Description:
Essential Functions/Objectives:
- Managing end-to-end payroll processing for employees
- Understand all aspects of payroll in regard to payroll laws and regulations
- Manage workflow to ensure all payroll transactions are processed timely and accurately
- Provide excellent customer service to employees: in the areas of compensation, taxes, how to clock in/out, how to request time off, in a timely manner
- Supporting managers to increase understanding and application of HR processes
- Educate managers and employees on payroll and timekeeping policy, process and practice to ensure effective execution
- Perform daily payroll operations
- Perform updates to payroll-related information and data and manage overall payroll work flow
- Ensure timely processing of all new hires, promotions and terminations
- Analyze and audit payroll data for accuracy of posting, including intercompany transactions
- Prepare journal entries related to payroll and benefits and record timely and accurately
- Execute time and attendance processing and interface with payroll
- Calculation and distribution of reports
- Process garnishment payments
- Complete employment verifications and unemployment insurance information requests
- Process 940/941 tax payments
- Process accurate and timely year end reporting (W-2, W-2c)
- Develop ad hoc financial and operational reporting as needed
- Other assigned duties
Requirements:
- 3-5 years’ experience as a Payroll Coordinator, Accounts Receivable/Accounts Payable Representative or Payroll Clerk.
- Intermediate - advanced experience with ADP WFN & Timekeeping
- Solid understanding of accounting fundamentals, best payroll practices and demonstrated ability utilizing systems, tools, and procedures to accomplish the job
- Strong knowledge of federal and state regulations
- Detail-oriented
- Able to deal with difficult, sensitive and confidential information
- Ability to manage a high volume of work under tight service delivery deadlines
- Excellent customer service skills
- Strong interpersonal (verbal and written) communication skills
- Strong organizational, time management and prioritization abilities.
- Strong PC knowledge including proficiency in Excel
- Team player yet a self-starter and self-motivated individual assertive in maintaining confidentiality