Payroll Manager

Payroll Manager

Reports To:

Senior Payroll Manager or VP of Payroll

Division:
Flex HR Payroll Department

Location:

Remote out of Alpharetta, GA.

REQUIRED:

candidates residing in Georgia or Illinois Status:
Exempt

About Flex HR:
Flex HR is a fast-growing HR outsourcing company co-located in Atlanta and Chicago. We work with companies in a variety of industries to help them manage their human resources and payroll. We are a team of professionals who consistently provide our clients with white-glove customer service. We are looking for a positive, self-motivated, dedicated, skilled, customer-focused, and detail-oriented person to join our team and organization.

Job Summary:

The Payroll Manager performs payroll-related functions, including payroll processing, payroll tax compliance, automated timekeeping systems and payroll reporting in a multi-site, multi-state, high-volume environment. The Payroll Manager provides excellent customer service to managers and associates and is well versed in payroll compliance, taxes and reporting.

Job Responsibilities:

• Prepare and submit payrolls for multiple clients, managing a portfolio of 6-12 clients. In some cases, you might be required to work with 1-5 larger clients that have more specific needs.
• Follow appropriate workflows and procedures for the payroll department.
• Ensure all employees are paid on time via live check or direct deposit.
• Screen time-worked inputs for calculating, coding, or other errors.
• Calculate and process Federal & State tax and social security with-holdings along with other deductions including insurance, benefits, 401(k) contributions and company match.
• Review and process payroll adjustments, including vacation, sick and other time off.
• Collect banking information for direct deposit setup and initiate deposits on paydays.
• Maintain knowledge of rules and laws which govern payroll administration practices including taxation, benefits, and state & federal regulations.
• Ensure that payroll-related transactions are processed in compliance with external and internal policies.
• Perform actions necessary to track and determine regular and overtime pay, and factors commission-based income or bonuses into an employee's salary.
• Assist HR Department with open enrollment by manually entering new elections.
• Process and monitor garnishment orders and other issues that impact payroll specifications.
• Processing all employee terminations and are completed in the payroll system.
• Generate accrual entries as needed.
• Reconcile errors and maintain/document all payroll records.
• Reconcile general ledger regarding payroll transactions.
• Detect and process issues related to uncollected payroll.
• Responsible for double checking all new hire information, and existing employee changes before every payroll run.
• Handle all tax change requests in the payroll systems.
• Field and respond to payroll inquiries and resolves discrepancies.
• Must use their cell phone to monitor Client needs including uploading Flex HR emails to their phone.
• Other assignments & project assigned by management.

General

Job Requirements:

• Be part of an organization that is team-based, positive and helpful.
• Always make ethical decisions.
• Continue to learn in your field and make improvements at processing payroll.
• Help to think critically about how to solve problems and how to work smarter, not harder.

Specific

Job Requirements:

• Associate degree in accounting or business administration
• Minimum of 2-3 years of high-volume payroll related experience
• Knowledge of benefits administration
• Knowledge of certified payroll processing requirements
• Experience running payroll within multiple US States
• Demonstrated excellence in customer service and written communications
• Excellent Excel & report writing skills
• Payroll knowledge necessary for this position.
• Experience with multiple payroll platforms is helpful.
• Workday, Netchex, Paychex, and Paylocity payroll systems experience a plus. We are currently looking for a Paylocity expert.

Featured Benefits:

• Comprehensive medical/dental/vision benefits with a significant portion of the benefit premium covered by the company
• Health savings account, flexible spending account and dependent care spending account
• Company paid employee assistance program (EAP) and short-term disability
• 401(k) plan with a 4% company match
• Flexible paid time off starting at 3 weeks per year; increases with length of service
• 12 paid holidays annually
• Educational assistance
• Company wellness program offers multiple presentations and provides access to one-on-one sessions with a wellness coach, with partial reimbursement available

Featured Perks:

• $250 employee referral bonus
• Monthly tech reimbursement
• Birthday: “Day of birthday off”
• Continuous training and development
• Virtual Flex Fun Club
• Employee discount savings program
• Great remote working environment (energetic, friendly, fun, and collaborative)
• Access to financial advisor for financial planning and consulting

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