Payroll Administrator

Title: Payroll Administrator

Location: Springfield, VA

Duration: 6 Months Contract + Possibility of Extension

Hybrid schedule: 3 days in office, 2 days remote

Note: Those Candidates who can work on W2 basis without any sponsorship are encouraged to apply.

Job Description

Tasks and Responsibilities

• Performs group data updates, exports, imports, clean-ups and researches/reports on data discrepancies.
• Creates, modifies and delivers routine daily/weekly/monthly reporting and responds to basic and intermediate ad hoc data requests.
• Supports user acceptance testing of updates or enhancements to HRIS and assist with drafting requirements documents.
• Conducts data analysis on HR and Payroll data such as compensation, classification, employment, employee relations and/or benefits data, as directed.
• Provide data to support internal and external audit requests extracted from HRIS system.
• Provides assistance and supports others on difficult assignments and/or problems, as directed.
• Acts as primary contact for assigned functions with outside organizations or other departments; responds to technical administrative questions and ensures necessary follow up.
• Participates in special project and company initiatives, as required.
• Advise, monitor or coordinate activities of outsourced providers as it pertains to Payroll.
• External Interactions: Employees, internal Business and support units, Government agencies & courts, internal and external auditors

Qualifications, Skills and Abilities

• Proven ability to use computer software and applications, including Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel and PowerPoint), to share, retrieve, research and present business information; proficiency with MS Excel is required.
• Ability to demonstrate close attention to detail.
• Skilled in both verbal and written communication.
• Demonstrated ability to establish rapport and effective working relationships with business partners, supervisors, and peers.
• Demonstrated ability to present ideas logically and concisely to diverse audiences, both verbally and in writing.
• Demonstrated ability to maintain confidentiality, prioritize tasks successfully and work in a group environment.
• Demonstrated aptitude for analytics and problem solving.
• Demonstrated successful ability to work in a fast-paced environment with competing tasks and meet multiple internal and external deadlines.