Associate Payroll Job Description
Associate payroll
provides back up payroll support and holiday cover for the Irish Payroll Team, including processing of payroll where needed.
Associate Payroll Duties & Responsibilities
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Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Control the recorded hours in our Time & Attendance system to make sure that hour codes are used in a correct way
Periodically either upload payroll data onto payroll system or provide the required information to our payroll partner (this depend
Periodically check the payroll data and pays slips to assure that payroll data has been accurately processed
Periodically reconcile payroll journals to general ledger in order to guarantee a smooth end of month and an end of year process
Periodically reconcile various payments made such as but not limited to salaries, taxes and social securities
Periodically check if the Time & Attendance system is up-to-date and that the latest CBA regulations/rulings related to payroll are applicable such as but not limited to allowances for overtime or and other allowance on worked hours
Check pay slips on the correct gross to net calculation as part of the year end process for assigned stores
For the assigned stores act as the first point of contact for the store/co- managers when questions arise related to payroll
Contribute to the further professionalization of the payroll department
Various ad hoc related payroll duties such as processing garnishments, questionnaires
Associate Payroll Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for Associate Payroll
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: HCM, FPC, KPMG, CPP, APA, PHR, BPM, SME, CDD, STC
Education for Associate Payroll
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the associate payroll job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and Associate Degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, Education, Associates, Human Resources, Business/Administration, Supervision, Taxation, Administration
Skills for Associate Payroll
Desired skills for associate payroll include:
German and English
German tariffs and branches for processing of attendance systems
Year End processing requirements for multiple states CPA certifications considered an asset
MS Excel
Payroll calculations
Payroll forms and limits
Payroll taxes
Payroll processing for international countries
Accounting principles and practices
Both US and Canadian payroll
Desired experience for associate payroll includes:
Managing application deployments
Coordinating with development resources onshore/offshore
Technical documentation and review
Implement secure development processes
Participate in peer code and architecture reviews
Conduct Semi-M to improve current processes to reduce the number of payroll related errors
Associate Payroll Examples
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Associate Payroll Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is looking to fill the role of associate payroll. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for associate payroll
- Coordinate between the associate, business and legal counsel to ensure required applications are completed in compliance with immigration legislation
- Partners with KPMG and US operations team to ensure compliance with tax legislation for international assignees
- Assist with any special requests by the Payroll Supervisor/Manager
- Reconcile all payrolls prior to transmission
- Review and audit daily reports from Workday
- Process weekly and semi-monthly payrolls including bonus, severance and disability payments
- Prepare and reconcile monthly Union Payments
- Process manual checks, stop payments and reversals of direct deposits
- Compiles data for analysis and reporting
- Generates and distributes checks
Qualifications for associate payroll
- Previous experience handling compensation in a private equity environment preferred, specifically incentive compensation and carried interest plans
- Advanced Excel skills, proficiency in Microsoft Word, Powerpoint and Outlook
- Troubleshoots payroll issues
- Professional certification such as CPM (CAN) and PCP (CAN)
- Lean certification or Six Sigma certification
- Minimum of two years directly related finance or payroll experience
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Our innovative and growing company is hiring for an associate payroll. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for associate payroll
- Participate in SOX testing, internal/external audits and assist in providing data requested by Legal, Tax, Finance
- Provides skilled technical support, which may include data coordination, data analysis, report writing, payroll system testing
- Maintenance of SAP HR for HR, Payroll and Financial data items
- Analysis and accumulation of requests for payroll items
- Onboarding of New Hires and contractors and related paperwork
- Collaborate with Analysts, Senior Analysts, PPS Field teams, and PPS teams in Hermitage to resolve issues
- Work in a team environment to define and achieve high performance goals and expectations
- Assist with accuracy review, document preparation, filing and other projects as needed
- Maintain processing information in logical and easy-to-locate files (electronic and hard copy)
