Payroll Associate - Nesco Resource, LLC

Well-established and prominent not-for-profit in Albany, NY area is looking for a Payroll Specialist to join its growing team.  This position is offering extremely competitive benefits package including a defined contribution plan, good quality of life, and healthy and collaborative work environment.

Your profile should include:

• 2+ years of processing high volume payroll
• Extensive knowledge of payroll functions, including preparation, garnishments, balancing, and tax regulations
• Have some general understanding of GAAP accounting
• Proficiency with Excel, with strong analytical and problem-solving skills  

• Reviewing and processing bi-weekly payrolls for over 500 diverse employees
• Uploading and auditing timesheets, adding garnishments and third-party sick pay, maintaining 401k loans and accruals, validating changes and working with managers to resolve any discrepancies.
• Collaborate with HR in maintaining and reviewing employee data, paid time off balances/accruals, 401k, profit sharing, and benefit deductions.
• Act as the resource for payroll issues by understanding payroll and tax regulations, and accounting principles.
• Process employee expense reports
• Create journal entries for payrolls, 401k, profit sharing, expense reports, vacation accruals, etc.

Nesco Resource provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.