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Payroll Specialist
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The Payroll Specialist ensures accurate processing and recording of payroll for bargaining employees and serves as a customer service agent for internal payroll inquiries and document requests.
About this role
Summary: The Payroll Specialist position will ensure accurate processing and recording of the company’s payroll for all of our Bargaining employees. In addition, this position will act as a customer service agent to internal employees, approaching both management and non-management positions with the highest level of communication to assist with payroll inquiries and document requests.
Duties and Responsibilities include the following:
1. Manage workflow to ensure all payroll transactions are processed accurately and timely.
2. Collaborating closely with payroll specialist team to ensure timely updates
3. Reconcile payroll prior to transmission and validate confirmed reports.
4. Understand proper taxation of employer paid benefits.
5. Process correct garnishment calculations and compliance.
6. Execute time and attendance processing and interface with KeyStyle software.
7. Perform compliances for unclaimed property payroll checks.
8. Develop ad hoc financial and operational reporting as needed.
9. Process manual check and/or request for stop payment.
10. Load import files received from other departments as it pertains to payroll (All Companies).
11. Research and respond to appropriate persons regarding items in need of correcting.
12. Weekly running, review and disbursement of Certified Payroll.
13. Monthly processing of MER reports and Market Recovery reporting.
14. Monthly processing of OCIP reporting.
15. Weekly processing of Intents and Affidavits for L&I.
16. Weekly processing of employment claims.
17. Weekly processing of New Hire packets.
Requirements
- Ability to work successfully in a deadline-driven environment with frequent interruptions
- Viewpoint or similar payroll software experience, preferred
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Must have a high attention to detail
- Must be very organized
- Outstanding customer service skills
- Proficiency in Word and Excel
- Union payroll experience highly preferred
- Construction payroll/office experience highly preferred
- Certified payroll experience highly preferred
Benefits
Salary range for this position is $60,000-$65,000 annually.
Opportunity for a discretionary year-end bonus.
401k with a 40% employer match (up to federal limit.)
Please find more information on our compensation package here.
https://ecpowerslife.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/EC-Benefit-Summary-Applicants.pdf
In addition to significant career growth opportunities, full-time employees enjoy a competitive pay rate, paid holidays and PTO; Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Disability Insurance, Flexible Spending Accounts, 401k plan and Employee Assistance Program.
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EC Electric is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and supports a drug free workplace program. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic information or characteristics, protected veteran status, or other protected classifications in accordance with federal law.
“Know Your Rights” labor poster click the link below for additional provision under this federal mandate.
https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights6.12ScreenRdr.pdf
EC Electric participates in E-Verification. Click the below links for more information.
E-Verify Participation Poster English and Spanish
Applicants with disabilities may request accommodation to complete the application and selection process. If you require any accommodations, please reach out to Human Resources at hr@ecpowerslive.com.
Learn more about our company, visit our website at: www.ecpowerslife.com. CCB# 49737
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