Senior Payroll Specialist

Our Client is seeking a Sr. Payroll Specialist in the Orlando area. If you want to join a company that has room for growth, you should definitely apply!
Responsibilities

• Following up on all Restaurant requests within 24 business hours
• Partner with current pay card vendor, assuring service levels are being met at all times.
• Reissuing and replacement of cards, upgrades, and PS direct deposit procedures for pay cards.
• Analyzes the flow of payments via paycard using information systems, identifies issues or problems and troubleshoots accordingly.
• Assemble tax reports applicable to multi-million dollars federal, states and local, workers comp and health tax preparation.
• Utilize RPA process to balance and analyze data to ensure accurate tax payment and reporting.
• Maintain quarterly state/local checklist with appropriate due dates, form requirements and payment history.
• Prepare and file Quarterly SUI tax returns and payments. Assemble applicable reports; calculate tax liability and initiate ACH or Recurring payments.
• Research and implement all state specified file formatting specifications to ensure a successful upload of unemployment data.
• Annual and Quarter End preparation of state and local tax reconciliations as directed by tax entities. Format quarter-end and year-end files ensuring files meet state specifications.
• Correspond timely with taxing agencies, research tax notices and assessments providing documentation to substantiate returns and payments.
• Initiate and create journal entries associated with tax returns and reconciliation discrepancies.
• Reconcile payroll accounts each month on a timely basis based on company standards identified by Corporate Reporting, Internal Audit and Payroll.
• Prepare weekly reconciliation of general ledger accounts; ensure accurate balances are reflected and reported on the ARML while meeting deadlines and company standards.
• Prepare weekly accounting entries to distribute Treasury funding for daily pay card loads from a centralized clearing account to restaurant level accounts.

Requirements:

• Associate's Degree
• 5 or more years of payroll experience
• Oracle, Discover, Vista Plus and PeopleSoft Query programs

Ascendo is a certified minority owned staffing firm, and we welcome and celebrate diversity. Ascendo is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, parental status, military service or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.
Contact information
Peter Soto