Payroll Specialist

Shockley Bookkeeping & Tax Service located in Broken Arrow, OK, is in need of a dependable and skilled Payroll Specialist. This position is full-time, requiring 40 hours per week. The ideal candidate will manage a diverse client base of over seventy businesses spanning various industries, many of which have staff sizes ranging from one to fifty employees. Payroll processing will be conducted on a weekly, biweekly, semimonthly, and monthly schedule. The Payroll Specialist will be responsible for executing all necessary payroll tasks and deliverables for clients, in addition to offering support with bookkeeping, accounts receivable, accounts payable, and other administrative functions as required.

$18 - $24 hourly

• Prepare and submit all direct deposit and paper payroll checks for all employees at each client’s company
• Gather information needed for full payroll setup in QuickBooks Online, and QuickBooks Desktop, including banking information for each new client
• Maintain and document all payroll records per Shockley Bookkeeping protocol
• Process employee benefits and deductions. This includes health insurance, investments, monitoring garnishment orders, and other issues that impact payroll specifications
• Responsible for all reporting: 941, 940, W2, WTH-10001, OES3, and other state withholding and unemployment reporting agencies
• Respond to clients' inquiries daily regarding payroll issues, questions, or concerns

• An accounting degree is not required; aminimum 5 years of experience in volume payroll processing IS required
• Additional experience as a Payroll Specialist, payroll clerk, accounts payable (AP), accounts receivable (AR), or in bookkeeping
• QuickBooks experience is a must
• Exemplary time management skills
• Able to work in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to work well with others in a team atmosphere
• Display excellent communication skills
• Full knowledge of payroll taxes, qualifying payroll deductions & additions, acceptable payroll wages & salaries, and payroll filings in multiple states
• Experience as a full charge bookkeeper or staff accountant will also be considered
• Excellent organizational, mathematical, and accounting skills
• Familiarity with Windows-based computer programs is a must

We are collaborative, supportive, and fast-paced. Our goal is to do accurate accounting work and meet deadlines for happy clients. We genuinely care about the success of our clients and take their financials very seriously.

Our work environment includes:

• Lively family atmosphere
• Safe work environment
• Casual work attire
• Very team & goal oriented

Shockley Bookkeeping & Tax Services is designed to help small businesses in our local area with accounting, payroll, sales taxes, and individual tax services along with Partnership, S Corporation, C Corporation, and Non-Profit tax filings.

Shockley Bookkeeping has been in business for over 15 years. We believe that local small businesses are the backbone of every community. If they succeed, then we all succeed. Accounting is the foundation of the success of every business. We love numbers and accounting is what we do best!