Senior Payroll Coordinator

Assignment Description

The Sr. Payroll Coordinator is responsible for providing cross-functional support to the HR team and for the day-to-day administration and processing of Company payroll using ADP Workforce Now. Maintains strict confidentiality and assists employees with payroll and administrative HR matters.

Essential Functions and Duties/Responsibilities:

- Prepare employee paychecks and direct deposit remittances, maintaining payroll related information in an accurate and in compliance with state and federal laws

- Ensure accurate processing of all mandatory and voluntary deductions as well as garnishments, liens, direct deposit requests, deductions, etc.

- Assist employees with Time & Attendance issues in WFS.

- Serve as primary contract regarding payroll processing issues; research and resolve payroll related questions from employees and managers.

- Investigate discrepancies and provide information in non-routing situations.

- Maintain and update employee data and records in HRIS systems and employee personnel files in Content Server.

- Deliver employee payroll checks and reports.

- Stay abreast of legislative changes to comply with all federal, local, and state regulations that impact payroll.

- Maintains current knowledge of applicable state and federal wage and hour laws.

- Facilitate employee understanding of payroll practices and procedures.

- Processes, maintains, and communicates taxable fringe benefits on a monthly, quarterly, and annual basis for exempt and assigned vehicles, education, housing, fitness memberships, and other benefits as applicable.

- Participates in quarterly expenditure and fringe benefit monitoring meeting

- Maintains departmental company credit cards and expense reporting.

- Assists with employee leave management administration as it pertains to payroll.

- Enter IT requests, as requested.

Qualifications Required

- Must have pervious experience specifically in payroll and/or payroll processing, preferably utilizing ADP Workforce Now

- Detail oriented with sound knowledge of payroll administration, including state and federal regulations including tax withholdings

- Strong experience operating in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word and Outlook).

- Strong understanding of payroll and tax withholding compliance obligations.

- Strong organizational skills and the ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.

- Capable of working independently as well as within a team.

- Excellent communication and customer service skills.

- Possess strong ethical standards regarding the handling of confidential information

- Capable of effective planning and priority setting.

- Strong analytical skills and a thorough knowledge payroll processing.

- Proficient reading, writing, grammar and mathematics skills.

- Computer proficiency and technical aptitude with the ability to utilize ADP, WFN, MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and internal databases.

- Intermediate Excel Skills, and Intermediate/Advanced Word, PowerPoint.

Duration

60 days

Location

Houston, TX