1st Payroll Cutoff in February- Finalize processing Annual Sick Leave Buyout prior to the first payroll cutoff in February.
1st Week in January – Begin processing Annual Sick Leave buyout:
Reporting Only Agencies should follow the Sick Leave Buyout – Reporting Only Agency Determine Eligibility/Calculate Sick Leave Buyout process
Late-Dec – Begin agency planning and preparation for Annual Sick Leave buyout process:
Run a Periodic Increment and Longevity Increase Projection Report to identify employees receiving a Periodic Increment on a mid-period date (any date other than the first day of the pay period). Then run the Flexible Employee Data Report to identify any mid-period PID employees who are also on a 24/7 schedule. Create Schedule Substitutions for the entire period to avoid an error.
Nov - Attend the Year-End Personnel Payroll Association (PPA) meeting. Visit the PPA website for details on time, date, and location. Sign up for the OFM dl SWA Contacts distribution list by emailing OFM Statewide Accounting at OFMAccounting@ofm.wa.gov to receive meeting agendas and handouts.
Check the Payroll Cutoff Errors at 1:00 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. for your agency's errors. Employees on these lists will be locked out of final payroll processing if left uncorrected. Match the specific type of error in the error list to the Common Redline, ALAS, or RPCIPE Error documents for further instructions to correct the error(s).
Final Day 4 in Dec - Research employees locked out of the 12/24 payroll. Take appropriate cross-calendar year actions to pay and correct employee. This includes but is not limited to: pay employee outside of system, enter manual YTD adjustments, cross-calendar year overpayment collections, etc.
Mid-Feb - Hold an internal agency year-end debriefing meeting. Document lessons learned during year end in preparation for the next year-end.
1st Day 4 in Dec - Key final payroll master data updates into HRMS in anticipation for final payroll cutoff. Verify no errors are immediately present following master data updates with frequent Payroll Simulations.
Final Payroll Cutoff in Dec (Final Days 0-4) - Ensure your agency runs each report identified in the HRMS Processor Guide - by Pay Period meticulously. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact HereToHelp@ofm.wa.gov immediately.