Job description

The Gratiot County Administration Department is seeking to fill a full-time Payroll and Procurement Specialist position. Under the supervision of the Deputy County Administrator, this individual will be responsible for payroll and procurement for the Gratiot County government work units.

The beginning salary for this position is $19.07 per hour. Gratiot County is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Key Responsibilities:

• Payroll
• Purchasing
• Contract Management
• Inventory Management

Essential Qualifications:

• 1-3 years of experience with payroll preferred
• Associates degree in related field or any combination of education and experience that provides equivalent knowledge, skills and abilities in payroll, government procurement and inventory administration
• Considerable knowledge of the principles and practices of processing payroll including wage and benefits administration
• Strong analytical skills and detail orientation
• Proven ability to act with high levels of integrity and sensitivity toward personal information that may be disclosed
• Maintain sensitive information in a confidential, timely and professional manner

Benefits:

• Medical insurance (3 tiers to choose what best works for you)
• Dental insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Flexible Spending Account
• Dependent Spending Account
• Life Insurance (County Paid)
• Short- and Long-Term Disability (County Paid)
• Paid Time Off- 16 hours earned per month
• 13.5 paid holidays
• MERS Defined Contribution retirement plan with County match

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday
• 8am -4:30pm
• Work is expect to be done on site

Education

• Associates Degree preferred

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to communicate in person and by telephone, read regular and small print, view and produce written and electronic documents, and enter data on a computer keyboard with repetitive keystrokes. The employee must be mobile in an office setting, stand, sit, stoop and kneel, use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee must lift or push/pull objects of up to 15 lbs. without assistance.

Accommodation will be made, as needed, for office employees required to lift or move objects that exceed this weight.

The typical work environment of this job is a business office setting where the noise level is quiet and sometimes moderate.

For a complete job description and county application, please visit www.gratiotmi.com/jobs. Please submit cover letter, resume and application to by 4:30 pm on April 6, 2023.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $19.02 per hour

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Physical setting:

• Office

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Ithaca, MI 48847: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Experience:

• Payroll: 1 year (Preferred)

Work Location: One location

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