Job Title: Payroll Specialist

Job Description

• Responsible for payroll of employees for pay period (biweekly)

• Enter new hires, employee changes, and voluntary deductions in the payroll system

• Process manual checks such as terminations and discrepancies

• Prepare and process hourly and salaried bi-weekly payrolls

• Review computed wages and correct errors to ensure the accuracy of earnings

• Ensure that all changes to payroll are processed correctly

• Prepare and process exempt personnel time sheets utilizing an electronic time and attendance software product for compliance with policy, state, and regulatory requirements

• Calculate new hire pay, termination pay, and any required adjustment to normal pay

• Maintain accurate payroll records and employee files, including manual check log and reconciliation of payroll account

• Process stop payments or adjustments of payroll

• Handle all garnishments, deductions, and vacation/sick accruals

• Ensure that computing, withholding, and deductions are done correctly

• Knowledge of wage and hour laws

• Prepare various payroll and management reports, journal entries, workers compensation, and reconcile quarterly payroll taxes

Hard Skills

• Payroll processing
• Data entry
• Manual check processing
• Electronic time and attendance software
• Payroll record maintenance
• Stop payments and adjustments
• Garnishments and deductions handling
• Knowledge of wage and hour laws
• Payroll and management reporting
• Journal entries
• Workers compensation
• Quarterly payroll taxes reconciliation

Job Type

This is a Contract-to-Hire position with a duration of 6 Month(s).

Work Site

This is a hybrid position requiring some days on-site in Tampa, Florida and some days remote.