Payroll Clerk jobs in Maine

First for a reason

First Student is the largest school transportation provider in North America with more than a century of experience providing safe and reliable transportation. We work with 1,250 school districts in 39 states and 8 Canadian provinces carrying approximately five million students in 21,000 schools daily.

Job Summary:

Assists the Contact Manager in all aspects of the daily payroll function. Responsible for the completion of new employee profiles, payroll, benefits enrollments and other clerical and accounting functions.

Major Responsibilities:

• Processes new employee files/records and submits to the Contract Manager for approval. Once approved, submits all appropriate paperwork to the region accounting office.
• Calculates driver/staff payroll and input payroll information into the computer for processing. Accurately tracks attendance for permanent part-time employees. Maintains an accurate driver seniority list.
• Answers the telephone and responds to customer inquiries. Distributes mail, prepares overnight packages, and maintains stamps and other mailing supplies. Orders location’s office supplies and maintains inventory.
• Assists CM in accurately tracking OT for purposes of reducing / eliminating unnecessary and/or additional punch hours.
• Verifies all standard hours to hours to reduce any additional driver hours.
• All other duties as assigned.

Minimum Experience Required:

• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Demonstrates leadership qualities and is a self-starter
• Excellent time management skills
• Ability to multi-task and work in a fast paced environment
• Computer literacy, 10 Key, Microsoft Word, Excel and Power Point