Payroll Supervisor

MCSA•Lexington, KY

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Under limited supervision responsible for payroll, payroll taxes, retirement benefits, and applying applicable tax laws, accounting principles, practices and concepts. The specific work assignment may include duties or activities of support in one or more of the following functional areas, in addition to other duties as assigned: Functional: Supervise payroll administration. Provides coaching, reviewing and delegation of work Prepares monthly payments and paycheck withholdings for retirement contributions, taxes, union dues, flexible spending account (FSA) withholdings, and other deductions in accordance with established procedures and governmental regulations Processes payroll, including distribution of payroll checks Verifies payrolls are processed in accordance with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) prime contract and collective bargaining agreement(s) (CBAs) Reconciles payroll tax forms (i.e., W-2, 940, 941, etc.) Prepares payroll journal entries and maintains payroll ledgers Reconciles payroll general ledger accounts Performs research concerning the proper tax treatment of unique payroll transactions Utilizes payroll journals, social security reports, burden spread, weekly and monthly distribution reports, benefits reports and other statistical and informational reports as required Works with 401(k) benefits administrator to transfer benefits files Prepares special reporting for management and auditors Apply subject matter expertise to related payroll accounting tasks Prepare, record, analyze, report, and document payroll accounting transactions Other duties as assigned Competencies: Possesses strong leadership capabilities Possesses strong organizational skills that reflect ability to perform and prioritize multiple tasks seamlessly with attention-to-detail Superior written and verbal business communication skills Possesses intermediate PC skills to include Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint), and Adobe Acrobat Conveys the ability to apply organizational practices, policies and procedures Maintains the judgment and discretion to properly discern and safeguard highly-sensitive information and documents, including company-proprietary information, and classified or otherwise sensitive national security information

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent
6+ years of related experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience is required
Possesses strong leadership capabilities
Possesses strong organizational skills that reflect ability to perform and prioritize multiple tasks seamlessly with attention-to-detail
Superior written and verbal business communication skills
Possesses intermediate PC skills to include Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint), and Adobe Acrobat
Conveys the ability to apply organizational practices, policies and procedures
Maintains the judgment and discretion to properly discern and safeguard highly-sensitive information and documents, including company-proprietary information, and classified or otherwise sensitive national security information

Responsibilities

Supervise payroll administration. Provides coaching, reviewing and delegation of work
Prepares monthly payments and paycheck withholdings for retirement contributions, taxes, union dues, flexible spending account (FSA) withholdings, and other deductions in accordance with established procedures and governmental regulations
Processes payroll, including distribution of payroll checks
Verifies payrolls are processed in accordance with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) prime contract and collective bargaining agreement(s) (CBAs)
Reconciles payroll tax forms (i.e., W-2, 940, 941, etc.)
Prepares payroll journal entries and maintains payroll ledgers
Reconciles payroll general ledger accounts
Performs research concerning the proper tax treatment of unique payroll transactions
Utilizes payroll journals, social security reports, burden spread, weekly and monthly distribution reports, benefits reports and other statistical and informational reports as required
Works with 401(k) benefits administrator to transfer benefits files
Prepares special reporting for management and auditors
Apply subject matter expertise to related payroll accounting tasks
Prepare, record, analyze, report, and document payroll accounting transactions
Other duties as assigned