Payroll Associate

Payroll Associate

Payroll Associate

Accentuate Staffing is currently recruiting for a Payroll Associate to join our client located in Lillington, NC 27546.  This is a Direct Hire opportunity offering excellent benefits.   The ideal candidate will possess strong interpersonal and critical thinking skills and superior attention to detail. They will be responsible for processing multi-state payroll.

Responsibilities:

  • Process payroll in compliance with federal and state regulations to ensure accurate and timely payment to approximately 200 employees in various states
  • Reconcile payroll accounts and resolve discrepancies in a timely manner
  • Respond to employee payroll inquiries
  • Collaborate with HR to maintain accurate employee payroll records
  • Setup new hire in payroll system and complete I-9 verification
  • Works closely with Human Resources Coordinator to understand how benefit changes impact payroll deductions
  • Reconcile benefit carrier invoices and completes departmental cost allocations
  • Calculate employer 401K, HSA & FSA contributions based on eligibility requirements, maintains accurate spreadsheets and communicates funding details to vendors
  • Responsible for posting all journal entries related to payroll and benefits
  • Assist with various payroll and benefit audits, including extracting data from payroll reports and formatting for the end user
  • Assist team with auditing expense reports
  • Assist with responding to inquiries from internal users via the Accounting Help inbox
  • Complete other accounting and reporting duties as assigned

Requirements:

  • Minimum of 3+ years of payroll experience with multi-state, multi-entity payroll
  • Associate or Bachelor’s degree preferred
  • Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) is a plus
  • ADP Workforce Now & Timekeeping experience strongly desired
  • Comfortable with MS Office products
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