Payroll Specialist

Processes high-volume payroll for corporate location and multiple subsidiaries on a semi-monthly, biweekly and/or monthly basis. Maintains, processes, and verifies employee time and attendance detail, manually processes miscellaneous payroll adjusting entries, processes garnishment, child support, and tax levy payments. Prepares, processes, and maintains various other payroll-related matters and employee benefits such as 401(k) and flexible spending accounts.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Participates in the payroll process by checking and auditing electronic time clock records in accordance with established practices and guidelines to ensure accurate account of hours to be paid. Performs manual adjustments, as directed, to team member accruals (I.e., extra vacation day) and time sheets after schedules have closed (I.e., missed clock in/out). Enters adjustment line entries into the payroll system for processing.
• As directed, provides summaries of Time and Attendance (T&A) records and leave statements for trend analysis and audit purposes.
• Employs knowledge of commonly-used Human Resource (HR) concepts, practices, and procedures to provide overflow support to the Team Pay and Benefits Center (TPBC) for inquiries directly from team members, retirees, beneficiaries, applicants, and/or HR representatives in the areas of password resets, open enrollment questions and during seasonal heavy call volumes (I.e., end of year W2).
• Utilizes Human Resource Information Systems (HRIS) and timekeeping systems to capture the most up to date team member information by entering leave accruals and hours adjustments, tax form elections, direct deposit information, address changes, as necessary, other miscellaneous changes, or to gather data, as directed.
• Assists with termination procedures by compiling materials for termination packets and auditing the exit check list to ensure completion and a smooth transition.

What Are We Looking For in This Role

Minimum Qualifications

• High School Diploma or Equivalent
• Typically No Related Experience Required

Preferred Qualifications

• Typically Minimum 2 Years Relevant Exp
• payroll experience

What Are Our Desired Skills and Capabilities

• Skills / Knowledge - Acquires and applies job skills and learns company policies and procedures to complete assigned routine tasks.
• Job Complexity - Works on assignments that are routine to semi-routine in nature, requiring limited decision outside of stated processes, but recognizes the need for occasional deviation from accepted practice. Has little or no role in the decision-making.
• Supervision - Normally receives detailed instructions and follows established procedures on all work, requires instructions on all assignments. Works under close supervision.
• Oral and Written skills - Excellent communication skills
• Technical ability - Microsoft Office; Human Resource Information Systems (Payroll, Time & Attendance)
• Organizational skills - Ability to stay focused and organized with large amounts of data