Job Description

Responsibilities:

• The Payroll Specialist performs payroll, accounting and administrative duties for locations.
• Responsibilities include processing payroll, performing audits, posting payroll expenses to stores books and resolving/ explaining payroll related questions to employees and managers.
  
• Maintenance Processing Update all employee information accurately and timely.
  
• Process new-hires, re-hires and transfers
  
• Process manual checks and terminations.
  
• Collect standard pay plans and modify pay calculation information
  
• Review maintenance for accuracy
  
• Perform necessary audits to ensure HRMS Enterprise System reports accurate data
  
• Payroll Processing- Responsible for processing 12-15 payrolls according to policy with minimal supervision.
  
• Collect required data from stores.
  
• Run data retrieval and calculation process.
  
• Import pay data into HRMS Enterprise System
  
• Run and review required reports in ReportSmith for accuracy
  
• Review payroll register for accuracy
  
• Identify and fix any missing data or incorrect calculations
  
• Posts store G/Ls.
  
• Enter all necessary data into shared logs.
  
• Scan all required payroll documents are reports at the end of each payroll.
  
• Payroll Specialist Payroll Clerk â?? Payroll Administrator
  

PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENTS/EXPECTATIONS

• Maintain confidentiality at all times to protect the privacy of employees.
  
• Ensure wage and hour regulations are followed.
  
• Limit monthly Payroll Audit errors to five or less.
  
• Adhere to schedules and deadlines.
  
• Thoroughness, accuracy, and timeliness in completing essential duties.
  
• Additional Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities
  
• The following knowledge, skills and abilities are needed to be successful in this position:
  
• Strong attention to detail and sense of urgency.
  
• Excellent communication skills both written and oral
  
• Active Listening give full attention to the words and body language of others, take time to understand the points being made and ask questions as appropriate
  
• Critical Thinking ? using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
  
• Time Management ?ability to prioritize workload and manage one??s own time
  
• PC Skills including knowledge and use of MS Office (Excel, Word, Windows, etc.).
  

Preferred Qualifications

Bachelor Degree preferred

• Prior payroll or accounting experience a plus
  
• Physical Demands and Working Conditions
  
• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals to perform the essential functions.
  

• Standing, walking over 1/3 of the time, sitting to 2/3 of time, kneeling/crouching to 2/3 of time, reaching with hands and arms to 2/3 of time, talking or hearing over 2/3 of time; move, transport or place up to 1/3 of time up to 25 pounds
  

• Indoor office environment, considerable use of telephone, computer and other office equipment
  

• High school graduate or equivalent.
  
• 18 years or older
  
• Possess an acceptable driving record and valid driver??s license in state of residence
  
• A criminal history background check will be conducted prior to beginning employment
  
• Clear pre-employment drug screen