Accelerating the Human Condition
Payroll Specialist
Location
Philippines
Posted
29 days ago
Salary
0
Seniority
Mid Level
Job Description
Payroll Specialist
Career TEAM
• Initiate, track and complete the self-paced employee onboarding process via ADP Workforcenow for all employees across the US and PH. • Review employee information for accuracy, including name, address, tax ID, tax withholdings, etc. • Update employee payroll information including marital status, job titles, wages, hires and separations. • Ensure the integrity of the payroll data entry of the US based team by reviewing employee timecards for their regular hours, overtime, sick or vacation time and other pay codes. • Input additional earnings, such as bonuses or commissions. • Ensure compliance with US federal, state and local tax laws and regulations. • Calculate and process payroll adjustments in the ADP Workforce Now system. • Assist with other special payments and other reconciliations as needed. • Respond to and resolve all payroll inquiries in an accurate, courteous, and confidential manner. • Prepare weekly and monthly headcount summary and other reports as needed. • Edit ADP’s set up as needed to accommodate the various labor laws, leave laws and compliance requirements across the United States • Approach each day with a “Zag” mindset • Other duties as needed.
Job Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Accounting or another related concentration.
- At least 2-3 years of data entry or administrative experience
- Must have experience working with payroll and HRIS systems
- Exposure to ADP - Workforce Now product preferred
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Proven analytical skills coupled with a high level of accuracy and attention to detail.
- Proven ability to work effectively either as an individual or member of a team and relate effectively with staff on all levels.
- Proven ability to quickly learn new information, processes, and procedures.
- High level organization skills with a high degree of drive, initiative, and the capacity to deal with multiple and often conflicting priorities.
- MS Office Skills like Excel (Intermediate), Word, Outlook as per MS Office Skills matrix
- Must be a self-starter, hands on and able to be flexible with competitive work demands. Take the initiative to look beyond any variances and get to the source of the problem or identify trends;
- Meticulous organizational skills and detail-oriented;
- Professional communication skills, experience with handling sensitive and confidential data;
- Must be able to meet deadlines and work under pressure, including the ability to perform and complete a high volume of work assignments with speed and accuracy, work cooperatively with others and showing courteousness and a high level of professionalism.
Benefits
- Receive coverage under the company sponsored HMO plan.
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