Payroll Specialist
Gilbane Building Company•Providence, RI
•$51,600 - $68,000•Onsite
About The Position
The Payroll Specialist is a critical member of the Finance Team/Payroll Department, reporting to the Payroll Supervisor. In this role you will be responsible for all daily activities relating to the payroll process, which includes, but is not limited to, the auditing and processing of manual checks, voids, reissues, direct deposits, and termination payments. Additionally, you will be assigned workflows to ensure all timecards, employee and payroll transactions are processed timely and accurately. This role will sit primarily in the office.
Requirements
- High School Diploma; Associate's or bachelor's degree in business or accounting preferred
- Proven experience in a payroll position in a fast-paced environment required
- Strong knowledge of tax and wage laws
- Exceptional analytical, multitasking, and organizational skills
- Able to work effectively with minimal supervision
- Experience with in-house payroll processing
- Multi-state union and non-union with year-end/federal/state/local tax exposure
- Ability to analyze information
- Data Entry Skills
- Attention to Detail
- Confidentiality
- Thoroughness
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Excellent problem solving/judgement skills
- Organizational skills
- Strong computer literacy including Microsoft Office applications
Nice To Haves
- ADP and/or CMiC experience a plus
- Knowledge of union payroll and Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBA) a plus
- Additional language skills are beneficial
Responsibilities
- Maintain payroll information by collecting, calculating, and entering payroll related data
- Processing of multi-state payroll, check printing, reconciliation, and distribution inclusive of resolving discrepancies
- Responsible for post-payroll reconciliations and reporting
- Provide excellent customer service when answering employee and business partner payroll inquiries
- Maintain employee confidence and protect payroll operations by keeping confidential information
- Maintain payroll operations by following policies and procedures, reporting needed changes
- Ability to work individually and as a team member; Contribute to team effort by accomplishing related results
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment supporting multiple priorities
- Act as backup for other team members as needed
Benefits
- competitive health and welfare benefits
- generous profit-sharing/401k plan
- multi-dimensional training opportunities
- award-winning Gilbane University
- opportunity to learn new industry skills every day
Stand Out From the Crowd
Upload your resume and get instant feedback on how well it matches this job.
Upload and Match Resume
What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
High school or GED
