Payroll & Accounts Payable Associate-SAP or Excel

Administrative Assistant

Required Education: Associate's degree in a business or accounting discipline or equivalent experience

Requirements:

• High attention to detail and accuracy
• Strong analytical skills and experience with complex data analysis
• Strong interpersonal communication and teamwork skills
• Ability to quickly learn multiple Payroll/IT software systems
• Ability to approach change with a positive mindset
• Ability to identify and implement process improvements
• Experience using Microsoft Office applications, specifically Excel, Outlook, and Word
• Mature candidates who can handle confidential information

Desired Skills:

• Knowledge of payroll and payroll tax
• Experience maintaining confidential information
• Proficiency with SAP
• Experience using IBM/Host applications, such as TSO (Time Sharing Option) and RMDS (Report Management and Distribution System)

Overview:

Performs complex clerical accounting duties involving routine and non-routine calculations and analysis, reconciliations, verifications, and postings while ensuring accuracy and validity in the accounting processes. Requires limited work direction

Responsibilities:

• Process and analyze time, earnings, and deductions/withholdings on a weekly basis to derive accurate net pay in compliance with union contracts and Human Resource/unit policies
• Independently analyze and resolve complex payroll issues
• Communicate with employees of various levels regarding pay questions, processes, and training
• Build and maintain strong, collaborative relationships with peers, unit partners, and other functional areas
• Produce accurate reports for others by collecting data from a variety of standard sources and inputting it into standard formats
• Use data management systems to access specific information as and when required
• Create a local document management system for an office or department
• Prepare moderately complex documents using a variety of applications for technology devices, such as standard office software. Also responsible for gathering and summarizing data for reports
• Monitor and analyze data using established finance systems and protocol
• Extract and combine data to generate standard reports
• Develop knowledge and understanding of the organization's policies and procedures and of relevant regulatory codes and codes of conduct to ensure own work adheres to those standards
• Obtain authorization from a supervisor or manager for any exceptions from mandatory procedure
• Develop own capabilities by participating in assessment and development planning activities as well as formal and informal training and coaching
• Develop and maintain an understanding of relevant technology, external regulation, and industry best practices through ongoing education, attending conferences, and reading specialist media

**Only those lawfully authorized to work in the designated country associated with the position will be considered.**

**Please note that all Position start dates and duration are estimates and may be reduced or lengthened based upon a client's business needs and requirements.**