Responsibilities

• Oversee, execute, and monitor payroll transactions, processes, and systems.
• Reconcile biweekly and monthly payrolls to corresponding invoices and to the general ledger.
• Independently research, analyze, and correct irregularities and reconcile items in system output results and reconciliations.  
• Develop and implement solutions to complex payroll problems through in-depth evaluation and analysis.
• Coordinate resolution of sensitive and complicated employee inquiries with Human Resources and payroll system Service Center.
• Manage tickets and act as a liaison between employees and the payroll system Center on escalated issues.
• Utilize computer databases (e.g., PeopleSoft FMS) to obtain and analyze complex financial information, and collaborate with computer programmers to design and develop reports. Prepare reports, including non-standard and ad hoc reports, for internal and external audiences.
• Handle monthly and year-end close payroll activities.
• Coordinate the processing of fringe benefits and imputed income.
• Reconcile quarterly 941 reporting and W-2 year-end reporting.
• Execute system testing for payroll-related applications

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, Accounting, Finance, or related field, or equivalent training and experience and a minimum of 3 years related experience.
• Ability to interpret and apply payroll policies and procedures.
• Ability to perform payroll functions including payroll laws and requirements, pay cycle, payroll taxes including foreign national taxation, benefits accounting, garnishments and withholdings, payroll accounting, and payroll best practices.
• Ability to develop and maintain complex financial spreadsheets and databases containing advanced functions and significant experience in utilizing commercial and/or institutional financial tools.  
• Ability to independently research, interpret, analyze, compile, and present data and information.
• Excellent decision making, problem-solving and analytical skills to independently solve complex issues requiring mature judgment, discretion and tact.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills to effectively prepare and deliver payroll-related briefings, documentation, reports and financial advice to employees, and/or other external organizations and agencies.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to effectively explain, negotiate, persuade and build consensus among diverse stakeholders; demonstrated ability to establish and maintain effective working relations with all levels of personnel, both internal and external departments.
• Ability to independently devise new approaches, perform assignments and make decisions with high consequences of error with limited direction from management.
• Intermediate Excel skills including pivot tables, lookup functions and graphs to aid in payroll analysis.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, Google applications and Zoom.
• Ability to independently devise new approaches, perform assignments and make decisions with high consequence of error with limited direction from management.
• Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) desired but not required.

Salary : $40 - $45