Payroll Clerk - Temp Position

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Clerical Full Time Clerical Channelview, TX, US

Southwest Shipyard, LP provides gas freeing and cleaning services, steaming, and flaring services, Barge and boat repair, Surface preparation and painting, water treatment and new construction services to the commercial and government marine industry. Southwest Shipyard owns and operates four (4) shipyards in South Texas with direct deep-water access to the Gulf of Mexico. We take pride in our dedicated and experienced workforce that focuses on Quality, Safety and Environmental Excellence.

Our motto is “Faster, Safer, better”.

The Temporary Payroll Clerk is responsible for the management of end-to-end weekly and semi-monthly payroll processing according to required schedules. This position will also provide administrative support and team support to the accounting department as needed and assist with departmental and team projects.

• Manage end-to-end weekly and bi-weekly payroll processing within ADP, ensuring process is followed and all issues resolved.
• Ensure accurate and timely calculation of wages, deductions, commissions, and bonuses, while maintaining confidentiality and data security.
• Review and verify payroll reports, reconciliations, and journal entries, addressing any discrepancies or variances.
• Prepare and distribute payroll statements, earnings summaries, and tax forms as required.
• Monitor and maintain compliance with local, state, and federal payroll regulations, including tax obligations, record-keeping, and reporting requirements.
• Stay up to date on changes in payroll legislation and ensure compliance with federal, state, and local regulations.
• Serve as an advisor to in providing guidance and support on payroll policies, procedures, and relevant legal and regulatory changes.
• Provide extraordinary customer service by resolving questions, issues, and requests from other accounting team members, employees, HR, IT, and other parties efficiently and correctly.
• Develop in-depth understanding of payroll software and HRIS. Creates reports on demand.
• Review employee timecards for accuracy and reconcile variances.
• Reach out to managers and supervisors with questions and concerns pertaining to employee timecards.
• Manage the performance of other payroll tasks including processing of retros, overpays, garnishments, and state unemployment insurance, and quarterly unemployment tax verifications.
• Perform U.S. payroll tax tasks within ADP.
• Lead tax relationship with ADP for net pay, garnishment, unemployment, and taxes.
• Perform review tasks related to processing each payroll on time and thoroughly.
• Manage the processing of off-cycle checks, with Controller approval, to resolve pay issues as needed.
• Lead the resolution of payroll processing errors and any required follow up including all urgent errors and issues.
• Mange the process working with ADP to resolve any wage pay, garnishment issues or errors, and unemployment tax.
• Collaborate with HR, Finance, and other relevant departments to ensure accurate capture and processing of employee data, salary changes, and related payroll information.
• Ensure that all payroll tasks are completed as documented including resolution of employee over payments, escheatment, report production, and review of payroll variance reports for each payroll.
• Ensure all tasks and processes are fully documented, and such documentation is up to date and easy to follow.
• Manage payroll tax monitoring for all payroll tax deposits and payments/returns prepared by ADP to ensure compliance and including any returns prepared by Company.
• Manage payroll tax reconciliation and research differences for quarter and annual filings including Form W-2’s in ADP.
• Manage response to employee questions related to payroll tax with holdings and process daily change report for employee related tax changes.
• Lead and approve all payroll system testing including regular planned updates, large implementations, urgent system fixes, and tax rate update…