Assistant Accountant - Payroll

Turner Construction•Cincinnati, OH

3d•Onsite

About The Position

This position is responsible for processing payroll payments to company employees. The role involves documenting and reviewing current payroll processes, validating payroll data for accuracy, and running various payroll audits with suggestions for improvement. The Assistant Accountant will respond promptly to employee and profit center payroll inquiries and communicate with employees and business units as required. Other activities include posting payroll transactions, processing trade payroll checks, coordinating check printing and distribution, and ensuring compliance with union CBA requirements for payment and reporting of various union benefits. The role also oversees timely processing of payroll cycles for assigned areas, coordinates stop payment requests, maintains position master data for weekly employees, and assists with union payroll audits. Additionally, the position involves creating standard changes for annual updates and new pay rates, assisting with clearing escheatment exceptions, researching bank reconciliation exceptions, maintaining employee payroll master data, completing and processing requests for income verification, producing payroll reports, and assisting with process improvements and payroll mailings to business units.

Requirements

Minimum of 2 years of recent payroll experience.
Multi-state payroll experience.
Bank reconciliations experience.
Escheatment experience.
Garnishments experience.
General knowledge of basic accounting principles.
Must be accountable to research problems and resolve to completion.
Must escalate issues promptly.
Must learn and apply knowledge quickly.
Must meet deadlines.
Excellent data entry skills, to include 10 key pad proficiency with limited input errors.
Previous experience with gross to net payroll processing skills.
Must be highly organized, detail oriented, maintain accuracy, and self-check work.
Able to work independently, with some oversight, and in a team environment.
Must follow established procedures and execute directions to completion without need of follow up by management.
Must have good work ethic and integrity, be dependable, adaptable, cooperative, and motivated to take on new responsibilities.
Professional written and verbal communication skills.
General office skills.
Proficiency with databases and computer applications, including Microsoft Office suite of applications including MS Access.

Nice To Haves

Associate’s Degree preferred or Bachelor’s Degree, from accredited degree program.

Responsibilities

Document and review current payroll processes and procedures.
Review and validate payroll data for accuracy as needed.
Run and suggest improvements for various payroll audits.
Respond promptly to employee and profit center payroll inquiries.
Communicate with employees and business units as required.
Post payroll transactions.
Process trade payroll checks, coordinate check printing and distribution with profit centers.
Review and validate data entry by payroll clerk.
Ensure compliance with union CBA requirements for payment and reporting of various union benefits.
Oversee timely processing of payroll cycles for assigned payroll areas.
Coordinate stop payment requests.
Maintain position master data for weekly employees.
Assist with union payroll audits.
Create standard changes for annual updates and for new pay rates.
Assist with clearing escheatment exceptions.
Research bank reconciliation exceptions.
Maintain employee payroll master data.
Complete and process request for income verification.
Produce payroll reports as required.
Assist with process improvements.
Assist with payroll mailings to business units.