Payroll Administrator

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Payroll Administrator

Full Time Support Departments 555 Windsor Street, Hartford, CT, Hartford, CT, US

30+ days ago Requisition ID: 2683

Salary Range: $35,023.13 To $52,780.00 Annually

Our Mission

“Preparing Our Community to Meet Life’s challenges.”

We help everyone who comes to our door with resources for both immediate needs and long-term goals.

Our network of programs, services, and experiences strengthen individuals, families, and communities and provides opportunities for growth and economic stability .

Come join our team!

When you become an employee at the Community Renewal Team (CRT), you will join a host of others with an average tenure of nine years of service. Some of our employees have celebrated more than twenty + years of service. You’ll participate in fun activities, themed- employee appreciation events, organization sponsored golf tournaments, etc. We celebrate the accomplishments of employees using our Wall of Excellence highlighting employees of the month. Opportunities to grow within the organization are plentiful. Most of our employees started in entry level positions and have been promoted throughout their career.

BENEFITS

401K with a matching employer contribution, medical, dental, vision, HSA Spending

Accounts, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability (STD)/Long- Term Disability (LTD),

and an Employee Assistance Program. Eligible employees are also able to participate in agency sponsored educational opportunities. Eligible employees receive ten paid vacation days, six sick

paid days annually, and two personal days paid annually.

JOB DETAILS

POSITION TITLE: Payroll Administrator

DEPARTMENT: Finance

FLSA STATUS: Non-Exempt

REPORTS TO: Accounting/Payroll Manager and Director of Human Resources

GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES

The purpose of this position is to support the Agency’s needs by applyingGenerally Accepted Accounting Principles, its conventions and definitions in Payroll, Budgeting, Financial Analysis, Reporting and HRIS systems to complete job functions. Generates and processesthe agency’s bi-weekly payroll, HRIS reports and maintains the integrity of the HRIS system.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS & RESPONSIBILIITIES

The list of essential functions, as outlined herein, is intended to be representative of the tasks performed within this classification. It is not necessarily descriptive of any one position in the class. The omission of an essential function does not preclude management from assigning duties not listed herein if such functions are a logical assignment to the position.

Payroll:

• Experienced in State, Federal, FLSA and Wage and Hour payroll regulations
• Working with Program Managers to ensure timecards are completed correctly and timely – (send reminders, etc.)
• Ensuring all timecards have appropriate clock in and clock out with missing punch form if needed
• Processing accrual import for unexcused pay codes and verifying proper deduction from accrual banks
• Calculating and posting manual payroll checks including voids and direct deposit reversals
• Calculating and inputting retroactive and bonus payroll checks
• Verifying calculations of and inputting Mileage Reimbursement Requests via Excel and HRIS entry/import
• Reconciliation of employee FMLA time off entries on employee timecards
• Calculating, processing, and responding to garnishments
• Entry of employee 401K deductions (biweekly contribution, loans, etc) into HRIS system
• Ensuring employee accrual balances are accurate each payroll and year end roll over
• Sorting and distributing payroll checks (mail or provide to managers)
• Uploading payroll accruals and payroll reversals into Financial Edge after payroll processed – entry of data, verification of data, etc
• Producing and distributing payroll reports to department managers timely
• Processing RFH and RFPA documents in the Treeno and HRIS systems timely and accurately
• Preparing bi-weekly, monthly, quarterly and year-end payroll statements for program managers
• Processing fund number changes in appropriate systems
• Payroll archiving annually or more frequently if needed
• Annual review of employee’s with tax exempt status including employee mailing and update of HRIS system by IRS deadline
• Annual W-2 reconciliation and distribution by deadline
• Providing payroll processing training to employees as needed

HRIS System:

• HRIS password reset, security set up, mobile access set up
• Collaborating with IT and ADP on time clock issues
• Entering new hires and rehires into HRIS system with all corresponding necessary data (tax, direct deposit, 401K, garnishments, etc)
• Updating employee data in HRIS system as needed
• Archiving terminated employees in HRIS system monthly (leaving only 3 months of terminated employees)
• Ensuring EEO data is entered for all employees to ensure accurate EEO annual reporting (establishment, Gender, Ethnicity, race, etc)
• Generating EEO annual reports, ensure data integrity and report on EEO website by annual due date
• Adding new job titles to system
• Communicating with HRIS vendor to resolve system or employee payroll issues
• Gathering data and necessary reports for payroll, 401K, and other audits
• Resolving HRIS file feed transmission or data errors with HRIS vendor
• Assisting in coordination of custom reports from HRIS system with HRIS vendor for management
• Generating HRIS reporting for PARS system

ADDITIONAL JOB FUNCTIONS

• Attending HRIS or payroll training sessions to stay up to date of new releases or new laws
• Completes Employment Verifications (work number or CRT letter format)
• Creates annual Holiday calendar for distribution.
• Creates annual Payroll calendar for distribution.
• Attends HR Staff meetings and prepares meeting notes.
• Primary back up for Front Desk Reception/HR Assistant break coverage daily
• Primary back up for Front Desk Reception/HR Assistant coverage when out of office – refer to HR Staff coverage schedule.
• Performs other related duties as needed.

MINIMUM TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE

Education: Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics or Business Administration required OR over seven (7) years experience in the payroll field.

Minimum Years of Experience: A minimum of seven (7) years of payroll related experience. Must have prior automated payroll processing services experience.

Demonstrated Skills: Requires Windows, financial software and MS Office skills with advanced skills in MS Excel and MS Word. Must have excellent oral and written communication skills, customer service and organizational skills.

Knowledge: Knowledge of Generally accepted accounting practices and principles, Fund or governmental accounting practices and principles.

ADA COMPLIANCE

Physical Ability

Tasks involve the ability to exert very moderate physical effort in light work, typically involving some combination of stooping, kneeling, crouching and crawling, and which may involve some lifting, carrying, pushing and/or pulling of objects and materials of moderate weight (12-20 pounds).

Sensory Requirements

Most tasks require visual perception and discrimination. Some tasks require oral communications ability.

Environmental Factors

Tasks are regularly performed without exposure to adverse environmental conditions, such as dirt, dust, pollen, odors, wetness, humidity, rain, fumes, temperature and noise extremes, machinery, vibrations, electric currents, traffic hazards, animals/wildlife, toxic/poisonous agents, violence, disease, or pathogenic substances.