Payroll Specialist

Payroll Coordinator

Responsibilities:

• Process payroll for weekly, biweekly, and semimonthly payroll
• Enter tax related changes into payroll system i.e. address change, W-4's etc.
• Calculate and process retro pay and other non-recurring payments such as bonuses, reimbursements etc.
• Analyze and balance hours between Time and Attendance System and Payroll system.
• Analyze and interpret garnishments (Federal and State) received from agencies or courts. Provide appropriate response back to agencies and enter necessary deductions in the payroll system.
• Complete employment verification's for current and past employees.
• Research and respond to internal and external inquiries including requests for manual checks, questions regarding PTO balances and paychecks etc.
• Generate system generated or ad-hoc reports.
• Perform complex payroll functions (historical edits, balance adjustments, tax adjustments etc...)
• Initiate manual checks, stop payments, and ACH reversals
• Monitor and ensures proper approval of PTO requests and other payroll related transactions.
• Coordinate the processing of terminations and final payouts.
• Serve as backup for Payroll Supervisor upon absence for payroll processing.
• Ability to manage multiple projects, changing priorities, wok under pressure and be highly organized and deadline sensitive.
• Audit for compliance to internal/external labor laws and policies
• Ability to handle sensitive and confidential information.

Experience:

• High school diploma
• 3-5 years' experience of payroll processing experience required
• Multi-state payroll experience required
• Prior Garnishment administration preferred
• Prior experience in payroll utilizing Ulti-pro or similar payroll processing system and time keeping systems preferred
• Excellent problem-solving skills
• Working experience with Microsoft Office application
• Solid Team player with great organizational skills
• Work well under pressure and deadlines

Compensation / Pay Rate (Up to): $18.00 - $26.00