Payroll Administrator

Loeb Electric • Columbus, OH

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About The Position

The Payroll Administrator is responsible for the company’s payroll function ensuring timely and accurate processing, compliance to all state and federal regulations and maintenance of data integrity. This hands-on role is a key collaborator between both the Finance and HR teams to ensure a smooth payroll operation providing excellent customer service to all internal associates.

Requirements

• Minimum five years of payroll experience required.
• Extensive knowledge of ADP Workforce Now system.
• Proficient with MS Office, especially Excel.
• Strong knowledge of the payroll function including preparation, balancing, internal control, and payroll taxes.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for end-to-end processing of bi-weekly payroll to ensure timely and accurate processing of payroll transactions including salaries, benefits, garnishments, taxes, and other deductions.
• Proactively prepares and maintains accurate records and reports of payroll transactions including new hires, terminations, and changes to pay rates.
• Critically reviews and analyzes current payroll, benefits and tax procedures in order to recommend and implement changes leading to best-practice operations.
• Tracks 401(k) loan repayments and changes by employees; facilitate 401(k) Audit.
• Audits and reconciles data linkages between payroll and other third-party systems (401(k), benefits, etc.) Ensures the accurate display of data in these systems, recognizing data problems or inconsistencies by understanding HR system data feeds and how they work with other business systems.
• Proactive communication to address and respond to associate questions related to payroll with an expected high-level of helpful, efficient service.
• Ensures compliance with all applicable federal, state and local regulatory reporting requirements and guidelines, and compliance with all internal policies, procedures and internal controls.
• Facilitates the completion of internal and external payroll tax and accounting audits.
• Audits W-4s, payroll balance sheet accounts, YTD earnings; monitors PTO balances to ensure compliance with internal and external guidelines; responsible for all annual reporting including ACA.
• Completes employment and wage verification requests as well as reconciles unemployment claims.
• Maintains confidentiality of sensitive associate data; ensuring all payroll information, files and records are maintained in accordance with federal, state and local regulations.
• Partners with HR to implement new modules, workflows, and automation.
• Maintains knowledge of existing and new payroll-related legislation, enforcing adherence to requirements and advising management on needed actions.

What This Job Offers

• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees