Payroll Administrator

Ref ID: 05060-0012451936

Classification: Payroll Administrator

Compensation: $33.25 to $38.50 hourly

Are you a Payroll Administrator with experience with Microsoft Office? Ready for a challenge? Do you have dynamic communication and problem-solving skills? Robert Half is looking for a Payroll Administrator who can process payroll effectively and efficiently for a company in the Wholesale Distribution - Dur Goods industry. If you want to work in a fast-paced environment, contact us today to start advancing your career with this smart team. Located in Richmond, British Columbia, the Payroll Administrator is a long-term contract role.
Responsibilities
- Other duties as assigned
- Ensuring compliance with federal and state regulations and guidelines
- Secure confidential payroll operation information and maintain employee confidence
- Provide assistance as necessary for all internal and external audits related to payroll
- Manage payroll information requests and questions
- Manage employee deductions and other liabilities
- Draft reports by organizing all summaries of earnings, taxes, deductions, leave, disability, and nontaxable wages
- Collect and analyze information including resolving payroll discrepancies
- Managing payroll information by keeping proper records for collecting, calculating, and entering data
- Follow established policies and procedures to maintain payroll operations and report changes as necessary
- Maintain all updates of payroll records by tracking changes in exemptions, insurance coverage, savings deductions, and job title and department/division transfers
- Manage and review, including verify, source documents
- Determining payroll liabilities by calculating employee federal and state income and social security taxes and employer social security, unemployment, and worker compensation payments
- Draft relevant year-end reports, as well as weekly, monthly, and quarterly ones, for department heads

Job Requirements:
A Successful candidate Will Have:
- Less than one year of experience is acceptable
- Certified Payroll detail oriented designation preferred
- Sharp, analytical thinking abilities, always seeking to draw connections and identify the "why"
- Command of Microsoft Office with strong Excel skills
- Experience with high volume multi-state payroll, billing, licensing, AP, etc.
- Solid understanding of Coding Invoices
- Knowledge of federal and state payroll regulations and requirements
- Previous experience using accounting software
- Proficient knowledge of basic accounting principles and solid financial acumen
- Mastery of internal controls
- Ability to enter data into various electronic systems while maintaining the integrity and accuracy of the data

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