Garnishment Specialist

Responsibilities

• Review and set-up for all garnishment orders including preparation of orders and correspondence for scanning.
• Maintain garnishment rules in payroll system including research and testing with Sr. Payroll Systems Support Specialist to determine proper withholding from employee wages according to state rules and garnishment type.
• Write, review and process reports to automate answer letters and interrogatory responses.
• Maintain garnishment screens by entering applicable start and stop dates for each order in a timely manner according to information contained within order and applicable deadlines.
• Answer and resolve payroll and garnishment questions to provide accurate information in a timely and concise manner to courts, agencies, and employees.
• Interact with various departments within and outside the company to answer questions and resolve issues (external contacts include check collection agencies, courts, lawyers).
• Process lump sum payments and interact with agencies to determine amount to be withheld for quarterly and annual bonus payments and all other lump sum payments.
• Work on special projects as assigned including account reconciliations, accruals and journal entries as well as cross train with other team members.

Qualifications

• General knowledge of payroll functions and processing, including bookkeeping, payroll tax, fringe benefits and garnishments.
• Proficient use of PC spreadsheet applications.