Who We Are
Charter Schools USA (CSUSA) is one of the largest and highest performing education management companies in the United States, proudly serving over 82,000 students in over 150 schools in four states. Founded by Jonathan Hage in 1997, CSUSA's mission is a Relentless Commitment to Student Greatness in School and in Life™. CSUSA provides an academically rigorous education to students equipping them with real world readiness, prepared for college or career after graduation. With an unwavering dedication to the success of students from every background, CSUSA is closing the gaps in achievement and opportunity, keeping our promise of Strong Minds, Good Hearts™.
Job Purpose
To join a team of people with the mission: Relentless Commitment to Student Greatness in School and in Life ™. If you love inspiring and motivating young learners and want to put students first in education, CSUSA is the right place for you. We deliver on our promise of Strong Minds, Good Hearts™ through an education model that gives every student the opportunity for success. As a Payroll Analyst, you will be payroll for CSUSA Network of Schools.
How You Will Impact Education
Instruction/Education Responsibilities
- Support management with various tasks and projects as required
- Provides payroll expertise in processing and auditing payroll activities
- Ensure that payroll processes comply with internal and external rules, policies, laws and regulations
- Administer time keeping records for employees and management
- Assist with year-end verification, processing and distribution of W-2 records and all other periodic reporting requirement from payroll records
- Collaborate with HR to maintain, archive and secure all appropriate payroll and employee related data and records required by federal, state and local taxing authorities
- Resolve payroll discrepancies by collecting and analyzing data
- Process Funding reports for Treasury Department
- Run and analyze data for Survey 2,3, and Survey 5.
- Write and run payroll reports for management
- Must be a self- starter who enjoys payroll and working with others
- Utilize all systems for payroll processing and analysis
- Serves as a back-up to the other team members in processing of payroll and other duties
- Performs related duties and assist in special projects as assigned by management
- Provide clear and consistent communication of key payroll priorities to SOAs
- Assists in all implementation and testing of any new systems.
- Timekeeper SME
Required Qualifications and Skills
- Strong work ethic and team player
- College Degree Preferred
- High degree of professionalism
- Ability to deal sensitively with confidential material
- Strong interpersonal (verbal and written) communication skills
- Ability to communicate with various levels of management.
- Decision-making, problem-solving, and analytical skills
- Organizational, multi-tasking, and prioritizing skills
- Ability to analyze problems and develop creative solutions
- Ability to work in a fast-paced office environment with specific deadlines
Job Requirements
- Working knowledge of ADP preferred but not required
- Minimum 5 years' experience processing payroll
- Working knowledge of payroll best practices
- Strong knowledge of federal and state regulations
- Ability to work extended hours if needed (i.e., evening/weekends to meet deadlines.)
- May perform other duties assigned.
Work Environment
While performing the responsibilities of this position, the work environment characteristics listed below are representative of the environment the employee will encounter:
- Usual office working conditions.
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- No physical exertion required.
- Travel within or outside of state.
- Light work: Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force as frequently as needed to move objects.
FLSA Overtime Category
Job is exempt from the overtime provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act.
