PAYROLL SPECIALIST

Job Description

Job Description

Overview

Are you looking for a career you can feel good about? We hire only those that strive to do their best. By joining our family, you'll receive the honor and recognition that comes with working for the industry's global leader in evidenced based rehabilitation.

Who We Are:

GEO provides complementary, turnkey solutions for numerous government partners worldwide across a spectrum of diversified correctional and community reentry services. From the development of state-of-the-art facilities and the provision of management services and evidence-based rehabilitation to the post-release reintegration and supervision of individuals in the community, GEO offers fully diversified, cost-effective services that deliver enhanced quality and improved outcomes.

Why Work for GEO:

• We believe that work is more than a place you go to every day. It is about being inspired and motivated to achieve extraordinary things.
• Employee benefits play an important role in making The GEO Group a great place to work. At GEO, we believe in the three pillars of employee wellbeing: physical, emotional, and financial. With comprehensive benefits and competitive wages, we trust that you will find all the resources you need here to be successful.

Responsibilities

Summary

This fully qualified position processes payroll, responds to payroll inquiries, resolves employee pay issues/discrepancies and provides management labor information for assigned region.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

• Serves as the first line of contact for regional offices and facilities and assists them in ensuring that their payroll inquiries are resolved in a prompt, professional and courteous manner and that the inquiry is logged and documented, if appropriate.
• Communicates via email and answers department phone lines.
• Coordinates directly with facilities on processing items that need clarification until they are resolved (i.e. pay issues, deductions, employee information, etc.).
• Utilizes the assistance of the Payroll Supervisor in resolving more complicated processing, tax, or system programming issues.
• Assists in prompt resolution of garnishments/tax levies and child support notices.
• Processes payroll according to scheduled cycles.
• Enters, analyzes and confirms pay adjustments.
• Reviews and balances payroll prior to final transmission.
• Prepares requested pay period, monthly or quarterly check requests.
• Runs and distributes checks and advises according to facility specifications.
• Files all payroll processing documentation in appropriate employee files or payroll folders.
• Assists in various projects assigned by Payroll Supervisor.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements

• High School diploma or GED certificate.
• Three to five (3-5) years of experience processing multi-state payroll.
• Must be highly analytical.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Above average ability to work with computers and the necessary software typically used by the department (Excel, Word, Infinium, Kronos, and query/report writing software, such as ShowCase).
• Must be able to effectively communicate with employees at all levels of the organization.
• Must be able to retain confidentiality of all transactions.
• Ability to work with computers and the necessary software typically used by the department.

The GEO Group, Inc.