Payroll Administrator

Abacus Technology•Chevy Chase, MD

21h•$55,000 - $75,000

About The Position

Abacus Technology is seeking a Payroll Administrator to perform all activities necessary to process several payrolls, including maintaining related records. This is a full-time position.

Requirements

3+ years experience in payroll functions, as well as working knowledge of federal, state, and local labor legislation and tax regulations.
Bachelor’s degree in a related field. Additional experience may be substituted for degree requirements.
Must have experience with the full payroll cycle.
Experience with an outsourced payroll vendor, preferably ADP Workforce Now.
Working knowledge of cost accounting.
Strong communication skills, comfortable interacting with staff at all levels of the organization via email, phone, or in-person.
Must have strong attention to detail, analytical skills, and organizational skills.
Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office suite, particularly Excel.
Able to maintain confidentiality and exercise discretion.
Able to work in a changing environment, adapt easily, and work effectively as part of a team.
Able to demonstrate strong organizational skills, interpersonal, time-management and analytical skills.
Must be detail-oriented and able to comply with policies and procedures in order to minimize errors.
Must be able to multi-task, work with minimal supervision and is committed to consistently meeting deadlines.
Must be a US citizen.

Responsibilities

Provide accurate preparation and processing of various payrolls for weekly and semi-monthly pay groups for over 600 employees through ADP Workforce Now.
Ensure employees are paid in compliance with state laws, Federal regulations including SCA (Service Contract Act), and company policy.
Establish/maintain employee records within the accounting system and ADP; ensure that employee changes such as address, rate, tax, garnishments, and benefit deductions are entered correctly and made on a timely basis.
Resolve issues and answer payroll-related questions from employees and management.
Post changes in pay and tax status, and miscellaneous changes in the accounting system.
Ensure accurate vacation/PTO/sick time accrual for all employees.
Enforce established payroll related policies, procedures and regulations.
Maintain current knowledge of applicable state and federal wage and hour laws.
Work closely with the HR team regarding payroll related items including benefit deductions, leave of absences and disability, onboarding of new employees, terminations of existing employees, and documentation retention.
Support W-2 year-end processing.