Payroll Specialist - Children’s Specialized ABA

We are growing and hiring a hard-working, dedicated, positive payroll professional to support the day-to-day payroll operations!

This role is M-F and the core work hours are 8:30am - 5:00pm EST (with a 30-min. meal period); flexibility is required to meet department/organizational goals and ensure payroll processing deadlines are met. This is an in person role, located in Kearney, NJ! Hybrid 1-2 days per week after 90 days.

Ideal candidates will have strong organizational skills, and successful customer service experience (internal and external customers)

Key Responsibilities: 

• Assist Payroll Manager with day-to-day payroll operating tasks
• Work closely with Finance Team, HR Team, CR Team, and Scheduling Team to resolve any payroll/time and attendance issues/concerns
• Understands service codes in CR work to resolve questions from employees
• Maintains payroll database, including program modifications,  additions, and/or deletions to earnings/deductions fields.
• Process payroll on a biweekly basis (hourly & salaried), including information related to new hires, terminations, salary continuances, garnishments, and bonus and reimbursements, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and timely disbursement.
• Reconciles pay cycle.
• 401(k) management/enrollment and audits.
• Run weekly/bi-weekly/monthly and quarterly payroll reports/audits from both payroll system (Paylocity) and billing system (Central Reach) and reconciliation for payroll/benefits
• Responds to day-to-day employee and department inquiries for payroll and/or timekeeping questions accurately using strong customer service and problem-solving skills.
• Works with Benefits teams to ensure accurate benefits deductions and record keeping.
• Partner with stakeholders to research and resolve payroll and/or timekeeping discrepancies and resolve exceptions and ensure accurate and complete payroll records.
• Research issues in HRIS systems to ensure that data accurately transfers between systems and perform corrections as required.

• Maintain payroll records, resolve payroll discrepancies, and respond to employee inquiries about payroll and tax issues.
• Track, input employee late submits from CR system into excel and upload to payroll system to ensure accurate payment of hours worked.
• Set up state unemployment taxes
• Confirm local taxes
• Process garnishments (including employee communication)
• Income verifications
• Special projects
• Other duties and needed and assigned  

Required Qualifications: 

• Bachelor's degree preferred; high school diploma or equivalent with demonstrated success
• Paylocity experience strongly preferred
• Detail-oriented and organized 
• Proficient in excel (v-lookup and pivot tables) 
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to manage sensitive and confidential situations with tact, professionalism, and diplomacy; excellent verbal and written communication skills 
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail  
• Proficient with or the ability to quickly learn payroll management, human resource information system (HRIS), applicant tracking system (ATS) and similar computer applications 
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with changing circumstances while maintaining a positive attitude

Benefits:

• PTO, Paid Holidays, Paid Sick Time
• Health, Dental and Vision
• 401k