Payroll Specialist

Position: Payroll SpecialistLocation: Downtown, NYC (In-Office)Salary: $60k – $70kNYC based Savings Bank seeks a Payroll Accountant to join their Team!Responsibilities· Process bi-weekly payroll: Reviews timecards, rate changes, and process payroll. Ensures required signatures are obtained, completed and posted to GL. Updates and maintains payroll files and database to reflect personnel payroll changes.· Calculates and maintains Loan Officers Commissions and process Branch incentives· Assist employees, timekeepers and supervisors with system training, payroll issues, and request for payroll information.· Research payroll issues/discrepancies, and processes necessary corrections. Comply with regulatory standards and policies and procedures of payroll.· Prepares and files bi-weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual reports. Imports and exports reports from the accounting and payroll computer programs for processing. Reconciles assigned accounts.· Assist payroll related audits· Prepare journal entries and reconciliations. Research discrepancies and makes necessary corrections as needed· Prepare FRB and other cash accounts reconciliations· Prepares investment and negotiable CDs accounting and reporting.· Prepares investment and negotiable CDs transactions such as purchases, sales, payments, market value adjustments and the monthly investment portfolio reconciliation process.· Assist in month end closing, financial reporting, and variance analysis.· Assist internal & external audit and regulatory examination preparation.Qualifications· 3 years of Payroll Accounting experience· Must have solid Excel knowledge.· Paychex Desired