Do you have proficiency with Microsoft Office applications? You could the Payroll Administrator that Robert Half is looking for to process payroll. In addition, if you possess excellent communication and problem-solving abilities, this may be the right job for you. This position is an opportunity for career growth on a dedicated and passionate team. The Payroll Administrator position is a long-term contract / temporary to hire opportunity based out of Santa Maria, California.
Your responsibilities in this role
- Payroll information management via collecting, calculating, and entering data
- Other duties as assigned
- Continue implementation of established policies and procedures to maintain payroll operations, reporting changes where necessary
- Providing payroll information by answering questions and requests
- Ensure employee confidence by protecting payroll operations and confidential information
- Maintain all updates of payroll records by tracking changes in exemptions, insurance coverage, savings deductions, and job title and department/division transfers
- Offer assistance with internal and external audits related to payroll
- Put together for department heads the circulation of weekly, monthly, quarterly, and year-end reports
- Resolve payroll discrepancies via information collection and analysis
- Determining payroll liabilities by calculating employee federal and state income and social security taxes and employer social security, unemployment, and worker compensation payments
- Compile summaries of earnings, taxes, deductions, leave, disability, and nontaxable wages as part of report preparation
- Reconcile employee deductions and other liabilities as needed
- Offer proper review and verification of source documents
- Using federal and state regulations and guidelines, certify company compliance
Qualifications:
- SAP experience
- Post Invoices experience preferred
- Certified Payroll experience desired
- Deep understanding of Review Timesheets
- Prior experience working with collections/accounting software
- Relevant experience should include 2+ years in payroll
- Knowledgeable about internal controls
- Accurate, swift, data entry abilities
- Reliable skills in Microsoft Office with excellent Excel skills
- The ideal candidate will be highly-skilled with exceptional analytical, quantitative and social skills
- Understanding of basic accounting principles and solid financial acumen
- Experience with high volume multi-state payroll, billing, licensing, AP, etc.
- Knowledge of federal and state payroll regulations and requirements
