The Payroll Administrator position within Zoot focuses on preparing, compiling and processing payroll data and payroll and all associated compliance requirements for Zoot and other related companies. Additionally, the Payroll Administrator will assist with recording and analyzing financial information and preparing financial reports for Zoot’s subsidiaries and affiliates to determine or maintain record of assets, liabilities, profit and loss, tax liability, and other financial activities.
The Accounting group within Zoot Enterprises, Inc. is primarily responsible for the proper, accurate and timely processing and reporting of the financial transactions of Zoot Enterprises and its subsidiaries and affiliates.
For over 30 years, Zoot Enterprises has been a global provider of advanced origination, acquisition, and decision management solutions. Our customer-centric tools and services enable Zoot's clients to add value and differentiation, while providing nimble, scalable solutions for specific business objectives. A leader in the fintech industry, Zoot provides a cloud based secure processing environment that delivers millisecond real-time decisions --accessing hundreds of cutting edge data sources to help reduce risk and increase conversions.
Essential Job Functions

• Process paperwork for new employees and enter employee information into the payroll system and any other necessary systems.
• Record employee information, such as exemptions, transfers, and resignations, to maintain and update payroll records.
• Verify attendance, hours worked, and pay adjustments, and post information onto designated records.
• Keep track of leave time, such as vacation, personal, and sick leave for employees.
• Compile employee time, production, and payroll data from time sheets and other records.
• Issue and record adjustments to pay related to previous errors or retroactive increases.
• Compute wages and deductions, and enter data into computers.
• Review time sheets, work charts, wage computation, and other information to detect and reconcile payroll discrepancies.
• Process payroll for multiple states and multiple entities.
• Issue employee direct deposits and paychecks as well as statements of earnings and deductions.
• Compute, prepare, and submit all required state, federal and other payroll liability payments and reports, including all end of year W2 filing requirements.
• Coordinate all required software upgrades for the payroll processing systems for both the live and test environments.
• Maintain the integrity and accuracy of the payroll processing system setup based upon current regulations.
• Assist in coordinating, developing and maintaining a paperless payroll processing system and document retention system.
• Prepare, examine, or analyze accounting records, financial statements, or other financial reports to assess accuracy, completeness, and conformance to reporting and procedural standards.
• Prepare and reconcile all required payroll journal entries and reconciliations.
• Assist in handling 401k plan matches.
• Assist in handling routine financial inquiries from both internal and external entities.
• Assist in the preparation of financial audit documents.
• Ensure accurate and appropriate recording and analysis of revenues and expenses.
• Assist with plans, designs, improvements, and enhancements to accounting processes, procedures, and systems to ensure strong internal controls and compliance with generally accepted accounting principles.
• Compliance with and knowledge of Zoot’s Policies and Procedures, Code of Business Conduct, and Employee Agreement.
• Achieve a service-focused culture with emphasis on delivering on-time, high-quality products and services to internal and external customers.
• Other duties as assigned – it is understood that this list of major duties and responsibilities is not an inclusive list and that other duties and responsibilities, which may include helping others in the same or different departments, may be assigned by supervision.

Education, Training, And Experience RequirementsThis position requires:
☒ High School Diploma
☒ Bachelor Degree Accounting or related field preferred.
☒ Years of Experience 2 years of experience including previous payroll experience.
Or, an equal combination of education and experience.
Physical Requirements:

• All positions at Zoot require the ability to move about inside an office environment which includes the operation of computers and other office productivity machinery and frequently communicates with other employees, clients, vendors, and visitors.
• This position specifically requires long periods of sitting at a computer workstation.

Working Conditions

• This position will take place primarily in an office setting.
• This position will require travel 5% of the time.