biweekly and monthly
time records; calculating or computing wages, overtime, and premium pay,
entering or posting changes in pay and deductions to the automated payroll
system; researching and communicating payroll adjustments to employees and
supervisors; validating agency payroll production runs; completing biweekly
and monthly payroll reconciliation; preparing summary reports; and following
the State of Colorado fiscal rules and payroll procedures. The position also
maintains accurate leave records to reflect current leave status for all CSDB
employees.

Leave Tracking: Maintains accurate leave records to reflect the current
status and sends out year-end reports for employee verification; verifies and
updates earned leave numbers at the beginning of each fiscal year and posts
to leave records at the end of the fiscal year; checks and audits timesheet
records for bi-weekly and monthly payroll; posts sick leave, annual leave and
compensatory time, if applicable, from leave request forms to employee
records by the end of the following month; runs leave tracking and posts to
network drive; and prepares year-end balances of sick leave and annual leave
and provides them to the Controller.  All other related duties as assigned.

Payroll Processing:  Calculates or computes wages, overtime and premium pay;
processes all payroll by the dates established by Central Payroll; keeps
errors requiring hand drawn checks to no more than a two per month average;
verifies that all time sheets are signed by supervisor prior to inputting
into payroll system; sets up direct deposits and payroll deductions for
timely processing; reviews and interprets rules, as they apply to payroll
procedures, to insure that payroll activities adhere to and abide with State
and Federal laws, school policies, personnel rules and other legal
requirements.  All other related duties as assigned.

Auditing and Reviewing Payroll Batches: Reviews and audits payroll for
accuracy and completeness while following state personnel rules/regulations
and CSDB policies; ensures employees are active and identifies that
terminated employees are not on payroll; compares regular and overtime wages
with employee’s timekeeping data; verifies all personnel action form
requests are accurate within the system and within payroll documents;
reviews and audits all CHOP requests; reviews payroll deductions for
accuracy.  All other related duties as assigned.



Requirements:
The minimum qualifications for Accounting Technician III are: three (3) full
years of experience in an occupational field related to the work assigned to
the position. Experience related to the assignment is defined as: three (3)
full years of technical accounting experience.   NOTE: One (1) full year of
experience is equivalent to 2,080 hours.  All experience must be described in
detail on the (on-line) application to receive credit.

Preferred Qualification:  State of Colorado government payroll experience; at
least 12 months of experience working in payroll; at least 12 months
experience working with cycles and deadlines of a high level of importance.

Substitution
Appropriate education in accounting, mathematics, finance or closely related
field will substitute for the required experience on a year for year basis.
NOTE: Thirty (30) semester credit hours is equivalent to one (1) year of
experience.  Transcripts must be provided with the application to verify
education.

Conditions of Employment

This Accounting Technician III position at CSDB is non-exempt, and the
employee selected is eligible to receive overtime pay, with a condition of
employment that overtime work must be appropriately authorized in advance and
may be paid in compensatory time in lieu of cash payment.
Proficiency in American Sign Language (ASL) at the INTERMEDIATE (2+)  skill
level; or applicants must be willing and able to attain proficiency at the
level required within a specified period of time as demonstrated by an
appropriate assessment tool and according to school policy/procedures.
Selected applicant(s) will be required to submit to and pass a background
check, to include Colorado and Federal criminal history checks, employment
verification, and professional/ personal reference checks.
Additional Requirements
Ability to maintain a high level of confidentiality and work with highly
sensitive data and information.
Excellent reasoning, investigative, analytical, and problem-solving ability.
Impeccable organizational skills and compelling attention to details.
Ability to respond effectively and positively to feedback; ability to
participate effectively in a team setting and to work independently, strong
interpersonal and communication skills.
Knowledge of and ability to assess and apply technology to perform the
requirements of the position, ability to effectively utilize a variety of
computer software applications, which may include but is not limited to
e-mail,  Internet, word processing, electronic calendar, spreadsheets,
databases, and willingness to stay current and develop skills as needed with
or without direct support from CSDB.




Resume Information
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Applicants should submit the following:: Resume, Transcript, Other
Other: Letters of recommendations with signature
Majors Desired:: Business
Degree levels accepted:: Associate, Bachelor

Application Information
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Apply online at:: https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/colorado/jobs/3972940/accounting-technician-iii-payroll