Human Resource/Payroll Specialist

Hot Springs Village Property Owners Assoc•Hot Springs Village, AR

About The Position

The Human Resources Payroll Specialist works with the HR Manager and Human Resource Generalist to develop and execute practices that provide an employee-oriented, high-performance culture; emphasizing empowerment, quality, productivity, accountability, and the recruitment and ongoing development of a superior workforce. This position requires complete confidentiality of employee information and predominantly focuses on payroll and benefits administration, while also being cross trained on all human resource functions. You can expect to work in a fast-paced and professional environment.

Requirements

Previous ADP payroll experience preferred.
Understanding and application of generally accepted accounting principles
Must be able to handle multiple projects simultaneously
Ability to read, analyze and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or government regulations
Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from managements, co-workers, customer’s, and general public
Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, and percentages.
Three to five years current experience and operating knowledge of payroll - ADP Workforce Now.
Must be proficient with Outlook, Microsoft Word, and Excel (critical).
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general technical procedures or governmental regulations.
Ability to write reports and business correspondence.
Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, employees, property owners, and the public.
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, divide, and compute percentages in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
Ability to recognize and explain variances between numbers.
Requires a valid Arkansas driver’s license and clean driving record with proof of liability insurance.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree desired or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Responsibilities

Provide full-cycle ADP payroll support within the Human Resources Department. Responsible for payroll processing and reconciliation, including payments related to payroll, payroll database, accumulated leave records, Federal and State withholding tax reporting, and quarterly and year-end reports. Process bi-weekly and off-cycle ADP payrolls (i.e. bonus payroll at end of year). Maintain ADP system for proper reporting, especially benefits system.
Ensure efficient and accurate payroll and benefit administration procedures reflecting industry best practices and hold related third parties to the highest service expectation.
Gather, enter, and upload payroll master data, including employee benefit deductions for each payroll to be processed.
Process 401k and FSA contributions to third-party vendors.
Prepare Annual Payroll Data Census File for year-end benefit calculations and audits.
Perform system updates and maintenance on ADP payroll system (i.e. new hires, terminations, payroll tracking, employee pay/personal data, reports, supervisor changes, etc.)
Educate and support supervisors in usage of ADP payroll system, using reporting tools to identify errors and taking corrective actions to avoid errant paychecks.
Prepare payroll general ledger reports for accounting supervisor, PTO accrual report for Controller, and various other reports pertaining to payroll issues.
Responsible for completion of monthly and annual Department of Labor reports.
Responsible for completion of monthly LOPFI (police and fireman pension) reports.
Serves as primary backup to the HR Generalist.