Payroll Specialist (Pt, Work From Home)

If you answer yes to one or more of the following, we invite you to apply to join our team!

• Are you one of those rare people who actually LIKES accounting and payroll?
• Do you enjoy learning new software and figuring out technical tricks to do things more efficiently?
• Are you looking for meaningful work that will be personally fulfilling, that you can accomplish part-time while still taking care of your family and other personal needs?
• Do you love puzzles and logic problems?
• Even though you are already great at organizing and calendaring, are you even better at checking things off on your to-do list?
• Is resolving tax issues and answering HR questions the most satisfying thing in the world to you?

Responsibilities

Backyard Payroll is looking for a new payroll specialist to join our team. As a member of this team, you will be processing payroll (entering time and wage information, processing tax payments, and completing tax returns) for several clients around the country. This is a w-2 position and requires you to sign a non-compete agreement. Most of the work will be from home, although we have in-person team meetings occasionally. A cover letter is REQUIRED for consideration for this position.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication skills, including through email, phone, video chat, and other online media; be able to respond to messages within one business day.
• Thorough understanding of general payroll principles in the context of small business accounting.
• At least one year of payroll experience in a small business environment, including processing payroll transactions, communicating with tax authorities, filling out payroll tax returns, and/or handling benefit deductions, contributions, and payments.
• Type at least 60 WPM, not afraid of data entry (sometimes it gets tedious, but we do our best to mix it up with more interesting work).
• Generally tech savvy on computers, Windows, Microsoft Office, and internet; able to learn new software.
• Daytime availability for meetings and client calls. Even though you can do most of the work whenever you want, you must have some availability during regular business hours in order to communicate with your clients, meet deadlines, and participate in team meetings and training.
• Self-motivated, able to work effectively under deadlines without much supervision, excellent follow-through.
• Have your own computer with a number pad, headset, and webcam.

Additional Information

We are hiring one person for this positions; ideally someone who can start immediately and work 5-20 hours per week. (Work will start around 5 hours a week and increase gradually.)

Benefits

• Work from the comfort of your own home
• On the job training and development
• We hold two events each year in the SLC, Utah area: a company retreat in late spring and a holiday party in early December. Attendance is required at both events if you live within reasonable traveling distance (mileage is reimbursed). If not, the company will pay for a plane ticket to at least one of the semiannual get-togethers.
• Interact with lots of interesting people and companies in varying industries
• Mileage and home office expense reimbursements
• Flexible hours
• We currently have two office locations in Sandy and Lehi, Utah. You are welcome to take advantage of the office space if you prefer to work outside of your home office some of the time. We may add more locations in the future as the need arises.
• Each team has an in-person meeting (usually lunch or dinner) once a quarter - attendance is required in most cases