Associate Manager of Payroll - Tandym

A recognized services organization in New Jersey is currently seeking an experienced Payroll professional to join their growing team in Newark as their new Associate Manager of Payroll.

About the Opportunity

• Start Date: ASAP
• Assignment Length: 6+ months
• Schedule: Monday to Friday
• Hours: 8:30am to 5pm
• Department: Payroll

Responsibilities:

• Assist in the daily administration of assignments of payroll agreement and non-agreement staff and their related duties and performance
• Perform timely review and verification of various types of employee life-cycle events
• Assist and support the Managers in various aspects of payroll functions including but not limited to verification, troubleshooting/resolution of timekeeping system issues, data issues, sign-offs for all agreement and non-agreement employees
• Support the Managers in the accurate and timely processing of special pays
• Reconcile and transmit payroll data to General Ledger, Accounts Payable, the bank and third-party vendors
• Perform general ledger account reconciliations, resolve payroll bank account reconciliation issues and prepare manual journal entries as needed
• Maintain payroll for retirees, calculate monthly pension benefits, and update deductions, taxes, direct deposit and addresses
• Proactively support the year-end and holiday time payroll activities including completion of payroll as scheduled, administration of paid time-off accruals in accordance with departments' past practices and conformance of policies
• Assist with the preparation of standard and ad-hoc reports and requested analytics relative to payroll activities as requested by internal and external customers
• Collaborate with other Payroll Managers to conduct routine training and knowledge transfer of processes for all payroll functions
• Provide timely responses for internal inquiries for payroll information from employees, managers, other departments and senior management
• Perform other duties, as needed

Qualifications:

• 4+ years of related Financial Management experience, with at least 2 years of Payroll experience
• Associate's Degree
• Experience managing Payroll agreement and non-agreement staff
• Microsoft Office proficient (Excel, PowerPoint, etc.)
• Solid analytical, mathematical, and research skills
• Great interpersonal skills
• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal)
• Strong attention to detail
• Highly organized

Desired Skills:

• Bachelor's Degree
• Working knowledge of ePersonality system and Oracle Discoverer