Field Payroll Specialist

About the role

The Field Payroll Specialist plays a crucial role in ensuring accurate and timely payroll processing for a large workforce across multiple companies and sites.

Responsibilities

• Prioritize and process all timecards, corrections, and adjustments from field locations.
• Ensure accuracy and timely delivery of payroll checks to all site locations.
• Calculate and prepare manual layoff/termination/adjustment checks.
• Process transfers to ensure checks print in the correct location.
• Maintain and update rate changes for employees and process retro payments if required.
• Input over-scale and special agreements.
• Set-up garnishments, 3rd party payments.
• Keep current on state and federal regulations to ensure accurate compliance with payroll accounting laws, regulations, and requirements.
• Process and set up credit union accounts and payments.
• Proficient with in-house software and experienced in downloading and transmitting report details.
• Provides training to subordinates.
• Affords assistance in payroll-related month-end closing activities.
• Produces payroll reports as required for state, federal, union, or corporate reporting purposes.
• Acts as a resource and provides training as needed.

Requirements

• Attention to detail
• Quality
• Organizational awareness
• 10-key, light typing
• Proficient in using a computer and Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, etc.); Oracle preferred
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks, changing priorities as necessary
• Ability to work under time pressure and adapt to changing requirements with a positive attitude
• Effective oral and written communication skills as required for the position
• Ability to be self-motivated, proactive and an effective team player
• Ability to interact effectively and professionally with all levels of employees, both management and staff alike, vendors, clients, and others

Qualifications

• Associate degree in Finance, Accounting or related discipline
• Minimum 6 years’ work experience in payroll, preferably with a union employer
• Financial/payroll/tax related training a plus, either formal classes or seminars
• Can be a combination of education, training and relevant experience

Skills

• Attention to detail
• Quality
• Organizational awareness
• 10-key, light typing
• Proficient in using a computer and Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, etc.); Oracle preferred
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks, changing priorities as necessary
• Ability to work under time pressure and adapt to changing requirements with a positive attitude
• Effective oral and written communication skills as required for the position
• Ability to be self-motivated, proactive and an effective team player
• Ability to interact effectively and professionally with all levels of employees, both management and staff alike, vendors, clients, and others

Benefits

• ESOP – Employee Stock Ownership
• 401K Annual bonus program based upon performance, profitability, and achievement
• 17 PTO days per year plus 10 paid holidays
• Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance
• Term Life, AD&D Insurance, and Voluntary Life Insurance
• Disability Income Protection Insurance
• Pre-tax Flexible Spending Plans (Health and Dependent Care)
• Charitable Giving Match with our Rosendin Foundation

Pay

Competitive compensation package offered.

Schedule

Full-time position with flexible schedule to accommodate project needs.