Payroll Technician

Payroll Technician Position

A Payroll Technician role is available through Adecco Healthcare & Life Sciences. Please apply today if you meet the qualifications below!

Contract type : Minimum 6-months + temp / contract (possible extension)

Location : Newark, NJ

Work hours : Monday-Friday 8 : 30am-5 : 00pm

Pay rate : $24.78 / hr. (flexible)

Essential Duties And Responsibilities :

• Reviews, summarizes, and posts all time and attendance data as pertains to personnel.
• Calculates and adjusts accrued vacation and sick leave allowance.
• Runs reports to determine if eligible for Float Holidays at the beginning of the calendar year for LOA employees and adjusts same.
• Maintains time and attendance submission control logs and follows-up with departments failing to comply with input due date schedules.
• Creates, runs and downloads payroll edit reports on a regular basis from WFM and notifies timekeepers of discrepancies.
• Calculates and documents : Retro Merit Increase Bonus Awards, Pension and Life Insurance Retroactive Adjustments Termination Payouts Projection Amounts LOA Adjustments.
• Responds to inquiries from outside agencies, e.g., disability, mortgage, insurance, and court officers.
• Reviews and corrects timesheet edits.
• Processes timesheet correction forms and adjusts to WFM and Banner.
• Documents and calculates pay adjustment request for checks.
• Updates time and attendance system and payroll HRIS system to ensure accuracy of all data.
• Prints system checks after payroll has been completed and sends to Cashier's Office.
• Processes and enters manual checks / direct deposit for payroll adjustments.
• Creates and uploads the positive pay file to the bank for all manuals pay adjustments.
• Processes voids / deletions of direct deposit as required.
• Responsible for the accurate calculation and timely input of data obtained from Staff Position Transaction Forms (SPTF) and Electronic Personnel Action Forms (EPAF), most importantly recognizing the need for and preparing necessary retroactive adjustment input document.
• Determines priorities for processing paperwork.
• Must be familiar with on-line system available and impact of failing to schedule tasks appropriately.
• Reviews all documents for accuracy and completeness of documentation.
• Contacts appropriate department for corrective action.
• Responsible for the timely and accurate correction of errors, which have been identified by the system maintenance and / or timesheet edit runs.
• Participates in testing of system upgrades.
• Notes and advises supervisor of database inconsistencies and / or changes.
• Traces paperwork through system in response to specific employee or department inquiries.

Qualifications :

Benefit offerings available for our associates include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, additional voluntary benefits, EAP program, commuter benefits and a 401K plan. Our benefit offerings provide employees the flexibility to choose the type of coverage that meets their individual needs. In addition, our associates may be eligible for paid leave including Paid Sick Leave or any other paid leave required by Federal, State, or local law, as well as Holiday pay where applicable.

Equal Opportunity Employer / Veterans / Disabled Military connected talent encouraged to apply.