Payroll Specialist

Job Description

Job Description

Department: | Payroll Reports To: | Payroll Manager | Date Completed: | 06/19/2025

General Position Description:
Responsible for processing payroll for all company employees.

Core Responsibilities:
Comply with and enforce payroll policies, procedures and regulations
Assist with bi-weekly payroll with a high degree of accuracy and timeliness
Perform a wide variety of record keeping and payroll processing activities, including computing wage and overtime payments, calculating and recording retroactive payments, increases, payroll labor allocations, and payroll deductions
Processemployment and wage verifications
Review and analyze payroll data and reports for accuracy, and resolve discrepancies to ensure accurate posting to payroll records
Prepare, process, and track wage garnishments and child support orders
Ensure that employee wage changes are entered correctly
Compile reports as required by management and government agencies
Prepare payroll information for financial and other reporting
Maintain filing system for payroll and related records
Communicate with managers, supervisors, co-workers, citizens, and others, maintains confidentiality

Other duties and responsibilities:
Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Qualifications:
3 to 5 years or more payroll experience depending on company size and responsibilities.
Associates or Bachelors Degree in Accounting, Finance or a related field preferred.
Knowledge of payroll principles, practices, regulations and procedures.
Strong organization skills, attention to detail and follow through to resolve any outstanding issues.
Accurate data entry skills and the ability to navigate through multiple software systems simultaneously.
Strong time management skills.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Excellent customer service with both internal and external customers
Knowledge of applicable local, state and federal payroll and related tax laws, regulations and skill in preparing detailed reports.
Ability to interact verbally with tax authorities.
Excellent labor analysis skills.
Paycom experience preferred.

Physical Demands/Work Conditions:
Professional office environment.