Payroll Administrator The Payroll Administrator will work in a centralized payroll function and process payroll for all US employees including hourly, salary, and union employees across multiple jurisdictions and in compliance with federal and state laws. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Essential job duties
Process weekly and bi-weekly payrolls
Process the salaried and hourly payrolls for multiple business units
Check ADP timecards for completeness and accuracy and coordinate correction with site manager
Audit timecards and import and balance hours from ADP time system
Calculate manual checks, stop payments, and direct deposit reversals as needed. Ensure the correct adjustments are updated in the ADP systems
Enter bonus, relocation earnings, and other payroll adjustments in ADP, as needed; ensure accuracy of 401k and W-2 reported wages
Submit the weekly & biweekly payroll to ADP once all adjustments are completed by the 2pm deadline
Manage employee payroll data and changes
Process new hires, terminations and status changes in ADP Workforce Now, including managing direct deposits, wage garnishments, payroll deductions; and proper set-up of federal, state and SUI tax withholdings
Maintain employee records in ADP; review and validate all employee data changes presented in the HCM Cloud to ADP interface output file on a weekly basis
Ensure accuracy in new hire reporting to government agencies; ensure wage and hours reporting complies with federal and state regulations
Support employee inquires and process enhancements
Respond to employee and management inquiries in a timely manner using the Oracle OTRS ticket system
Detect and reconcile payroll discrepancies and effectively communicate with management and employees on payroll related issues in a timely manner
Review and analyze payroll processing procedures; recommend, support, and implement process improvements
Generate payroll reports
Generate wage and overtime reports for various business units; time and attendance hours reporting; voluntary deduction reporting, including 401k and benefit deductions. Distribute to company management and other personnel on a weekly or biweekly basis ensuring salary information is confidential
Report and certify employee wage earnings for NYS Department of Labor and Worker’s Compensation Board
Customize and run payroll reports using ADP Reporting to assist the payroll manager with various audit requests, including Worker’s Compensation policy audits, 401k audits, and other internal and external audit requests
Review and validate the quarterly and year-end wage and tax registers for sites
Assist the Payroll Manager in reconciling GL interface and payroll accounts
Provide support to other team members as needed and special projects as assigned
Education, experience, certification and licensures Required
· Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or related field
· Minimum 7 years relevant experience
Preferred
· Certified Payroll Professional (CPP)
Knowledge, skills and abilities
Knowledge of ADP Workforce Now, ADP eTime and ADP Reporting
Must be proficient in Microsoft Excel
Ability to understand and improve systems & processes including interfaces between Oracle HCM Cloud, general ledger, SAP, T-Rowe, ADP Workforcenow and ADP eTime / Workforce manager
Excellent communication skills with the ability to interact at all levels of the organization
Able to read and interpret payroll, benefits and union documents, and able write routine reports and correspondence
Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization
Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as salary increase retros, union dues and pension
Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists
Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form
Physical requirements
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, and ability to adjust focus.
Work environment
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet.
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all job duties performed by the personnel as classified. Management reserves the right to revise or amend duties at any time.
Education, experience, location and tenure may be considered along with internal equity when job offers are extended.
We do not accept unsolicited assistance from any headhunters or recruitment firms for any of our job openings. All resumes or profiles submitted by search firms to any employee at Curia, in any form without a valid, signed search agreement by an authorized signatory in place for the specific position, approved by Talent Acquisition, will be deemed the sole property of Curia. No fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by Curia because of the unsolicited referral.
All interested applicants must apply online. Please be aware of scammers. Curia will only send offer letters and requests for sensitive personal information from a curiaglobal.com email address. Curia is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. Curia is an E-Verify employer.
