Payroll Specialist

We are growing and hiring a hard-working, dedicated, positive payroll professional to support the day-to-day payroll operations!

This role is M-F and the core work hours are 8:30am - 5:00pm EST (with a 30-min. meal period); flexibility is required to meet department/organizational goals and ensure payroll processing deadlines are met. This is an in person role, located in Kearney, NJ! Hybrid 1-2 days per week after 90 days.

Ideal candidates will have strong organizational skills, and successful customer service experience (internal and external customers)

Key Responsibilities:

• Assist Payroll Manager with day-to-day payroll operating tasks
• Work closely with Finance Team, HR Team, CR Team, and Scheduling Team to resolve any payroll/time and attendance issues/concerns
• Understands service codes in CR work to resolve questions from employees
• Maintains payroll database, including program modifications, additions, and/or deletions to earnings/deductions fields.
• Process payroll on a biweekly basis (hourly & salaried), including information related to new hires, terminations, salary continuances, garnishments, and bonus and reimbursements, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and timely disbursement.
• Reconciles pay cycle.
• 401(k) management/enrollment and audits.
• Run weekly/bi-weekly/monthly and quarterly payroll reports/audits from both payroll system (Paylocity) and billing system (Central Reach) and reconciliation for payroll/benefits
• Responds to day-to-day employee and department inquiries for payroll and/or timekeeping questions accurately using strong customer service and problem-solving skills.
• Works with Benefits teams to ensure accurate benefits deductions and record keeping.
• Partner with stakeholders to research and resolve payroll and/or timekeeping discrepancies and resolve exceptions and ensure accurate and complete payroll records.
• Research issues in HRIS systems to ensure that data accurately transfers between systems and perform corrections as required.

• Maintain payroll records, resolve payroll discrepancies, and respond to employee inquiries about payroll and tax issues.
• Track, input employee late submits from CR system into excel and upload to payroll system to ensure accurate payment of hours worked.
• Set up state unemployment taxes
• Confirm local taxes
• Process garnishments (including employee communication)
• Income verifications
• Special projects
• Other duties and needed and assigned

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree preferred; high school diploma or equivalent with demonstrated success
• Paylocity experience strongly preferred
• Detail-oriented and organized
• Proficient in excel (v-lookup and pivot tables)
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to manage sensitive and confidential situations with tact, professionalism, and diplomacy; excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• Proficient with or the ability to quickly learn payroll management, human resource information system (HRIS), applicant tracking system (ATS) and similar computer applications
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with changing circumstances while maintaining a positive attitude

Benefits:

• PTO, Paid Holidays, Paid Sick Time
• Health, Dental and Vision
• 401k

About Blue Balloon ABA

Blue Balloon is a multidisciplinary Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) company created to address the needs of those who present with signs or symptoms of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). At Blue Balloon, we believe a multidisciplinary approach benefits the unique needs of each child by increasing collaboration across providers, thereby yielding better outcomes for each child. Blue Balloon provides services at home, in the community and through a center-based model.