Accounting Clerk - Payroll (SSO)

Job Title

Enter timesheet data, compute and record earnings owed to employees, calculate deductions, and maintain employee master payroll data.

Reports to: Accounting Manager, Payroll

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Input timesheet data into payroll system daily.
• Maintain payroll files, including filing, scanning and shredding.
• Enter off-cycle payments as required.
• Maintain and review employee garnishments.
• Respond timely to employee inquiries.
• Assist other payroll staff in completion of payroll data maintenance.
• Respond to requests for income verification.
• Setup and maintain weekly employee master data, including new hire and rehire maintenance.
• Process labor transfers.
• Create positive pay files and transmission of remittance stubs for direct deposits.
• Prepare payroll mailings to business units.
• Assist with payroll projects and initiatives.
• Other activities, duties, and responsibilities as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree preferred, 1 year recent payroll experience, multi-state payroll tax experience desired, or an equivalent combination of education, training and/or experience
• General knowledge basic accounting principles
• Must be accountable to escalate issues promptly, learn and apply knowledge quickly, and meet deadlines
• Must be highly organized, detail oriented, maintain accuracy, and self-check work
• Able to work independently, with some oversight, and in team environment
• Must follow established procedures and execute directions to completion without need of follow up by management
• Must have good work ethic and integrity, dependable, adaptable, cooperative, and motivated to take on new responsibilities
• Professional written and verbal communication and general office skills
• Proficiency with databases and computer applications, including MS Office, MS Access
• Must have excellent data entry skills, to include 10 key pad proficiency with limited input errors

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The employee frequently views a computer monitor and frequently uses a computer keyboard. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit, use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls, and reach with hands, talk, and hear. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.

Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. While performing the duties of this job in an office setting. The noise in the work environment is usually quiet to moderate in an office setting. The employee is required to work in compliance with company safety policies, procedures, and applicable laws.

Turner is an Equal Opportunity Employer - race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or other characteristics protected by applicable law.