Payroll Specialist

• Process payroll accurately, on time and within all applicable policies, regulations, union contracts, and wage and hour laws.
• Collaborate with human resource and labor relations professionals to stay informed of payroll policies, union contracts, procedures and guidelines.
• Monitor employee time sheets for accuracy.
• Communicate with supervisors and managers to ensure time entry is accurate and timely.
• Assist with processing reimbursement of accidental over payments.
• Initiate or assist with employee payroll communications.
• Review, research, and resolve payroll issues.
• Communicate effectively with employees and Central Payroll staff to identify and correct errors and problems that affect payroll processing, including client payroll system issues.
• Interpret established payroll policies, procedures and other relevant sources to internal and external customers as needed.
• Handle sensitive, confidential information and manage potentially volatile situations.
• Research and summarize specialized or technical information from varied sources, which requires selecting the most appropriate material and the use of spreadsheets and/or customized database applications.
• Organize, oversee, track, and maintain payroll files with a high degree of accuracy.
• Assist in creating desk procedures.
• Assist in training employees and supervisors on the use of the payroll system, including the application of relevant policies, procedures, regulations, union contracts, and wage and hour laws.
• Other special projects and duties as assigned.
  
   
  EXPERIENCE, QUALIFICATIONS, KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS:
• A minimum of three years of experience in payroll processing including processing payroll for a group of at least 250 employees.
• Demonstrated experience providing excellent customer service, including analyzing, researching and solving customer issues while maintaining positive customer relationships.
• Demonstrated knowledge of payroll rules, regulations, guidelines, as well as State and Federal wage and hour laws.
• Ability to effectively manage and complete multiple tasks that may have competing priorities.
• Experience and demonstrated ability to perform payroll related training.
• Demonstrated ability to work with a diverse workforce.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality of sensitive matters.
• Ability to work in stressful situations.
• Ability to use tact, diplomacy and persuasion while dealing with internal and external customers.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a team.
• Effective time management skills.
• Skill in researching and analyzing data, identifying problems and proposing solutions.
• Demonstrated written and oral communication skills.
• Interpersonal and human relations skills.
• Organizational and problem solving skills.
• Skilled in using Microsoft Word and Excel for Word processing and creating spreadsheets
• Skill in numerical analysis.
  
  Duration: 6 Months
  Location: Seattle
  Rate: $23.49

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