PT Payroll Specialist

Position is scheduled 24 hours per week. 

Position Summary                                                        

Under the direction of the Payroll Manager, the Payroll Specialist is responsible for many day-to-day functions of the payroll department. Responsibilities include payroll processing, time keeping maintenance, supervisor and employee inquiries, journal entries, and some audit preparation assistance.

 Essential Duties                                                       

• Works closely with the Payroll Manager and others to ensure time records are processed timely and accurately.  Help ensure that bi-weekly payroll is always processed timely and accurately.

• Provides support to manage the resolution of payroll problems and provides other types of payroll and timesheet support as needed.

• Maintains and ensures compliance with payroll policies and procedures to make sure that team member actions conform to policies and regulations.

• Compliance with applicable laws such as federal and state income tax, wage and paid time off regulations, payroll policies and procedures.

• Helps ensure accuracy of payroll deductions, garnishments, bonus payments, shift differentials, paid or unpaid leave, overtime, and similar pay factors.

• Adheres to the strict confidentiality of payroll records, pay rate information and other wage related employee issues.

• Works in conjunction with Payroll Manager to ensure timely reporting of quarterly PBJ data and other payroll compliance deadlines.

• Ensures that the management, distribution, and accuracy of annual W2s are done within the required period as governed by the law.

• Performs account reconciliations.

• Assists Payroll Manager with preparing schedules and other reports for the year-end audit.

• Supports the training and education of new users, supervisors, and other individuals or groups on topics related to payroll.

• Responsible for encouraging, participating, and integrating Eden Alternative initiatives by supporting successful aging and person-centered programs and culture.

• Other duties as assigned