Payroll Associate Jobs

This position is 5 days in the office.

The Payroll Associate will be responsible for: new hires, terminations, status changes, tax changes, deductions, direct deposits, time sheet data, rate changes, retroactive adjustments and special pays. The successful candidate will post entries to journals and ledgers; prepare tax deposits and reports; generate accurate paychecks; and research issues and produce special reports.

Essential Job Functions

• Process commission and all bonus payments and merit increases
• Prepare payroll for year end closing
• Reconciliation of all payroll accounts on a biweekly basis
• Reconciliation and reporting on payroll tax issues
• Liaising with staff on payroll related matters
• Liaise with HR on payroll related matters and benefits for deduction purposes
• Processing terminations from payroll; assisting with terminations calculations including redundancy
• Prepare monthly payment schedule (net pay, tax,)
• Prepare and post biweekly payroll journals
• Check invoices from payroll
• Other duties as assigned
• Managing the payroll for the company

Skills/Requirements

• Requires ability to handle highly confidential company and payroll information with appropriate level of professionalism and sensitivity.
• Recognized as a team member who is actively involved in solving issues, while maintaining an excellent attitude contributing to the overall high morale of the team
• Ability to interact with internal customers by providing support via phone, web, and email; as well as team-oriented interaction
• Regular and frequent inter-action and communication with vendors and other employees, requiring strong inter-personal and written/verbal communication skills.
• Self-starter, ability to work with minimal supervision and attention to detail is a must.
• Excellent interpersonal and written communications skills and internal customer relations skills
• Attention to detail and ability to adhere to deadlines.
• Proven technical problem-solving ability
• Ability to effectively prioritize problems and manage multiple requests/expectations at once

Education And Experience

• Requires understanding of payroll concepts, practices and procedures.
• 3 years of relevant payroll experience
• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance or business administration preferred or equivalent experience
• Ceridian Dayforce Payroll experience required.
• Microsoft Word and Excel experience required.