Payroll Processor

Job Duties

• Manage payroll processing for multiple outsourced payroll clients, ensuring accuracy and timely completion.
• Serve as a primary point of contact for client payroll inquiries and provide exceptional customer service.
• Cook up and manage new hire onboarding activities for client employees.
• Provide support for timekeeping systems, including troubleshooting and employee assistance.
• Process and upload 401(k) contribution files and other retirement plan information.
• Update employee payroll deductions related to benefits, including annual open enrollment changes.
• Track and maintain employee paid time off (PTO), vacation, sick leave, and other accrual balances.
• Maintain accurate payroll records and ensure compliance with company policies and applicable regulations.
• Reconcile and file quarterly payroll tax reports.
• Aid with payroll journal entries, basic QBO knowledge.
• Aid with other payroll and client service responsibilities as assigned.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years payroll & bookkeeping experience.
• High school graduate or equivalent, college degree in related field strongly preferred.
• Experience providing exceptional customer service to clients, including responding to inquiries and resolving issues in a professional and timely manner.

Required Skills

• Ability to prioritize multiple projects.
• Excellent oral & written communication skills.
• Advanced proficiency in Excel.
• Experience with HRIS systems & administration.
• Ability to maintain strict confidentiality.
• Ability to work as a team player in a deadline driven environment.
• Attention to detail.

About KPM

KPM has been serving various industries and clientele since 1966, offering accounting, audit, tax, and consulting services to help clients succeed. The firm is the largest locally owned accounting firm in Southwest Missouri and has been recognized as one of the top 20 firms in the Midwest by Accounting Today and among the top 300 firms nationwide by INSIDE Public Accounting. KPM is a member of The Leading Edge Alliance and operates offices in Springfield and Branson. KPM is committed to being an equal opportunity employer and values diversity in its workforce.