What are the responsibilities and job description for the Payroll Specialist position at Eastern Propane?
PAYROLL SPECIALIST
Rochester, NH – Full-Time
About our energy
Family owned and operated for more than 90 years, Eastern is a full-service propane and oil company serving New Hampshire, Maine, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Vermont. We are proudly ranked as a platinum level status for Veteran friendly employers. We’ve been voted as one of New Hampshire's "Best Places to Work" in the Manchester Radio Group's #bestofthe603 and we are pleased to offer employment opportunities throughout New England. Joining Eastern means you’re part of a supportive and family focused culture.
Why choose Eastern?
- Extensive benefits including 100% paid insurance options
- Matched 401(k) options
- Employee & family fuel discounts for your home
- State of the art Training Center
- 3.5 Weeks paid time off 7 paid holidays
- Veteran’s Day paid holiday for active military and veterans
- Opportunity for growth
- Complimentary coffee, snacks, and Thanksgiving turkey
- Shortened summer hours
- Wellness reimbursement (gym, exercise classes, and more)
- Tuition reimbursement
- Additional voluntary benefits
- Pet insurance
About this opportunity
This position is responsible for efficiently and accurately processing payroll and answering payroll-related inquiries through a positive and respectful dialogue. A strong understanding of and compliance with wage and hour laws is necessary in this role.
What your role will look like
- Administer Eastern’s payroll software systems accurately and successfully.
- Process weekly payroll accurately for hourly and salary employees, which includes direct deposits, benefits withholdings, payroll deductions, benefit spending accounts, federal and state payroll taxes, and W-4s.
- Calculate and process wage garnishments and payroll adjustments accurately and on time.
- Reconcile weekly payroll for funding.
- Process weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual payments for commissions, stipends, bonus payments and expense reimbursements.
- Provide employees with requested payroll-related information by using application software or other appropriate means and assist employees to resolve payroll-related requests.
- Prepare documentation for data entry and perform data entry accurately including entering employee data into information systems.
- Establish and maintain employee records to ensure that employee changes are entered correctly into the application software and processed timely.
- Research federal and state regulations proactively, including tax and labor laws, and work with Human Resources for a successful implementation of changes and additions.
- Develop and maintain knowledge and application of payroll, wage & hour, and labor regulations.
What you’ll bring to this role
- Education: High school diploma or equivalent.
- 3 years of recent and relevant Payroll processing experience required
- 3 years of recent and relevant ADP Workforce Now experience preferred.
- Proficiency with Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems required.
- Working knowledge of payroll compliance, regulations, and tax law as well as multi-state taxing.
Apply now to heat up your career at Eastern!
