Principal Account Clerk

Principal Account Clerk/Payroll

The Central Square Central School District is accepting applications for the 2026/2027 school year for a Principal Account Clerk/Payroll.

Key Responsibilities:

• Process employee wages
• Calculate and withhold taxes, benefits, and deductions
• Maintain payroll records and employee data
• Ensure compliance with Federal, State, and local regulations
• Handle direct deposits and paychecks
• Prepare payroll reports for accounting and audits
• Resolve payroll discrepancies or employee questions

Required Skills:

• Strong attention to detail
• Knowledge of payroll systems
• Understanding tax laws and labor regulations
• Organizational and time management skills
• Confidentiality and professionalism
• Basic Accounting knowledge

*THIS POSITION WILL BE SUBJECT TO SUBSTITUTE STIPEND UNTIL THE DATE OF BOARD OF EDUCATION APPOINTMENT. **MUST BE QUALIFIED ACCORDING TO OSWEGO CO. CIVIL SERVICE

Position Class Definition: 12-month position

Job Description:

JURISTIONAL CLASS: Competitive

CIVIL DIVISION: County, Schools

AUTHORIZATION: Oswego County Personnel Officer

December 1993 (Revised 9/13, 11/21, 2/22, 1/24, 9/24, 2/26)

POSITION CLASS DEFINITION:

Essential nature of work, degree of difficulty and responsibility.

The work involves responsibility for planning, assigning and supervising major account-keeping activities and independently performing difficult account-keeping functions. Work is performed under general supervision in accordance with outlined policies and procedures allowing for the exercise of independent judgment in planning and carrying out the details of the work. This class differs from that of Senior Account Clerk by the more complex nature of the assignments and the independence allowed in carrying out the work and/or by supervisory responsibilities over subordinate staff. The incumbent does related work as required.

PRIMARY WORK ACTIVITIES:

Typical activities characteristic of the class.

• Plans, assigns, and reviews the maintaining and checking of a wide variety of financial records and reports and instructs employees in the specialized details of the work;
• Oversees and assists in the classification of a complex variety of receipts and expenditures and the distribution of costs according to prescribed codes;
• Directs the audit of varied accounts, claims and records and the preparation of reports;
• Assists in the preparation of annual operating budgets and insures the maintenance of necessary financial controls;
• Compiles, prepares and analyzes a variety of complex financial and statistical records and reports;
• Oversees the receiving and accounting of money in payment for a variety of bills, taxes and related obligations;
• Keys forms, form letters, transcripts, invoices, vouchers, records, payrolls, reports, letters, memoranda;
• Revises, systematizes and installs account-keeping methods and procedures;
• Reconciles ledgers of revenue received with bank statements;
• Conducts correspondence in connection with financial matters;
• May supervise the preparation of purchase orders and the securing of bids from vendors;
• Operates calculator, computer terminal and other related office machines.