Payroll Specialist

Job Summary

Required Qualifications

• •High School Diploma
• •Five years of payroll experience
• •Experience with ADP Workforce Now
• •Proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel
• •Solid understanding of Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), payroll taxes, and general accounting principles
• •Ability to handle sensitive and confidential information with extreme professionalism
• •Ability to learn and apply departmental or Company policies, procedures, and rules
• •Ability to learn and apply Federal, State, and local laws, codes and regulations pertaining to human resources
• •Ability to work independently in the absence of supervision
• •Ability to work independently and within a team
• •Ability to establish and maintain co-operative working relationships with employees, managers, and Company leadership
• •Regional Travel - Rarely (0-15%)
• •Overnight Travel - Rarely (0-15%)
• •Ability to understand, remember, and apply oral and/or written instructions or other information
• •Ability to understand, remember, and communicate routine, factual information
• •Ability to understand complex problems and to collaborate and explore alternative solutions
• •Ability to understand opposing points of view on highly complex issues and to negotiate and integrate different viewpoints
• •Ability to organize thoughts and ideas into understandable terminology
• •Ability to organize and prioritize own work schedule on short-term basis (longer than one month)
• •Ability to apply common sense in performing job
• •Ability to make decisions which have moderate impact on immediate work unit
• •Ability to make decisions which have significant impact on the immediate work unit and monitor impact outside immediate work unit
• •Ability to make decisions which have significant impact on the department's credibility, operations, and services
• •Ability to understand and follow basic instructions and guidelines
• •Ability to complete routine forms, use existing form letters, and/or conduct routine oral communication
• •Ability to compose letters, outlines, memoranda, and basic reports and/or to orally communicate technical information
• •Ability to communicate with individuals utilizing a telephone; requires the ability to hear and speak effectively on the phone
• •Ability to express or exchange ideas by means of the spoken word, communicating orally with others accurately, loudly, and quickly
• •Ability to make informal presentations, inside and/or outside the organization. Speaking before groups
• •Ability to count accurately
• •Ability to add, subtract, multiply, divide, and to record, balance, and check results for accuracy
• •Ability to compute, analyze, and interpret numerical data for reporting purposes

Desired Qualifications

• •Associate or bachelor's degree in accounting
• •Bilingual English and Spanish
• •Ability to communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing
• •Well-developed interpersonal skills and professional demeanor
• •Ability to handle sensitive and confidential information with extreme professionalism
• •Ability to learn and apply departmental or Company policies, procedures, and rules
• •Ability to learn and apply Federal, State, and local laws, codes and regulations pertaining to human resources
• •Ability to work independently in the absence of supervision
• •Ability to work independently and within a team
• •Ability to establish and maintain co-operative working relationships with employees, managers, and Company leadership
• •Ability to understand, remember, and apply oral and/or written instructions or other information
• •Ability to understand, remember, and communicate routine, factual information
• •Ability to understand complex problems and to collaborate and explore alternative solutions
• •Ability to understand opposing points of view on highly complex issues and to negotiate and integrate different viewpoints
• •Ability to organize thoughts and ideas into understandable terminology
• •Ability to organize and prioritize own work schedule on short-term basis (longer than one month)
• •Ability to apply common sense in performing job
• •Ability to make decisions which have moderate impact on immediate work unit
• •Ability to make decisions which have significant impact on the immediate work unit and monitor impact outside immediate work unit
• •Ability to make decisions which have significant impact on the department's credibility, operations, and services
• •Ability to understand and follow basic instructions and guidelines
• •Ability to complete routine forms, use existing form letters, and/or conduct routine oral communication
• •Ability to compose letters, outlines, memoranda, and basic reports and/or to orally communicate technical information
• •Ability to communicate with individuals utilizing a telephone; requires the ability to hear and speak effectively on the phone
• •Ability to express or exchange ideas by means of the spoken word, communicating orally with others accurately, loudly, and quickly
• •Ability to make informal presentations, inside and/or outside the organization. Speaking before groups
• •Ability to count accurately
• •Ability to add, subtract, multiply, divide, and to record, balance, and check results for accuracy
• •Ability to compute, analyze, and interpret numerical data for reporting purposes