Payroll Specialist

PrideStaff Financial is looking for an experienced Payroll Specialist! Pay: $18.00-$20.00/hr Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision

Payroll Specialist

Responsibilities:

• Pays employees by calculating pay and deductions and issuing checks.
• Maintains payroll information by collecting, calculating, and entering data into the payroll system, as well as retrieving data when necessary.
• Updates payroll records by entering changes in exemptions, 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.
• Determines payroll liabilities by calculating employee federal and state income and social security taxes and employer’s social security, unemployment, and workers compensation payments.
• Communicates payroll deductions to retirement administrators for 401(k) plans and other pre-taxation savings plans.
• Assist with monthly, quarterly, or year-end calculations of bonuses and other salary-based compensation.
• Resolves payroll discrepancies by collecting and analyzing information and interacting with HR
• Maintains payroll operations by following policies and procedures, and reporting needed changes.

Skills and Qualifications:

• Analytical skills
• Data entry skills
• Attention to detail
• Deadline-driven
• Problem solving
• Flexibility and adaptability
• Confidentiality
• General math skills
• Familiarity with financial software
• Familiarity with accounting principles
• Communication skills
• Organizational skills

Education, Experience, & Licensing Requirements:

• High school diploma required; associate’s degree preferred
• Experience working in an office setting
• Previous payroll software experience a plus
• Fundamental Payroll Certification (FPC) and the Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) a plus