Payroll Clerk I

Foster Farms has been a family-owned and operated company for four generations. Since our founding days back in 1939, we have always been committed to providing consumers with the highest-quality, best-tasting poultry products available. The hope is that our commitment to excellence, honesty, quality, service, and our people will shine through in everything we do.

We are always looking for talented individuals to join the Foster Farms team. We offer the experience of a large organization, but operate like a family business. More than half of our job openings are filled by internal promotion, and we encourage employees to gain a variety of experiences across different functional groups.

Purpose of Position:

Audit and process weekly/bi-weekly payrolls (paper timecards & Kronos time records), distribute timecards and paychecks. Weekly audit reports, SDI payment coordination, manual check calculation, deduction set-up, misc. vendor payment, process incoming department mail, process incoming support and garnishment documents, W-2 re-issue requests, cover other Payroll desks as needed.

Essential Job Functions:

Process Payrolls, timecards & Kronos and audit timecards, calc. weekly batches, input, balance, release batches

Error Processing, run audit reports and make any necessary adds, change, or deletes prior to check printing.

Labor, timecard and paycheck distribution and running and emailing reports, printing and distributing timecards, timecards label, and labor reports

Misc. payroll related processes: SDI calcs, deduction input, manual check calculation, vendor payments, union dues, credit union, etc.

Other department tasks: Filing, processing incoming attachments/garnishments mail, W-2 requests-re-issues, misc. research, labor distribution, etc.

Additional Functions:

Back up other desks as needed.

Requirements:

High School Graduate or equivalent

Prior payroll knowledge strongly preferred (knowledge of taxable wage limits, etc)

Computer Skills: Excel, Word

Software: Lawson/Kronos helpful or other Payroll software

10-key by touch

Well organized, detail oriented, accurate, multi-task, critical thinker

Ability to work in a fast pace environment with time sensitive deadlines.

Good interpersonal and writing skills

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Foster Farms is an Equal Opportunity Employer – Minorities, Females, Veterans and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

Foster Farms participates in E-Verify during the hire process at all locations for all new employees.