About this role
Role Overview
- Review and approval of payroll processing runs and ability to independently prepare payroll processing when needed
- Reconciliation of payroll to quarterly payroll tax reports; strong working knowledge of payroll tax forms
- Maintains payroll information by designing systems; directing the collection, calculation, and entering of data
- Updates payroll records by reviewing and approving changes in exemptions, insurance coverage, savings deductions, and job titles, and department/ division transfers
- Pays employees by directing the production and issuance of paychecks or electronic transfers to bank accounts
- Prepares reports by compiling summaries of earnings, taxes, deductions, leave, disability, and nontaxable wages
- Determines payroll liabilities by approving the calculation of employee federal and state income and social security taxes, and employer’s social security, unemployment, and workers compensation payments
- Balances the payroll accounts by resolving payroll discrepancies
- Provides payroll information by answering questions and requests
- Maintains payroll guidelines by writing and updating policies and procedures
- Complies with federal, state, and local legal requirements by studying existing and new legislation; enforcing adherence to requirements; advising management on needed actions
- Maintains employee confidence and protects payroll operations by keeping information confidential
- Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies
- Completes operational requirements by scheduling and assigning employees; following up on work results
- Maintains payroll staff by recruiting, selecting, orienting, and training employees
- Maintains payroll staff job results by counseling and disciplining employees; planning, monitoring, and appraising job results
- Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies
- Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Business, or other related fields
- 2+ years’ experience supervising a payroll department
- 6+ years’ overseeing end-to-end multi-state payroll processing
- Experience with quarterly reconciliations of gross wages to Form 941 tax filings (MUST HAVE)
- Proven experience managing payroll processes, staff, compliance reporting, and tax filing
- 2+ years’ working with JAMIS software or similar DCAA compliant software
- 2+ years’ working with ADP software or similar HRIS
Benefits
- medical, dental, and vision insurance
- life insurance
- long and short-term disability and other insurance products
- Health Savings Account
- Flexible Spending Account
- 401K Retirement Plan options
- Tuition Reimbursement
- assorted voluntary benefits