Payroll Manager
General Expectations/Responsibilities:
- Continuously improve through education, professional training, and certification
- Represent the company in a manner that supports our mission statement
- Train adequate backup personnel to support your role in your absence
- Treat your co-workers and clients with respect
- Communicate with honesty, openness, and transparency
- Act with integrity (honor your word), set the example, and be accountable
- Complete other duties as required/assigned
Payroll Manager Responsibilities:
- Verify weekly electronic timesheet entries and analyze for accuracy prior to payroll processing.
- Ensure accurate and timely processing of weekly payroll.
- Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local payroll, wage and hour laws and best practices.
- Maintain and oversee maintenance of employee records regarding rate of pay, personal information, child support orders, payroll deductions etc.
- Ensure accurate and timely processing of new hires and terminations.
- Prepare and process weekly Federal and State payroll tax payments.
- Prepare and process weekly child support and/or tax lien payments etc.
- Prepare and process weekly 401K and HSA contributions.
- Reconcile weekly payroll liability payments to the General Ledger.
- Prepare Certified payroll reports for federal aid projects and forward to project owners weekly.
- Prepare and process required monthly, quarterly, and year-end tax filings.
- Prepare employee W-2 s at year end.
- Facilitate ACA reporting using 3rd party vendor.
- Investigate and correct payroll discrepancies and errors as needed.
- Answer employee and/or manager questions and concerns regarding payroll.
- Complete requested forms as needed such as employment verifications.
- Prepare payroll reports of earnings, hours worked, taxes etc. as needed.
- Facilitates audits by providing records and documentation to auditors.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Required Skills/Abilities:- Strong understanding of payroll accounting.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Good communication skills.
- Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite.
Position requirements include:
- Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting/Finance/Human Resource Management.
- 5-7 Years of hands on payroll processing experience for medium to large size firm.
(Construction Industry preferred)
- Proficient in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, also (future use of Birddog and COINS data input).
- Strong interpersonal and administrative skills
- Self-starter and ability to work unsupervised
- Team player and self-motivated to succeed
- Legally able to work in the US.