Job Description
Do you excel at ensuring accurate and compliant payroll? Do you enjoy being a go-to resource for payroll support? The Oregon Lottery is hiring one (1) Payroll Specialist to join the Finance and Accounting team in a hybrid position. This position will be required to be on site to work with the Finance and Accounting team approximately one day per week and as needed for off-cycle payments.
About Oregon Lottery
Did you know that the Oregon Lottery is a leader in the gaming industry; and an important contributor of revenue for Oregon's schools, economic development, state parks, watershed restoration, veteran's programs, and outdoor schools? Our impact begins with our workforce and we want you to join us to be part of the impact.
About the Role
You will report to the Manager, Accounting and work closely with teams across the organization to keep our payroll processes running smoothly and efficiently. In this role, you’ll play a key part in ensuring every employee receives accurate, timely pay while maintaining clear and compliant payroll records. You’ll provide responsive, people‑centered support to employees, managers, and external partners on a variety of payroll matters, helping them navigate questions with confidence.
You Will
- Apply Lottery Management Core Values and Expectations in performing daily activities. Ensure conduct embody the principles of fairness, integrity, security, and honesty. Support and integrate into daily work the Lottery’s commitment to:
- Responsible Gambling
- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
- Culture of Safety
- Prepare and process payroll, including validation of time entries, coordination with managers, and payroll system setup.
- Respond to payroll‑related inquiries from employees, managers, vendors, and third parties, including employment verification and PERS requests.
- Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local laws across multiple states.
- Coordinate with Human Resources to ensure updates and benefits are entered. Prepare off‑cycle paychecks for separated employees.
- Prepare and reconcile reports reflecting employee payment information with checks issued for payments made to the Department of Revenue, the Internal Revenue Service, Child Support Enforcement, Bankruptcy Court, and other entities to ensure accuracy.
- Process payments for payroll vendors in a timely manner, including providing accurate reports.
- Perform complex payroll calculations and compliance activities, including retroactive payments, benefits adjustments, payroll corrections, reconciliations, and multi‑state payroll tax research and setup.
- Partner with internal stakeholders to support smooth payroll operations and ensure employees are paid accurately and on time.
You Have:
- Associate's Degree and three (3) years of experience in payroll processing, multi-state payroll, payroll tax reporting and reconciliation; OR
- Five (5) years of experience in payroll processing, multi-state payroll, payroll tax reporting and reconciliation.
Do you excel at ensuring accurate and compliant payroll? Do you enjoy being a go-to resource for payroll support? The Oregon Lottery is hiring one (1) Payroll Specialist to join the Finance and Accounting team in a hybrid position. This position will be required to be on site to work with the Finance and Accounting team approximately one day per week and as needed for off-cycle payments.
About Oregon Lottery
Did you know that the Oregon Lottery is a leader in the gaming industry; and an important contributor of revenue for Oregon's schools, economic development, state parks, watershed restoration, veteran's programs, and outdoor schools? Our impact begins with our workforce and we want you to join us to be part of the impact.
About the Role
You will report to the Manager, Accounting and work closely with teams across the organization to keep our payroll processes running smoothly and efficiently. In this role, you’ll play a key part in ensuring every employee receives accurate, timely pay while maintaining clear and compliant payroll records. You’ll provide responsive, people‑centered support to employees, managers, and external partners on a variety of payroll matters, helping them navigate questions with confidence.
You Will
- Apply Lottery Management Core Values and Expectations in performing daily activities. Ensure conduct embody the principles of fairness, integrity, security, and honesty. Support and integrate into daily work the Lottery’s commitment to:
- Responsible Gambling
- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
- Culture of Safety
- Prepare and process payroll, including validation of time entries, coordination with managers, and payroll system setup.
- Respond to payroll‑related inquiries from employees, managers, vendors, and third parties, including employment verification and PERS requests.
- Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local laws across multiple states.
- Coordinate with Human Resources to ensure updates and benefits are entered. Prepare off‑cycle paychecks for separated employees.
- Prepare and reconcile reports reflecting employee payment information with checks issued for payments made to the Department of Revenue, the Internal Revenue Service, Child Support Enforcement, Bankruptcy Court, and other entities to ensure accuracy.
- Process payments for payroll vendors in a timely manner, including providing accurate reports.
- Perform complex payroll calculations and compliance activities, including retroactive payments, benefits adjustments, payroll corrections, reconciliations, and multi‑state payroll tax research and setup.
- Partner with internal stakeholders to support smooth payroll operations and ensure employees are paid accurately and on time.
You Have:
- Associate's Degree and three (3) years of experience in payroll processing, multi-state payroll, payroll tax reporting and reconciliation; OR
- Five (5) years of experience in payroll processing, multi-state payroll, payroll tax reporting and reconciliation.
About Oregon Lottery
The Oregon Lottery is both a public trust and a market-driven business. Oregon voters established their lottery in 1984 with a constitutional amendment, and have since defined most of the ways in which lottery profits are distributed.
When we say “We Do Good Things” we are referring to the $9 billion of Lottery profits that have been transferred to the State of Oregon to fund critical programs such as education, economic development, state parks, watershed enhancement, Veteran services, and outdoor school. The Lottery also funds 100 percent of gambling addiction treatment statewide.
Our business brings Oregonians the best in lottery products, like Oregon's Game Megabucks, Powerball, MegaMillions, Scratch-its and Video Lottery games.
Our mission is to earn maximum profits for the people Oregon commensurate with the public good. The Oregon Lottery is recognized as an industry leader and as such, offers a broad range of opportunities where you can demonstrate your talent, enthusiasm, ambition and ingenuity to help us continue to do good things for Oregon.
