Payroll Processor Job Description
Payroll processor
provides support to Divisional Finance Departments and payroll sections related to payroll processing and compliance with federal, state and local compensation and tax regulations.
Payroll Processor Duties & Responsibilities
To write an effective payroll processor job description, begin by listing detailed duties, responsibilities and expectations. We have included payroll processor job description templates that you can modify and use.
Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Provide payroll support to division and corporate employees
Provide support covering department help desk
Participate in system testing as required for software/hardware upgrades, implementations, and integrations
Participate in corporate sponsored system training efforts
Continuously monitor daily duties for efficiency
Add New Hires
Verify Terminations
Process Deduction Changes
Process Salary Changes
Deciphers and applies rules for pay, vacation, overtime, holidays, for all Union Agreements
Payroll Processor Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for Payroll Processor
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: CPP, FPC, PCP, APA, SHRM, HRCI, HR
Education for Payroll Processor
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the payroll processor job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and Associate Degree in Accounting, Associates, Finance, Business, Education, Computer, Statistics, Management, Business/Administration, English
Skills for Payroll Processor
Desired skills for payroll processor include:
Federal personnel and payroll regulations
Policies
Procedures
Procedures and terminology to respond to inquiries and escalations
Areas of payroll processing
Current industry trends
Error correction
Non-health and welfare benefits
Standards and practices
Tax maintenance
Desired experience for payroll processor includes:
Process miscellaneous offcycle checks including final paychecks, severance
Process Overtime, and FLSA pay
Assist in Payroll Monthly/Quarterly Close process
Create ad-hoc reports on demand
Reconcile payroll and benefits related GL accounts
Must know knowledge of entertainment industry Below The Line contract requirements
Payroll Processor Examples
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Payroll Processor Job Description
Job Description Example
Our growing company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of payroll processor. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for payroll processor
- Responsible for set up and maintenance of employee level tables to include direct deposit, union benefits/deductions and dues, expatriate hypo tax, and other general deductions such as auto use and computer loans, Responsible for processing and validation of special payments such as severance, stock options, commissions, FLSA overtime, Responsible for running leave accruals
- Responsible for country specific set up and maintenance based on role
- Responsible for Automated Clearing House banking activities, (Electronic Funds Transfers (EFT), rejects, recalls, stop payments)
- Responds to inquiries from employees and external customers
- Responsible for processing manual payments for new hires, leave of absence time entry corrections, terminations, and more while ensuring federal, state and local taxes, pre and post-tax deductions, and wage assignments are properly withheld
- Assist employees with Workday self-service functions for direct deposit and tax election changes
- Resolve timekeeping system access issues, prepare and validate time entry exception reports and process corrections as needed
- Review daily maintenance and on-cycle payroll validation reports
- Prepare employee payroll historical information for outside agencies and internal management
- Process voluntary deduction adjustments
Qualifications for payroll processor
- Must have strong Mathematical and Accounting aptitude
- Ability to handle heavy workload on a daily basis
- Must be deadline oriented with the ability to multi-task
- Human Resources experience and/or Human Resources degree/coursework
- 5+ years of payroll experience in processing payroll, data entry, taxes (multi-state), garnishments, and year-end processing
- Education – 4 years college degree or 10 years’ experience and some college course work
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Payroll Processor Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is searching for experienced candidates for the position of payroll processor. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for payroll processor
- Prepare and/or update the various changes for the employee pay affecting payroll (contract modifications, personal details, ) on a monthly basis according to company policy and proper approval level
- Prepare the monthly payroll for approval
- Prepare and submit tax and third party payments
- Provide information to the Business for month end journals and internal reporting
- Accurately process payroll for all employees including timesheet verification, tax setup and garnishments
- Process employee changes including new hires, reviews, status changes, transfers and terminations
- Support offices and field management with requests regarding financial or personal needs
- Field requests from field, operations, and home office departments for data housed in Ultipro
- Record and track 90 day and annual reviews
