Senior Payroll Associate

Position Summary :

The Sr. Payroll Associate is responsible for ensuring the accuracy and timeliness of weekly payroll changes, while providing superior customer service, professionally and confidentially. Primary responsibilities will include supporting the day-to-day functions of the Payroll Department and responding to inquiries from employees and managers. This position must adhere to tight deadlines and requires exceptional time management and organization. This position will report directly to the Payroll Manager.

I. Position Responsibilities : Essential

• Maintain and update payroll records in Workday
• Assist in payroll reporting, reconciliations, and year-end processes
• Creating New Hire personnel files on HR Shared Drive
• Backup for Child Support Withholdings / Garnishment for employees
• Support internal and external audits by providing necessary documentation
• Process weekly payroll transmission, including submitting the wire transfer
• Generate reports requested by other departments in the company
• Communicate with Human Resources, General Managers, and Regional Operations Managers regarding questions
• Ensures accurate and timely processing of payroll updates, including new hires, terminations, and changes to pay rates, Direct Deposits, garnishments, and other withholdings.
• Prepares and maintains accurate records and reports of payroll transactions.
• Ensures compliance with federal, state, and local payroll, wage, and hour laws and best practices.
• Responsible for assisting with quarterly, semi-annual, and annual state / local / federal government reporting.
• Assists with document gathering for annual financial audits
• This position is at our Corporate Office and requires the employee to be in the office for regular / predictable hours as directed by the Company.
• Any other duties assigned by the Payroll Manager

II. Essential Skills / Credentials / Experience / Education

Mental Demands

Physical Demands

Travel Demands

The Company has reviewed this job description to ensure that essential functions and basic duties have been included. It is intended to provide guidelines for job expectations and the employee's ability to perform the position described. It is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all functions, responsibilities, skills and abilities. Additional functions and requirements may be assigned by managers / supervisors as deemed appropriate. This document does not represent an expressed or implied contract of employment nor does it alter your at-will employment, and the Company reserves the right to change this job description and / or assign tasks for the employee to perform, as the Company may deem appropriate.

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