Payroll Specialist

Responsibilities

• Assists with processing weekly hourly payroll, taxes, garnishments, and payroll deductions related to company benefits.
• Affixes all aspects of payroll process: reviews and modifies timecards; computes wages and salaries, mandatory and voluntary deductions; and generates direct deposit files, paychecks, and pay stubs.
• Maintains payroll information by collecting, calculating, and entering data.
• Updates payroll records by entering changes in exemptions, reviewing insurance coverage, savings deductions, and job title and department/division transfers.
• Prepares reports by compiling summaries of earnings, taxes, deductions, leave, disability, and nontaxable wages.
• Solves payroll discrepancies by collecting and analyzing information.
• Provides payroll information by answering questions and requests.
• Maintains payroll operations by following policies and procedures; reporting needed changes.
• Maintains employee confidentiality and protects payroll operations by keeping information confidential.
• Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related tasks as needed.

Requirements

• Working knowledge of multi-state payroll and year-end process.
• Must work well under pressure to meet required deadlines.
• Skilled in working with email and spreadsheets.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills, ability to prioritize work, excellent organizational skills, and initiative to improve processes.

Qualifications

• Minimum two (2) years payroll experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, or Accounting preferred.

Skills

• Working knowledge of multi-state payroll and year-end process.
• Must work well under pressure to meet required deadlines.
• Skilled in working with email and spreadsheets.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills, ability to prioritize work, excellent organizational skills, and initiative to improve processes.

Benefits

• No travel required.

Pay

• N/A

Schedule

• 5 days per week at Alpharetta, GA headquarters office.