What are the responsibilities and job description for the Payroll Specialist position at Harvard Resource Solutions?
Harvard Resource Solutions is seeking a Payroll Specialist for their healthcare client on a contract basis in Detroit.
In office position.
Duties for the Payroll Specialist :
- Performs on-line edits and corrections to payroll system PeopleSoft.
- Calculates special check requests and audits requests by departments and HR.
- Processes internal adjustments for employees when necessary by analyzing past payroll information and calculating proper amount of adjustment.
- Performs difficult and detailed corrections of the exception time report edits by analyzing errors, performing advanced on-line corrections in the PeopleSoft system.
- Responsible for reviewing and validating Kronos schedules and timekeeping duties and following payroll guidelines, policies and procedures. Contact various department supervisors and management for timecard discrepancies.
- Answers complex questions via phone inquiries by employees, timekeepers, management personnel and Human Resources for union, nonunion, hourly and salary employees including executives and physicians.
- Communicates with employees and various levels of management regarding questions and concerns related to their paycheck and related calculations.
- Prepares stop payment and voided checks in a timely manner for reversal and reissue.
- Processes deductions from employee paychecks such as union dues, pharmacy, vendor sales, Gold Coast.
- Calculates incorrect payments and processes the necessary adjustments to recover overpayment amounts from employees' paychecks.
- Independently selects, interprets and applies proper codes, rules and regulations related to payroll transactions in PeopleSoft system.
- Works closely with Payroll Analyst and Accounting team to ensure proper allocations to general ledger.
- Ensures confidential information is handled securely and maintained according to company guidelines in a confidential manner and with discretion.
- Corrects 'no-time' edit for employees listed as active on the master file but show no time recorded.
- Able to meet deadlines, work under pressure and available for overtime as needed.
- Perform other special projects as assigned.
