Payroll Associate

Payroll Associate

Location : Irvine, CA, US, 92618

Employment Type : Hourly Work Arrangement : Remote

Position Summary :

Administration and processing of payrolls for the Company; work through and with payroll staff of the Company's plants to ensure efficient, accurate, and timely payrolls for all employees. Provide guidance and direction to the Company in all matters dealing with payroll administration, processing requirements, reporting and payroll tax requirements, and accounting requirements.

Major Duties and Responsibilities :

• Process and review payroll data, including new hires, terminations status changes, timecards and deductions. Will be in charge of processing end-to-end payroll operations for weekly or bi-weekly payrolls. Validate and reconcile payroll reports to ensure accuracy before disbursement.
• Respond to employee inquiries regarding pay, deductions, and timekeeping issues. Serve as the initial point of contact for all inquiries and investigations.
• Run appropriate queries / reports to balance and verify data with each pay period between ADP reports and Workforce Management.
• Prepare and post monthly general ledger entries for staff accountants. Prepare manual checks as required for employee terminations or payroll adjustments. Verify and balance all payroll registers for 11 pay groups in an excel spread sheet for journal entry.
• Prepare special entries for fiscal year-end. Complete special projects and assignments as directed by Payroll Manager / Director, such as 401k reconciliation for quarterly and year-end.
• Responsible for vacation accrual maintenance and distribution for hourly employees. In charge of making timely 401(k) transmittal deposits.
• Coordinate with HR, Finance and Benefits teams to ensure proper flow of payroll-related information, as we work with other departments to provide ad hoc reporting.
• Monitor and stay up to date with any CBA updates for pay groups with union employees, as well as coordinating any changes / calculations / deductions that will need updating in the corresponding systems due to these updates.
• Work with staff Accountants to meet payroll postings (i.e. cash taxes, garnishments, gift cards and 401k reconciliation). Research discrepancies in payroll postings to take corrective action to achieve compliance and accuracy to W-2's.
• Monitor compliance with federal, state and local wage and hour laws.

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Why Join Us :

Ventura Foods innovates and manufactures food solutions for foodservice and retail businesses. We make exclusive products for the world's most iconic restaurants and retailers, we provide ready-to-go product solutions for professional kitchens, and we make consumer brands everyone knows and loves. When you work for Ventura Foods, you get a strong foundation of training, a manager who cares about you and celebrates your success, a safe environment, and challenging work. As part of our team, your future is limited only by how much you're willing to push yourself to get there. We invest in your growth because you invest in ours.

Ventura Foods offers career growth opportunities as well as competitive compensation and benefits :

Diversity & Inclusion : Our commitment to a diverse and inclusive environment in which all employees are treated with respect is evident in our company culture and values. We believe that fostering an environment of inclusion and a focus on diversity across our organization is vital to attracting top talent, driving innovation, and meeting the high expectations of our customers in a rapidly evolving global marketplace.

Ventura Foods is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.