Payroll & Accounting Specialist - Temporary, Part-Time

Life-Science Innovations is seeking a temporary, part-time Payroll & Accounting Specialist to play a key role in the weekly payroll process for LSI and affiliated companies. This role will have a significant and broad focus on payroll deduction reviews and audits which will involve employee and company taxation, garnishments, to employee benefit and deduction premiums. Additionally, the role will be involved within various billing and reconciliation efforts associated with payroll, benefits, and taxation vendors and stakeholders.

Our goal at LSI is to provide tailored professional shared services to each of our customers, partnering with them to become an extension of their team. Headquartered in Willmar, MN, on the beautiful MinnWest Technology Campus, Life-Science Innovations employs people in a variety of roles and expertise. We hire technically passionate, positive, career-minded individuals who align with our core organizational values.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to :

Essential duties and responsibilities :

Plays a key role in the review and compilation of payroll data and timekeeping systems data via employees, managers, timecards and records.

Handles employee payroll deductions, including understanding proper taxation of employee paid benefits and ensures deductions are set up correctly.

Processes garnishments which include child supports, tax levies, student loans, WRIT of garnishments.

Performs various journal entries, account and invoice reconciliations, and provides general ledger support including create journal entries, invoices, reports and balancing of accounts.

Researches, analyzes and resolves employee payroll issues effectively and in a professional manner.

Audits wage computations and corrects errors to ensure accuracy of payroll.

Assists with researching, analyzing and resolving employee payroll issues effectively and in a professional manner.

Skills : Attention to detail

Active listening and customer service orientation

Written and verbal communication

Must be well organized with extreme attention to detail

MS Office applications, including Outlook, Word, and Excel, in addition to payroll, timekeeping and report-writer applications

Ability to maintain confidentiality at all times

The ideal candidate will have the following educational and experience background :

3 - 5 years of payroll and / or accounting related experience.

Knowledge of payroll systems, principles, and processes

Knowledge of payroll and tax regulations

Well-rounded knowledge of accounting principles

Clerical and general administration procedures

Deductive / Inductive Reasoning

Mathematical Reasoning

Our Purpose is to Share Smarter, Serve Better - By providing tailored professional shared services, partnering with our customers to become an extension of their team.

Our Guiding Values :

Employee Well-Being : We are committed to maximizing every employee’s talent in their role within the organization, and care about the well-being of each employee from a whole-life perspective.

Communication | Collaboration : Success is built on relationships.  We will bring expertise, professionalism and a genuine love for our craft to the table – and expect the same in return.

Stewardship :  Our investment of time, talent, and treasure will do great things in the long run. We make decisions based on our responsibility to our employees, our customers, our stakeholders and our community.

Trustworthiness :  There are no substitutes for honesty and kindness and doing what’s right.

Excellence :  We are persistent in achieving objectives efficiently and effectively; finding new ways to grow our company and each other.

Pay Range : $20 - $24 / Hour

Schedule : Tuesday and Wednesday 8am-5pm and every 4th Friday 8am-5pm or 12pm – 5pm

To Apply or Further Inquire Contact :

Rachel Weiss | Talent Acquisition Specialist

Rachel.Weiss@life-scienceinnovations.com

320-222-9790

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