About this Job

Payroll/Tax Specialist plays an important role at our Human Resources department. This position will process bi-weekly/weekly payroll with compliance to company policy and local, state, and federal laws and regulations. Engage in processing, analyzing and reconciling payroll tax activities and serve as liaison both within and outside the organization on payroll tax matters. Additional responsibilities include weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual audits for quality control and data integrity; outbound interfaces to tax vendor; and payroll processing support when needed. Serves as secondary backup for all payroll frequencies. Oversees and ensures compliance for all wage garnishments. Responsible for related business process documentation impacting the Payroll tax function, as directed. Brings experience, shares ideas, and participates in all “process improvement initiatives”. As a member of the HR/Payroll Service Center, the incumbent provides excellent Customer Service and is committed to Advancing the Customer Experience.



Responsibilities:

• Performs tasks to establish and maintain employee/payroll records. Maintains payroll system and processes payroll, including, but not limited to new hire set up, tax form processing, local taxes, time sheets review, direct deposit set up, benefits set up, relocation, voluntary deductions, terminations and garnishment processing.

• Ensures that employee changes are entered correctly and made on a timely basis. Reviews changes for proper authorization and adherence to policy including compliance with federal/state/local regulations. May process time sheets and audits timekeeping records for compliance with established standards. Balances and controls earnings and deduction totals, inspecting automated system output such as registers and standard reports. Identifies and corrects out-of-balance conditions.

• Receives and responds timely to telephone, e-mail inquiries and mail. Interprets payroll policies and procedures to company employees of all levels. Provides high quality service to employees and effectively resolves employee issues.

• Researches and analyzes payroll/tax discrepancies and processes appropriate corrections.

• Analyzes, audits, reconciles and resolves complex payroll, tax, and employee issues. Ensures payroll reporting and payments are compliant with company policy, generally accepted accounting principles, and federal, state and IRS regulations.

• Researches and interprets federal and state regulatory requirements and resolves tax, withholding, garnishment, and wage/hour issues for payroll processing. Performs quarterly and annual balancing of wage and tax reports. Finds and corrects errors in a timely manner to ensure accuracy of payroll tax withholding, minimizing potential penalties.

• Responsible for accurate set up and system maintenance of SUI rates, registration of new accounts when required and verification of SUI rates by work location. Calculates and sets up garnishments, levies, and family court orders in.

• Coordinates efforts between payroll, human resources, finance, benefits, tax and other departments to ensure proper flow and maintenance of employee data. Coordinates with Finance to ensure the accuracy of payroll codes and general ledger account mapping in relationship to the payroll interface uploaded each pay period

• Provides data for auditors and local, state or federal agencies as needed

• Maintains payroll files and provide necessary reports or documentation according to Client' established procedures. Creates and maintains SOPs as needed; monitors procedures for accuracy and relevance





Qualifications/Skills:

• Associate Degree in Business Administration/Finance or equivalent level of knowledge in a relevant field

• 3+ years payroll tax experience performing all functions of payroll and tax

• Excellent customer service skills with an ability to effectively handle and resolve employee inquiries and issues

• Excellent skills using MS Word and Excel

• Excellent problem solving/judgment skills, and high level of attention to detail and accuracy

• Strong organizational skills, and the ability to work under pressure

• Ability to handle and prioritize multiple tasks and meet all deadlines



Education and Experience Requirements:

• APA certification/courses preferred

• Ceridian Dayforce experience preferred

• Enrolled Agent Certificate is preferred

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Outlook)

• Bilingual English/Korean is a must