- Track vacation for both hourly and salary employees
Qualifications for payroll processor
- Associates degree or comparable knowledge in payroll-related field
- 3+ years payroll processing experience with automated systems, (ADP, Ceridian, Paychecks, Pro Business, ) including report writing tools
- Strong work ethic and ability to work well in a team environment
- Accounting/Finance/Business Degree or related discipline is a must
- Good knowledge of French is preferred
- Advanced competency with Excel and Microsoft Office
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Payroll Processor Job Description
Job Description Example
Our growing company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of payroll processor. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for payroll processor
- Accurately setup federal, state and local taxes for employees
- Provide answers to payroll inquiries as directed by AON payroll service provider
- Process payroll transactions using Workday upload tool
- Provide process direction, advice and education to managers, HR and Compensation to ensure transactions are submitted using the proper method and tools
- Experience Workday and other Payroll software desirable
- Experience with multi state/tax payrolls highly desirable
- Responsible for the accurate processing of all incoming garnishments, child support orders and tax levies
- Processing includes receiving new/amended garnishment orders, reviewing orders for validity, entering and updating garnishment deductions in the system, sending garnishment letters to associates, garnishment law research and filing of required garnishment record
- Responsible for all garnishment-related correspondence with associates and agencies
- Answers phone/email inquiries from associates about garnishment orders
Qualifications for payroll processor
- Ability to work in international, matrix environment
- Associate or Bachelor degree in Business or Accounting is preferred
- Associate degree in Business, Finance/Accounting or HR or, in lieu of degree, will consider 8-10 years’ experience as detailed below (required)
- 3-5 years payroll processing experience or, in lieu of degree, 8-10 years payroll processing experience
- Ability to accurately process high volume of transactions
- Manage multiple priorities & meet aggressive deadlines
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Payroll Processor Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of payroll processor. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for payroll processor
- Ensures garnishment order releases are entered into the system and deductions are stopped on time
- Demonstrated customer service skills, attention to detail and decision making skills
- Responsible for the administration and processing of all Human Resources, Benefits and Payroll functions for a group of market centers their depots and satellite locations
- Processing multi-state payroll Canada
- Assist with multistate payroll
- Be able to assist with payroll tax inquires (account registrations, state withholding, tax issues)
- Load import files received from HR (All Companies)
- Detailed management of deductions of medical insurance, 401k, FSA
- Review time sheets, work charts, wage computation, and other information to detect and reconcile payroll discrepancies
- Verify attendance, hours worked, and pay adjustments, and post information onto d designated records
Qualifications for payroll processor
- Excellent computer skills (spreadsheet applications and HR/PR systems, Lawson, Kronos, Excel preferred)
- 1 year minimum of payroll processing experience
- Experienced and skilled in computer systems in a windows based environment
- ADP or Paychex knowledge a plus
- Proficient in MS Excel (Spreadsheets, V-looks, and pivot tables)
- Outsourced payroll experience a plus
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Payroll Processor Job Description
Job Description Example
Our innovative and growing company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of payroll processor. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for payroll processor
- Compute wages and deductions, and enter data into computers
- Record employee information, such as exemptions, transfers, and resignations, to m maintain and update payroll records
- Keep track of leave time, such as vacation, personal, and sick leave, for employees
- Distribute and collect timecards each pay period
- Process payroll cycles for time worked, overtime, and miscellaneous pay types
- Calculate hourly employee incentive amounts
- Maintain vacation and other time off data and enter into payroll system
- Answer employee questions, investigate and correct discrepancies
- General Accounts Payable tasks such as purchasing card reconciliations
- Additional tasks as necessary or assigned
Qualifications for payroll processor
- Data entry and audit of employee pay data, direct deposit, W4, general deduction, additional pay entry
- PeopleSoft Employee Pay Data processes, including general deductions, employee taxes and tax distribution and additional pay processing, Paysheet Entry and Reporting / Query tools
- Proficient use of Microsoft Excel and Word
- Knowledge of payroll processes including data entry, pay calculations, tax and benefits
- Working knowledge of Union Contracts
- Experience in processing Payroll using Oracle PeopleSoft System