Payroll Specialist

JOB DUTIES:

• Process payroll accurately, on time and within all applicable policies, regulations, union contracts, and wage and hour laws.

• Collaborate with human resource and labor relations professionals to stay informed of payroll policies, union contracts, procedures and guidelines.

• Monitor employee time sheets for accuracy.

• Communicate with supervisors and managers to ensure time entry is accurate and timely.

• Assist with processing reimbursement of accidental over payments.

• Initiate or assist with employee payroll communications.

• Review, research, and resolve payroll issues.

• Communicate effectively with employees and Central Payroll staff to identify and correct errors and problems that affect payroll processing, including client payroll system issues.

• Interpret established payroll policies, procedures and other relevant sources to internal and external customers as needed.

• Handle sensitive, confidential information and manage potentially volatile situations.

• Research and summarize specialized or technical information from varied sources, which requires selecting the most appropriate material and the use of spreadsheets and/or customized database applications.

• Organize, oversee, track, and maintain payroll files with a high degree of accuracy.

• Assist in creating desk procedures.

• Assist in training employees and supervisors on the use of the payroll system, including the application of relevant policies, procedures, regulations, union contracts, and wage and hour laws.

• Other special projects and duties as assigned.

EXPERIENCE, QUALIFICATIONS, KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS:

• A minimum of three years of experience in payroll processing including processing payroll for a group of at least 250 employees.

• Demonstrated experience providing excellent customer service, including analyzing, researching and solving customer issues while maintaining positive customer relationships.

• Demonstrated knowledge of payroll rules, regulations, guidelines, as well as State and Federal wage and hour laws.

• Ability to effectively manage and complete multiple tasks that may have competing priorities.

• Experience and demonstrated ability to perform payroll related training.

• Demonstrated ability to work with a diverse workforce.

• Ability to maintain confidentiality of sensitive matters.

• Ability to work in stressful situations.

• Ability to use tact, diplomacy and persuasion while dealing with internal and external customers.

• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a team.

• Effective time management skills.

• Skill in researching and analyzing data, identifying problems and proposing solutions.

• Demonstrated written and oral communication skills.

• Interpersonal and human relations skills.

• Organizational and problem solving skills.

• Skilled in using Microsoft Word and Excel for Word processing and creating spreadsheets

• Skill in numerical analysis.

Duration: 6 Months

Location: Seattle

Rate: $23.49