Payroll Clerk
Description
Entry level position: Payroll and HR experience is not required.
Medical, Dental, Vision, 401k with some matching, Life Insurance, FSA/HSA, and Paid Time Off available for Full Time employees.
Job Summary: The Payroll Clerk makes sure that employees are paid correctly and on time. Performs all activities necessary to process multiple payrolls, including maintaining related records, filing tax reports, preparing accounting transactions and documents, and preparing special reports for management.
Essential Functions:
- The preparation and processing of biweekly payroll for multiple companies
- Review and ensure accuracy of approved timesheets and timely approval from supervisors: manual and electronic
- Instruct staff on timekeeping and payroll processes within the payroll system.
- Reviews wages computed and correct errors to ensure accuracy of payroll
- Resolve payroll discrepancies by collecting and analyzing information.
- Prepare and issue paychecks.
- Ensure accuracy of payroll records by maintaining database with updates in status changes, tax withholdings, benefits deductions, time off accruals, etc…
- Monitor special payments i.e. shift premiums, commissions, incentives and or bonuses as needed.
- Track and deduct all garnishments and other special payroll deductions.
- Responsible for the coordination efforts between payroll, human resources, budget and other departments to ensure proper flow and maintenance of employee data (including preparations/distribution of detailed reports).
- Gross to net calculation, audit and balancing.
- Ensure that employee changes are entered correctly and timely.
- Review changes for proper authorization and adherence to APA policy including compliance with federal/state/local regulations.
- Benefit payments entered timely to ensure to lapse in coverage.
- Initialize journal entries and balance out accounts.
- Bill to each pharmacy to ensure funds for each payroll week.
- Timely scanning and record keeping of payroll records, reports, bank statements and bills.
- Maintains employee confidence and protects payroll operations by keeping information confidential.
- Will comply with all Corporate Initiatives and utilize provided tools/resources as appropriate.