Payroll Specialist (Temp to Perm)
chicago, IL
Temporary to Full Time
Mid Level
POSITION DESCRIPTION SUMMARY STATEMENT
- 5 or more years’ experience in payroll operations
- Excellent organizational skills with the ability to work in a dynamic business environment
- Ability to maintain confidentiality and exercise extreme discretion
- MS Office, particularly experienced Excel use is required
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Strong attention to detail and process improvement skills
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Team player with a strong customer focus and ability to interact at all levels of the organization
- Working knowledge of HRIS and payroll systems required
- Bachelor’s degree, HR/finance/accounting preferred
- Provides exceptional service and support to all Tawani employees or Tawani designated talent resources.
- Process bi-weekly payrolls including but not limited to verifying hours, calculating OT and retro pay, processing benefit deductions, and bonus payouts.
- Prepare off cycle payrolls and manual checks as needed.
- Process stop payments and reissues of lost payroll checks/direct deposit reversals; investigate and resolve all payroll discrepancies in a timely and accurate fashion.
- Perform payroll-related maintenance functions in Stratex, including but not limited to, salary changes, tax changes, deductions updates, and direct deposits.
- Provide ad hoc payroll or job/salary reports for HR, operations, accounting, or other departments as requested.
- Process employment verifications.
- Handle federal/state agency reporting requests.
- Closely work with payroll vendors with regards to employee garnishments.
- Conduct year end W2 audits.
- Knowledge and backup of HRIS system.
- Supports new and existing projects within HR department as appropriate.
- Other duties as assigned.
- Has assisted with a payroll implementation or migration process
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