What are the responsibilities and job description for the Payroll Specialist position at Home & Health Care Management?
Are you detail oriented and enjoy working with numbers, and processing time cards? Do you like speaking with employees on the phone to assist them? Do you know what it means to hold confidential information securely? Are you a mature self-starter, who can see the bigger picture or end game even though today did not go as planned? Home & Health Care Management, the area's oldest home health care agency in Northern California, is looking for a Full-time Payroll Specialist. This position will be responsible for the auditing, calculation, posting, and reporting of payroll functions.
Payroll Specialist Job Responsibilities:
- Process payroll for employees on a weekly basis, ensuring timely and accurate payments.
- Maintains payroll information by collecting, calculating, and entering data into the payroll system, as well as retrieving data when necessary.
- Updates payroll records by entering changes in exemptions, insurance coverage, savings deductions, and job title and department/division transfers.
- Prepares reports by compiling summaries of earnings, taxes, deductions, leave, disability, and nontaxable wages.
- Determines payroll liabilities by calculating employee federal and state income and social security taxes and employer’s social security, unemployment, and workers compensation payments.
- Communicates payroll deductions to retirement administrators for 401(k) plans and other pre-taxation savings plans.
- Assist with monthly, quarterly, or year-end calculations of bonuses and other salary-based compensation.
- Resolves payroll discrepancies by collecting and analyzing information and interacting with HR.
- Provides payroll information by answering questions and requests.
- Maintains payroll operations by following policies and procedures, and reporting needed changes.
- Maintains employee confidence and protects payroll operations by keeping information confidential.
Payroll Specialist Skills and Qualifications:
- Previous Payroll experience
- Knowledge of commonly used concepts, practices and procedures in the payroll field.
- Can work well under pressure, and in a fast-paced environment
- Analytical skills
- Data entry skills
- Attention to detail
- Deadline-driven
- Problem solving
- Flexibility and adaptability
- Confidentiality
- General math skills
- Familiarity with financial software
- Familiarity with accounting principles
- Communication skills
- Organizational skills
- Microsoft excel, word, outlook experience
- Experience in QuickBooks Payroll
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to maintain and protect confidential information
Education & Experience Requirements:
- High school diploma or GED required; associate’s degree preferred
- Experience working in an office setting
- Previous payroll software experience a plus
- Two (2) or more years of payroll experience preferred
Schedule: This position is Full-time, 40hours a week, working Monday-Friday from 8am-5pm with 1 hour for lunch reporting to our Chico office.
Benefits include: On the first of the month following 60 days of employment you will be eligible for health insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, life insurance, as well as Flexible Spending Account (FSA). Leave accrues starting on your first day of employment, and you can take paid vacation, sick and holiday leave after 90 days. We offer a 401(k) matching up to 4% after 1 year of employment and 1,000 hours worked.
Salary: Pay range is $21.00 to $30.00 per hour. Exact compensation may vary based on skills and experience.
Apply: If you have an interest in joining our amazing team, we would like to hear from you!
Click here to apply online.
You can also download the application packet located at www.homeandhealthcaremgmt.com and fax completed applications to 530-487-8588 or mail to us at 1398 Ridgewood Dr., Chico, CA 95973, Attention: HR Department
Salary : $21 - $30
