Payroll Specialist

McAllister Towing Payroll Specialist

McAllister Towing has provided superior tugboat service to New York Harbor since 1864, when Captain James McAllister, great-grandfather to current president Brian Buckley McAllister, bought his first sail lighter to carry cargo from Manhattan to Brooklyn. Today, McAllister's tugs provide a wide variety of services to the busy ports of New York and New Jersey, serving the most concentrated and affluent consumer market in the world and handling a significant part of the 16 million tons of cargo that passes through the port every year. In addition to ship docking services and general harbor assist work, New York based tugs are regularly employed in offshore towing along the entire East Coast.

McAllister is proud of its long history in New York Harbor and continues to provide its clients and customers with the highest quality service. McAllister Towing is seeking highly motivated individuals to apply as a Payroll Specialist. The job responsibilities and description of duties is highlighted below.

Reports To:

The Payroll Specialist is directly responsible and accountable to the Cost and Labor Analysis Payroll Manager.

Supervises:

None.

Description of Duties:

The Payroll Specialist prepares and processes the payroll for assigned company locations; prepare and maintain a variety of financial statistical records, reports, and other documents; process, review and disburse voluntary deductions for employees.

Handling all functions of payroll in a high-volume environment;

Data entry and clerical responsibilities for main office and branch locations.

Input data in the system for processing on a weekly basis.

Accurate and timely distribution of payroll checks.

Interact with ADP personnel.

Union and non-union bi-weekly and semi-monthly payrolls for salaried, per diem and hourly employees.

Multi-state tax and union benefit reporting.

401(K) reporting.

Preparing journal entries and accruals.

Analyzing general ledger accounts.

Preparing monthly wage reports.

Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Requirements:

Knowledge of MS Excel, Word, and Outlook.

A High School Diploma or equivalent helpful but not necessary.

ADP/PCPPW Payroll for Windows experience required.

Oracle HCM experience preferred.

Physical Requirements:

The ability to operate a computer terminal.

The ability to operate telephones and standard office equipment.

Salary:

Annual - $80,000.00 - per year.

FLSA Status:

Exempt

*This position description does not promise or imply that the functions listed are the only duties to be performed or that the position may not change or be eliminated. Employees are always expected to follow their supervisor's instructions and to perform the tasks requested by their supervisors.

Equal Employment Opportunity Employer:

We are an Equal Employment Opportunity ("EEO") Employer. It has been and will continue to be a fundamental policy of McAllister Towing not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, gender, gender identity, pregnancy, marital status, partnership status, domestic violence victim status, sexual orientation, age, national origin, alienage or citizenship status, veteran or military status, disability, medical condition, genetic information, caregiver status, unemployment status or any other characteristic prohibited by federal, state and/or local laws. This policy applies to all aspects of employment, including hiring, promotion, demotion, compensation, training, working conditions, transfer, job assignments, benefits, layoff, and termination.

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