PAYROLL SPECIALIST – DIRECT HIRE

We are recruiting for a Payroll Specialist to join a successful financial institution in the Galt area. Our client offers a generous compensation package to include profit sharing and a 401(k) contribution! In addition, our client values their collaborative company culture, work-life balance and provides hands-on training. Pay range: $28.00-$33.00/hour DOE.

The ideal candidate will have processed full cycle payroll in a manual and high-volume environment.

Perks and Benefits:

• Multiple Low-cost medical, dental and vision benefit plans.
• 401(k) contribution and profit sharing.
• HSA and FSA plans.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• 2 weeks’ PTO.
• 11 paid holidays.

Primary Responsibilities: 

• Process all phases of employee payroll for approximately 400 employees and ensure payroll deadlines are met and employees are accurately paid.
• Provides management support relating to employee payroll questions and/or requested
   information.
• Transfers data from HR worksheets, attendance records, and individual timecards to ADP.
• Balance payroll runs, produce GL entries to fund the federal, state, and local tax payments, as well as the payroll accounts for Payday.
• Accept, review, process, calculate, and reconcile the payroll-related bank accounts.
• Answer employee questions and payroll-troubleshooting issues.
• Responsible for the accurate input of all new hire information to ADP which includes, but not
   limited to salary, benefit changes, leave of absence information.
• Accurately prepare and distribute specific payroll or attendance reports monthly, quarterly, semiannual, or annual and/or when needed or requested by management.
• Evaluate and recommend changes to daily workflow to Payroll Manager that would increase
   department effectiveness and efficiency.
• Responsible for identifying electronic services such as etimesheets and making recommendations to department supervisor.
• Assist Payroll Manager in special projects as needed.
• Actively participate in testing of new payroll process and services.
• Maintain a high level of job knowledge and awareness of payroll policies and procedures.
• Responsible for computing, withholding, and deducting pay data associated with net earnings.
• Serves as custodian of current and historical pay data for reporting purposes.

Skills and Qualification:

• 3-5 years of payroll processing experience is required.
• Experience with ADP is a plus but not required.
• Working knowledge of standard business practices and procedures, including basic HR/Accounting practices.
• Expanded knowledge of State and Federal employment laws.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy, and possess excellent time management and
• organizational skills, with the ability to multi-task and meet deadlines.
• Computer-literate; knowledge of standard company software applications, internet
• Effective interpersonal skills.
• Excellent organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple tasks.
• Problem-solving ability and proven accuracy with detailed information.
• Reliability, dependability, and flexibility.