Payroll Specialist

Position Type:

Administration and Professionals

Date Posted:

2026-05-11

Location: Administration or As Assigned

INTRODUCTION: CONTEXT AND MISSION

The Cleveland Metropolitan School District (CMSD) serves approximately 37,000 students in 100+ schools. Over the past several years, the Greater Cleveland community has united behind the collective goal of ensuring every child in Cleveland attends a high-quality school and every neighborhood has a multitude of great schools from which families can choose. The Cleveland Plan defines CMSD’s approach to the reinvention of public education and holds our community accountable for the success of Cleveland’s schoolchildren. The Cleveland Plan is supported by Ohio House Bill 525, which provides much-needed flexibility and autonomy for the district and its schools. Our schools have autonomy over human and financial resources in exchange for accountability for

performance. The principal has primary responsibility and accountability for establishing his or her school as a high-quality, high-expectations academic center with a focus on personalized instruction, professional support for teachers, and school-wide practices that lead to measurable results.

The Cleveland Metropolitan School District has developed standards of excellence that the district applies to all parts of the organization inclusive of schools, principals, school leadership teams, networks, and central office. Alignment between Standards of Excellence (SoE) and the district’s Theory of Action helps ensure that principals are able to focus on scholar achievement and that central office supports are timely and effective.



Our Vision for Learning in a Post-Pandemic World:


In our pursuit of a more fair, just, and good system of education, we want each of our learners, both each of our scholars and each of their educators, to be individually and collectively presented with academically / intellectually complex tasks that are worthy of their productive struggle and allow them authentic opportunities to demonstrate their work and their learning of academic content and transferable skills in a joyful and adventurous environment.



THE OPPORTUNITY:

Location: Administration or As Assigned
Reports to: Director, Payroll
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
Salary Band: 5
Compensation: $54,920.00 - $76,888.00
Number of positions: 2
**Internal applicants must submit a current résumé as part of the application process.


Responsible for, but not limited to, the timely and accurate processing of payroll for a biweekly environment. Other responsibilities include researching and staying abreast of federal and state regulations, and possessing strong interpersonal (verbal and written) communication and critical thinking skills. Analyzes and resolves complex payroll issues from employees, managers, and Human Resources professionals, and has experience working on projects and collaborating across teams to improve processes.

Responsibilities

• Audit and reconcile a wide range of payroll documents for more than 1000 employees
• Process employee data (new hire, changes, and additional earnings) from ATAS to the Time Entry system
• Cross-train with team members in all areas of payroll
• Documenting and updating payroll documents
• Directs, performs, monitors, and maintains all retirement forms, transmissions, and reports
• Coordinates efforts between Payroll and Human Resources to ensure adequate flow of information
• Manage and implement authorized changes to the Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBA)
• Performs other such duties as assigned by the Executive Director of Payroll

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree preferred
• Proficient in math
• Microsoft Word and Excel proficient
• Excellent Customer Service skills
• Excellent written and oral skills
• CPP or FPC (Certified Payroll Professional or Fundamental Payroll Certification) (Preferred)
• Payroll processing experience (Preferred)

Working Conditions/Physical Demands : The characteristics listed below are representative of the work environment typically encountered by an individual performing the essential duties of this position. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential duties.

• Expected to move, walk, and stand consistently in an office environment and occasionally lift up to 15 pounds
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, and sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and reach with hands and arms
• The employee is frequently required to talk and/or hear.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is exposed to a normal office environment
• Local travel may be required for training/meetings

NOTE: The above-stated duties are intended to outline those functions typically performed by individuals assigned to this classification. This description of duties is not intended to be all-inclusive or to limit the discretionary authority of management to assign other tasks of a similar nature or level of responsibility.

Education

To Apply

Please submit your resume and application using Workday, our online human capital management system. Please note that an offer of employment will be subject to the successful completion of an FBI/BCI background check and drug screen.

EEO Statement

We believe that equity and inclusion at CMSD is an essential call to action, a catalyst to ensure value and appreciation among all our employees, so we may be fair and welcoming now and in the future. CMSD provides equal opportunities for employment, retention and advancement of all personnel by administering all terms and conditions of employment regardless of race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, national origin, sex, disability or genetic information, age, citizenship status, military status, sexual orientation or expression, socio-economic status, title, other dimensions of identity, or any other characteristic protected by law.

The District’s Policy Prohibiting Discrimination, Discriminatory Harassment, and Sexual Harassment and the District’s Title IX grievance procedures, including information on how to report or file a complaint of discrimination, how to report or file a formal complaint of sexual harassment, and how the District will respond, may be accessed on the District’s Civil Rights Notices webpage, available at ClevelandMetroSchools.org/domain/105. The District’s Title IX Coordinator / Director of Equal Employment Opportunity may be reached at:

1111 Superior Avenue East, Suite 1800

Cleveland, Ohio 44114

(216)-838-0070

[email protected]