Payroll Specialist

Job Description

Job Description

Overview

Are you a numbers aficionado, skillful in maximizing costs and minimizing expenses? Finance and Accounting focuses on the organization's financial management strategies and execution. If this piques your interest, read more below and apply today!

Responsibilities

• Responsible for timely and accurate processing of weekly, bi-weekly, semi-monthly and monthly payrolls as part of a Team that supports 60K+ employees (union and non-union) across multiple states, Canada, PR and VI
• Gathers, analyzes, and summarizes financial information
• Researches and resolves payroll problems and discrepancies
• Enters employee maintenance, runs payroll process, prepares reports, calculates manual checks, issues stop payments
• Stays current with system updates and changes
• Ensures payroll integrity through audit reports, data analysis and collaboration with other team members
• Maintains payroll operations by following policies and procedures; reporting needed changes
• Maintains employee confidence and protects payroll operations by keeping information confidential
• Maintains knowledge of company payroll policies and procedures, guidelines and regulations under federal, state and local governments
• Provides customer service and problem resolution to operational staff
• Multi-tasking and prioritizing
• Heavy email and phone communication
• Performs other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• GED or High School Diploma required
• Associates degree or Technical Training preferred
• 1-3 years of payroll or data entry experience preferred
• 1-3 years of experience using a payroll software system, especially ADP and/or Kronos, preferred
• Professionalism, with an emphasis on customer service
• Excellent interpersonal skills including verbal and written communication
• Strong organizational skills, detail oriented
• Strong Microsoft Office skills