Payroll Specialist

Responsibilities

• Ensures employee wages are paid in accordance with all applicable federal, state, local/provincial regulations, and collective bargaining agreements.
• Ensures employee payroll deductions are properly calculated and deducted (benefits, wage garnishments, taxes).
• Responsible for assigned payroll process and data accuracy, including upload file preparation and balancing.
• Prepare monthly union reports
• Audits all preview payroll reports for anomalies; identifies and addresses issues within the data set.
• Assists employees with time and attendance questions.
• Partners with Internal and External Business Partners to test new functional system enhancements, system updates and integrations.
• Provides Excel analytics and reporting, ad-hoc and scheduled.
• Participate in payroll coverage for other regions as needed
• Is compliant & stays up to date on legislative changes regarding federal, state, local/provincial wage, and tax laws.
• Delivers excellent customer service by providing accurate and meaningful answers to employee wage, and tax inquiries.
• Collaborates with other shared service divisions.
• Adheres to learning guides/Standard Operations Procedures ("SOP") and best practice content.
• Maintains payroll record retention for all edits and adjustments.
• Other duties as assigned

• $55,00- $60,000 Annual Salary

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

• Team Player
  - Works well as a member of a group
• Thought Provoking
  - Capable of making others think deeply on a subject
• Detail Oriented
  - Capable of carrying out a given task with all details necessary to get the task done well

• Ability to Make an Impact
  - Inspired to perform well by the ability to contribute to the success of a project or the organization
• Self-Starter
  - Inspired to perform without outside help
• Goal Completion
  - Inspired to perform well by the completion of tasks

Bachelors of Human Resource Administration (preferred)

• Experience with payroll applications such as ADP and/or UKG Pro (preferred)
• Analytical mindset with a strong sense of urgency and flexibility (preferred)
• Strong organizational skills & the ability to meet strict deadlines (preferred)
• Proficient in Excel, Word and other MS office applications (preferred)
• Experience in execution of Union payroll (preferred) (preferred)
• 3+ years of progressive payroll experience (preferred)

• IN Non-Licensed (preferred)
• MS Non-Licensed (preferred)
• NJ Non-Licensed (preferred)
• NV Gaming Registration (preferred)
• RI Lottery License Ops (required)

• Organization Strategies (preferred)
• Microsoft Excel (preferred)
• Ethical Conduct (preferred)
• Communication (preferred)
  Detail Oriented (preferred)

Equal Opportunity Employer

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