Payroll and Accounting Associate

Responsibilities

• Process complex weekly payrolls for various employee groups, ensuring timeliness, accuracy, and compliance with collective bargaining agreements and regulations
• Enter data for new and existing employees
• Assist with payroll-related research and analysis
• Assist employees with payroll-related questions and issues, demonstrating customer service excellence
• Answer inquiries on unemployment claims, employment verifications, workers’ compensation, mortgage and loan applications
• Maintain paid time off records for assigned employee groups
• Investigate and resolve payroll discrepancies, in accordance with regulations
• Maintain in-depth knowledge of payroll-related regulations and high degree of familiarity with collective bargaining agreements and non-contractual pay practices
• Provide general administrative support, including answering phones, handling walk‑in traffic, and filing, as necessary
• Participate in the preparation of Payroll and Finance mailings to employees
• Provide accounting support for Finance Department including documentation review and financial analyses and reconciliations
• Assist in the follow‑up and reissuance of uncashed checks
• Coordinate securely gathering banking information and setting up electronic payments, and fielding questions regarding and resolving issues with returned payments
• Assistance with other finance and accounting department tasks on a partial weekly basis
• Other duties as assigned

• High school diploma or equivalent education required. Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Excellent mathematical skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office (in particular, strong Excel skills).
• Minimum of one year payroll experience.
• Prior experience in a union environment preferred.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Top‑note customer service skills.
• Excellent organization skills and attention to detail.
• Opera knowledge, appreciation for the arts, and language skills a plus.