Payroll Administrator Ii - Remote

The E.W. Scripps Company is seeking a Payroll Administrator II. The administrator will have strong customer service and problem-solving skills to administer payroll services and HR administration in an outsourced environment. The role is responsible for the day-to-day activities for timekeeping, processing and correcting time records, submitting items for payment, and answering payroll inquiries via a ticketing system. The administrator also acts as a liaison between the outside service provider and HR business partners across the company. This is a remote position located in Cincinnati, OH.

WHAT YOU'LL DO:

• Research and respond timely and accurately to employee and manager payroll inquiries submitted by a ticketing system. Escalate issues to Payroll Management as needed.
• Serve as a backup for other payroll team members.
• Assist the Payroll Management with Federal, State, and Local payroll tax issues and the year-end process (review of W-2 forms prepared by outside service provider)
• Communicate payroll issues to Payroll Management, and the outside service provider as required.
• Assist with the payroll activities for mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures as required.
• Assist with the review, requirements documentation for outside payroll provider and testing of time off plans and time calculations for new or renewals of collective bargaining agreements.
• Process various forms, including but not limited to, on-demand check requests, stop payments, check reversals, etc., as necessary.
• Work with outside service provider and internal stakeholders to ensure all payroll policies and payroll-related controls are being followed.
• Remit Union Dues and charitable contributions for payment and distribute union reports to HRBPs and union representatives.
• Act as the escalation point for payroll issues from the outside service provider and internal stakeholders.
• Manage the review of bi-weekly timecards.
• Provide reporting and other HR/Payroll related tasks as required.
• Update employee records (new hires, transfers, etc.) in the HRMS in support of the timekeeping system, as required.
• Manage the submission of one-time payments (taxable gift cards, allowances, commissions, bonus, etc.)
• Resolve payroll and timekeeping issues and proactively handle work related issues.
• Participate in any audit or controls and compliance activities as necessary.
• Assist in the creation and processing of standard and ad-hoc reports containing HR and payroll related information to meet internal and external reporting requirements and operational reviews.

WHAT YOU'LL NEED:

• Associate degree in business, accounting, or human resources preferred, but not required.
• Experience with HR systems.
• Minimum of three years of payroll experience preferred.
• Previous experience with handling payroll for employees covered by collective bargaining agreements.
• Previous experience working with an outside payroll provider preferred.

WHAT YOU'LL BRING:

• Excellent organizational and customer consulting skills; able to interpret policies and procedures and work closely with HR business partners and outsourcing contacts to ensure those policies and/or procedures are carried out appropriately.
• Strong problem-solving skills with attention to detail Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to develop good relationships via phone as well as in person.
• Proficient with Microsoft Excel (must be able to do basic formulas and willing to learn additional, if needed) and the other Microsoft Office products.
• Scripps offers a remote working option for this position..
• Outstanding customer service skills.
• Ability to resolve both technical and process-related questions.

SCRIPPS' COMMITMENT TO EQUITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION:

At Scripps, we are committed to a diverse and inclusive culture that reflects the communities we serve. We are intentional about creating an environment where employees, our audiences and other stakeholders feel valued and inspired to reach their full potential and make authentic connections. We foster a workplace culture that embraces each person’s diversity, including the extent to which they are similar or different. Scripps leaders believe that an equitable and inclusive culture is not only the right thing to do, it is a business imperative. Read more about our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion at scripps.com.

ABOUT SCRIPPS:

The E.W. Scripps Company (NASDAQ: SSP) is a diversified media company focused on creating a better-informed world. As one of the nation’s largest local TV broadcasters, Scripps serves communities with quality, objective local journalism and operates a portfolio of 61 stations in 41 markets. The Scripps Networks reach nearly every American through the national news outlets Court TV and Scripps News and popular entertainment brands ION, Bounce, Defy TV, Grit, ION Mystery and Laff. Scripps is the nation’s largest holder of broadcast spectrum. Scripps runs an award-winning investigative reporting newsroom in Washington, D.C., and is the longtime steward of the Scripps National Spelling Bee. Founded in 1878, Scripps has held for decades to the motto, “Give light and the people will find their own way.”

As an equal employment opportunity employer, The E.W. Scripps Company and its affiliates do not discriminate in its employment decisions on the basis of race, sex, sexual orientation, transgender status, gender, color, religion, age, genetic information, medical condition, disability, marital status, citizenship or national origin, and military membership or veteran status, or on any other basis which would be in violation of any applicable federal, state or local law. Furthermore, the company will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities unless doing so would result in an undue hardship for the company.