What are the responsibilities and job description for the Payroll Clerk position at Robert Half?
Salary: $43680.00 to $47840.00 yearly
Description
We are offering an exciting opportunity for a Payroll Clerk in Portage, Wisconsin. In this role, you will be responsible for handling various payroll and administrative tasks, ensuring compliance with all relevant laws, and providing support to our human resources team.
Responsibilities
Robert Half works to put you in the best position to succeed. We provide access to top jobs, competitive compensation and benefits, and free online training. Stay on top of every opportunity - whenever you choose - even on the go.
All applicants applying for U.S. job openings must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Benefits are available to contract/temporary professionals, including medical, vision, dental, and life and disability insurance. Hired contract/temporary professionals are also eligible to enroll in our company 401(k) plan. Visit
© 2025 Robert Half. An Equal Opportunity Employer. M/F/Disability/Veterans. By clicking “Apply Now,” you’re agreeing to
Description
We are offering an exciting opportunity for a Payroll Clerk in Portage, Wisconsin. In this role, you will be responsible for handling various payroll and administrative tasks, ensuring compliance with all relevant laws, and providing support to our human resources team.
Responsibilities
- Accurately preparing biweekly payroll for employees and ensuring compliance with state, federal, and collective bargaining agreement laws
- Reviewing and adjusting employee timecards and schedules as needed for accuracy and completeness
- Managing paid time off requests from initiation to approval, including processing PTO cash outs when applicable
- Tracking and reporting on employee absenteeism and maintaining related records
- Inputting new employee transactions, status changes, and terminations into the system
- Providing administrative support for benefits, including enrollment, changes, and terminations
- Assisting with employee disability, FMLA, and workers' compensation leaves/claims and coordinating return-to-work efforts
- Assisting with audits and resolving any discrepancies found
- Troubleshooting time clock issues and providing solutions
- Coordinating and assisting with onboarding new employees, including paperwork and training
- Maintaining employee personnel files and ensuring the integrity of documents
- Ordering and maintaining office supplies and uniforms, and providing backup for front desk operations
- Performing basic bookkeeping and updating the accounting system, and serving as a backup for accounting functions
- Assisting with reference checks and employment verifications
- Preparing and analyzing payroll information and reports
- Communicating effectively with internal and external customers and responding to payroll-related inquiries
- Understanding and applying the collective bargaining agreement, including pay practices, benefits, leave, and discharge language
- Processing weekly and biweekly payroll as per requirements.
- Data entry experience
- Payroll Experience- Understands full cycle
- Worked in a fast-paced environment and is detail oriented
- Manufacturing payroll experience a plus
- UKG software experience- a plus
Robert Half works to put you in the best position to succeed. We provide access to top jobs, competitive compensation and benefits, and free online training. Stay on top of every opportunity - whenever you choose - even on the go.
All applicants applying for U.S. job openings must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Benefits are available to contract/temporary professionals, including medical, vision, dental, and life and disability insurance. Hired contract/temporary professionals are also eligible to enroll in our company 401(k) plan. Visit
© 2025 Robert Half. An Equal Opportunity Employer. M/F/Disability/Veterans. By clicking “Apply Now,” you’re agreeing to
Salary : $43,680 - $47,840
