PAYROLL ADMINISTRATOR - ASSOC-PRINC

EXPERIENCE:

• 0-8 years or more of relevant experience required; level will be determined based on total years of experience.
• MINIMUM KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES:
• Zero to (3) years of increasingly responsible payroll experience, two (2) years of which must be in the field of general accounting.
• Skills and knowledge in payroll taxes and automated payroll systems.
• Skills and knowledge of accounting and payroll practices and procedures.
• Knowledge of office practices and procedures, telephone etiquette techniques, computerized record system or database, and word processing (WordPerfect) and spreadsheet (Excel) applications.
• Ability to collect, compile and analyze information; organize and prioritize numerous tasks; meet deadlines; operate personal computer; and make decisions within scope of assigned responsibility.
• Skills in and knowledge of Departmental operations procedures, policies, rules and regulations.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to maintain effective working relationships with officers, managers, fellow employees, and the general public.
• Ability to maintain a strong sense of propriety concerning confidential matters.
• ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:
• Assists in scheduling and running computerized payroll and special programs.
• Schedules and conducts computerized payroll and special programs.
• Maintains employee records and reports, utilizing the applicable aforementioned department peripherals.
• Prepares and inputs time sheet information, utilizing the applicable aforementioned department peripherals.
• Controls employee hours worked and verifies employee hours not worked, utilizing the aforementioned department peripherals.
• Corrects and balances time card audit, utilizing the applicable aforementioned department peripherals.
• Inputs and updates employee data on the CRT and/or personal computer with keyboard or mouse and makes necessary additions or deletions as required, utilizing the applicable aforementioned department peripherals.
• Maintains employee payroll table files, utilizing the aforementioned department peripherals.
• Distributes payroll checks and other relevant payroll reports, utilizing the applicable aforementioned department peripherals.
• Coordinates activities of the payroll clerical staff such as scheduling time off and arranging work flow.
• Directs training of payroll staff.
• Prepares payroll reports, memoranda, letters and other payroll and Company-related correspondence, utilizing the applicable aforementioned department peripherals.
• Opens, sorts and distributes to the appropriate individual, all incoming and outgoing Company mail, utilizing the applicable aforementioned department peripherals.
• Coordinates maintenance of all Department employee payroll files, utilizing the applicable aforementioned department peripherals.
• Prepares charts, overheads and other miscellaneous visual aids as they relate to Payroll, utilizing the applicable aforementioned department peripherals.
• Complies with all applicable Company policies, procedures and code of ethics as well as all applicable governmental laws and regulations to include employment, safety and environmental standards and regulations.
• Perform other related tasks that are not included, but are within the context of the duties defined.