Payroll Specialist

ARL Incorporated•Germantown, MD

9d•$70,000 - $90,000

About The Position

The Payroll Specialist assists in resolving high-level payroll-related helpdesk tickets. This position provides payroll and human capital processing, as well as helpdesk support.

Requirements

Demonstrated excellent organizational skills
Demonstrated excellent verbal and written communication skills
Working knowledge of ATAAPS, DCPS, DOE info and/or Remedy
Provide proactive solutions
Training/experience in government payroll and accounting systems
Some specialized formal training in Office software preferred

Responsibilities

Assist in resolving high-level payroll and human capital tickets related to employee pay errors
Actively engaging with reported issues to ensure they are handled promptly and accurately
Conduct thorough research to understand the nature and cause of the pay error.
Identify root cause and provide detailed guidance on the corrective actions required to resolve the pay discrepancies, ensuring that each issue is corrected efficiently, restoring accurate pay for affected employees.
Support the payroll team in all training/tickets related to the new Time and Attendance migration.
Assist in bi-weekly payroll processing and submission of Time and Attendance payroll files.
Resolve, respond and assist employees with issues regarding ATAAPs
Respond to payroll-related phone calls, faxes and emails
Process bi-weekly payroll accounting entries
Process weekly and bi-weekly STARS and DFAS payroll reconciliation reports
Process corrections and adjustments for payroll expenses in STARS and Payroll Labor Distribution Systems (PLDS) for program offices
Generate bi-weekly/monthly payroll accrual entries and correct funding failures
Review student loan repayment packages and submit repayment information to DFAS, generate periodic reconciliation reports, and respond to participant inquiries
Generate Microsoft Access database reports to respond to customer inquiries
Verify Federal government employment and submit wage garnishment information to DFAS for processing
Compile and review audit requests for leave and debt issues
Process advance sick leave requests, interagency donated leave requests and CFC donations
Process restored leave requests
Process new hire employee packages and enter data information into the payroll system
Scan and upload all payroll related forms to the on-line repository
Respond to customer inquiries; both in writing and verbally
Track, research and resolve edits
Perform systems testing
Resolve payroll helpdesk tickets as needed