Payroll Administrator

Payroll Administrator

The purpose of this position is to support the Agency's needs by applying Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, its conventions and definitions in Payroll, Budgeting, Financial Analysis, Reporting and HRIS systems to complete job functions. Generates and processes the agency's bi-weekly payroll, HRIS reports and maintains the integrity of the HRIS system.

Essential Job Functions & Responsibilities:

• Experienced in State, Federal, FLSA and Wage and Hour payroll regulations
• Working with Program Managers to ensure timecards are completed correctly and timely – (send reminders, etc.)
• Ensuring all timecards have appropriate clock in and clock out with missing punch form if needed
• Processing accrual import for unexcused pay codes and verifying proper deduction from accrual banks
• Calculating and posting manual payroll checks including voids and direct deposit reversals
• Calculating and inputting retroactive and bonus payroll checks
• Verifying calculations of and inputting Mileage Reimbursement Requests via Excel and HRIS entry/import
• Reconciliation of employee FMLA time off entries on employee timecards
• Calculating, processing, and responding to garnishments
• Entry of employee 401K deductions (biweekly contribution, loans, etc) into HRIS system
• Ensuring employee accrual balances are accurate each payroll and year end roll over
• Sorting and distributing payroll checks (mail or provide to managers)
• Uploading payroll accruals and payroll reversals into Financial Edge after payroll processed – entry of data, verification of data, etc
• Producing and distributing payroll reports to department managers timely
• Processing RFH and RFPA documents in the Treeno and HRIS systems timely and accurately
• Preparing bi-weekly, monthly, quarterly and year-end payroll statements for program managers
• Processing fund number changes in appropriate systems
• Payroll filing
• Payroll archiving annually or more frequently if needed
• Annual review of employee's with tax exempt status including employee mailing and update of HRIS system by IRS deadline
• Annual W-2 reconciliation and distribution by deadline
• Providing payroll processing training to employees as needed
• HRIS password reset, security set up, mobile access set up
• Collaborating with IT and ADP on time clock issues
• Entering new hires and rehires into HRIS system with all corresponding necessary data (tax, direct deposit, 401K, garnishments, etc)
• Updating employee data in HRIS system as needed
• Archiving terminated employees in HRIS system monthly (leaving only 3 months of terminated employees)
• Ensuring EEO data is entered for all employees to ensure accurate EEO annual reporting (establishment, Gender, Ethnicity, race, etc)
• Generating EEO annual reports, ensure data integrity and report on EEO website by annual due date
• Adding new job titles to system
• Communicating with HRIS vendor to resolve system or employee payroll issues
• Gathering data and necessary reports for payroll, 401K, and other audits
• Resolving HRIS file feed transmission or data errors with HRIS vendor
• Assisting in coordination of custom reports from HRIS system with HRIS vendor for management
• Generating HRIS reporting for PARS system
• Attending HRIS or payroll training sessions to stay up to date of new releases or new laws
• Completes Employment Verifications (work number or CRT letter format)
• Creates annual Holiday calendar for distribution.
• Creates annual Payroll calendar for distribution.
• Attends HR Staff meetings and prepares meeting notes.
• Primary back up for Front Desk Reception/HR Assistant break coverage daily
• Primary back up for Front Desk Reception/HR Assistant coverage when out of office – refer to HR Staff coverage schedule.
• Performs other related duties as needed.

Minimum Training and Experience:

Education: Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics or Business Administration required OR over seven (7) years experience in the payroll field.

Minimum Years of Experience: A minimum of seven (7) years of payroll related experience. Must have prior automated payroll processing services experience.

Demonstrated Skills: Requires Windows, financial software and MS Office skills with advanced skills in MS Excel and MS Word. Must have excellent oral and written communication skills, customer service and organizational skills.

Knowledge: Knowledge of Generally accepted accounting practices and principles, Fund or governmental accounting practices and principles.

ADA Compliance:

Physical Ability: Tasks involve the ability to exert very moderate physical effort in light work, typically involving some combination of stooping, kneeling, crouching and crawling, and which may involve some lifting, carrying, pushing and/or pulling of objects and materials of moderate weight (12-20 pounds).

Sensory Requirements: Most tasks require visual perception and discrimination. Some tasks require oral communications ability.

Environmental Factors: Tasks are regularly performed without exposure to adverse environmental conditions, such as dirt, dust, pollen, odors, wetness, humidity, rain, fumes, temperature and noise extremes, machinery, vibrations, electric currents, traffic hazards, animals/wildlife, toxic/poisonous agents, violence, disease, or pathogenic substances.