Skip to main content
Tallo logoTallo logo
Apply for this opportunity

This job application is on an outside website. Be sure to review the job posting there to verify it's the same.

Payroll Specialist

Job

Germantown School District

Germantown, WI (In Person)

$75,000 Salary, Full-Time

Posted 1 week ago (Updated 4 days ago) • Actively hiring

Expires 7/1/2026

Review key factors to help you decide if the role fits your goals.
Pay Growth
?
out of 5
Not enough data
Not enough info to score pay or growth
Job Security
?
out of 5
Not enough data
Calculating job security score...
Total Score
39
out of 100
Average of individual scores

Were these scores useful?

Skill Insights

Compare your current skills to what this opportunity needs—we'll show you what you already have and what could strengthen your application.

Job Description

Payroll Specialist Germantown School District - 3.5 Germantown, WI Job Details Full-time $70,000 - $80,000 a year 2 days ago Benefits Health savings account Disability insurance Health insurance Dental insurance 401(k) Flexible spending account Vision insurance 403(b) Life insurance Qualifications Benefits administration School experience Accounting software High school diploma or GED Math Financial records management Financial record maintenance Office experience Full Job Description
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
include the following: 1. Confidentiality of budget accounts and personnel information 2.
Payroll Preparation:
Regular semi-monthly payrolls, extra duty, retroactive pay 3. Set up new employees and terminate past employees into skyward 4. Manage 403b retirement plan 5. Manage the Wisconsin Retirement System for employees 6. Manage enrollment, salary changes, and terminations to Life Insurance, Long Term Disability, Short Term Disability, Supplemental Life Insurance, and Dependent Life Insurance 7. Manage employee garnishments and cash in lieu of health 8. Assist all staff via phone calls/email with any payroll questions or issues 9. Process void and/or reissue payrolls as needed 10. Prepare and submit employment verifications 11. Update Skyward with any employee changes 12. Process True Time for hourly employees 13. Complete manual worksheets (miscellaneous, lost pay, co-curricular, semester pay, etc) 14. Process any payroll variances (health, dental, vision, life, LTD, STD, SLF, DLF, EBC, HSA) 15. Reconcile, process, and complete vouchers for all payroll invoices including federal and state taxes, garnishments, 403b, HSA, WEA, Delta Dental/Vision, life insurances, WRS, EBC 16. Manage
HSA & FSA
enrollment (Medical FSA, Limited FSA, Dependent Care FSA) 17. Assist with health, dental, and vision open enrollment 18. Process individual Retro payrolls for all staff 19.
Audit Reporting:
Prepare payroll records for District annual audit and Worker's compensation audit reporting 20. Reconcile, complete, and submit the WRS annual report 21. Process taxable life insurance benefit 22. Complete NIS (life insurance) census 23. Complete and submit the Nondiscrimination Testing 24. Process W2s and submit
EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE
1. High school diploma, with some course work in office education preferred 2. Bookkeeping and excellent math skills necessary - 3. Skilled in computer-related data entry and knowledge of computer programs. 4. Skyward Financial Management software experience preferred 5. Previous School District Office experience preferred 6. Knowledge of filing, record-keeping, and both written and electronic correspondence 7. Ability to give attention to detail must keep perfectly accurate records 8. Stability, maturity, and ability to work with all levels of employees 9. Dedication and loyalty (must work any time off around payroll dates 10. Ability to work under pressure with constant deadlines 11. Ability to concentrate on own work while in an open-concept environment 12. Ability to deal with interruptions and still complete needed tasks by deadlines The Germantown School District is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in employment against properly qualified and eligible individuals by reason of their race, color, national origin, ancestry, political affiliation, citizenship, religion, sex, age, handicap, disability, pregnancy, marital or parental status, sexual orientation or physical, mental, emotional or learning disability, membership in the national guard, state defense force, or any other reserve component of the military forces of the United States or Wisconsin, arrest record, conviction record not substantially related to a person's job or activity in school, or the use of lawful products by individuals off school premises during non-working hours, as required by Wisconsin Statute 118.12, 118.13 or any other basis prohibited by applicable federal, state or local law. This policy also prohibits discrimination as defined by Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (sex), Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (race and national origin), and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (disability).
Notice to applicants:
If you require accommodation(s) in the application and/or interview process, please inform us.
Pay:
$70,000.00 - $80,000.00 per year
Benefits:
401(k) Dental insurance Health insurance Life insurance Vision insurance
Work Location:
In person