- Coordinate and print all incoming communications via shared e-mail inboxes
Qualifications for associate payroll
- Ability to assess and recommend solutions
- Ability to prioritize, plan, perform and communicate work activities
- Fundamental Payroll Certification (FPC) or Certified Payroll Professional (CPP)
- Knowledge of SAP and / or other ERP systems
- Knowledge of time entry applications and tools
- Experience with process improvement tools and methodologies
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Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is hiring for an associate payroll. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for associate payroll
- Ability to relate to associate needs in an understanding/patient manner and understand/resolve the issues communicated
- Perform tax control and audit functions for the Americas payrolls, the largest of which is US, with approximately 6,000 employees
- Collaborate with payroll staff and other partners to share knowledge on tax compliance requirements
- Coordinate US W2 testing, reconciliation of quarterly forms to annual filings, resolution of variances
- Handle any tax filings which vendor does not prepare
- Monitor tax rate and SUI rate changes, coordinating with vendor to update timely and accurately
- Manage the administration of the Multi-State Wage Allocation policy for US state travelers
- Prepare tax adjustments to employee records, Prior Quarter Adjustments and coordinate with vendor on preparation and issuance of Corrected Tax Forms, US Forms W-2, Canadian Form T4
- Review employees with US non-resident visas to ensure their tax set up is correct
- Handle reporting of imputed income for any fringe benefits, including foreign paid expatriate benefits, inpatriate wages
Qualifications for associate payroll
- Must have intermediate proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook)
- Delegate and follow-up appropriately and effectively maintain confidentiality
- Strong communication ability in written and verbal
- 1-2 years’ experience of financial/ administrative experience in a Payroll department or Business office
- Experience with payroll or finance preferred but not essential
- Tremendous professionalism, dedication to outstanding customer service, and calm under pressure
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Associate Payroll Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is looking for an associate payroll. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for associate payroll
- Performs routine audits and analysis to ensure payroll accuracy, operational efficiency, and compliance with established controls
- Responsible for maintaining a thorough understanding of all payroll systems and keep abreast of all relevant laws, regulations, and best practices
- Run queries and reports to generate data used for payroll planning, auditing, filing and reporting purposes using PeopleSoft, Kronos, and Excel
- Serve as the Payroll department resource for all payroll operations, tax, and compliance activities needed to support various functional Business Partners (HR, Finance, Corporate Tax, Operations)
- Prepares statistical reports on employee pay, commissions, bonuses, vacation, sick, disability, workers compensation, leave, taxes and withholdings
- May serve as a focal point for guidance on more complex processes or escalations
- Responsible for the coordination efforts between human resources, payroll and other departments to ensure
- Perform payroll activities and audit electronic time management systems to process a weekly payroll being attentive to multi-state pay rules and regulations
- Check with field or Customer Support Center supervisors to proactively resolve time management discrepancies
- Assist in processing payment of sales commissions, automobile allowances, and expense reimbursements
Qualifications for associate payroll
- Recent experience with the Payroll solutions such as Namely, ADP or similar payroll software
- Working knowledge of Netsuite, Oracle or similar ERP
- Intermediate to advanced proficiency in Excel, with proven ability to develop and generate ad hoc reports
- Bachelor’s Degree - preferably in Accounting or Business
- Knowledge of in-house payroll processing and time and labor reporting within an enterprise system
- Candidate must possess at least a Bachelor's Degree , Finance / Accountancy / Banking or equivalent
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Our company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of associate payroll. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for associate payroll
- Process distribution of checks via USPS for retail locations to Customer Support Center departments
- Completion of other misc
- Handles basic administrative payroll duties including data entry
- To ensure all relevant filing of documents in both an orderly and timely manner
- As CGI Philippines staff, everyone shall be responsible for the security of the information that they use or manage, and shall ensure that appropriate measures are taken to preserve its confidentiality, integrity and availability for use
- Monitor payment and duration of short term and long term disability and Workers Compensation pay
- Audit and reconcile payroll accounts
- Supervise, train, and evaluate Payroll Administrator by providing direction, guidance, and motivation to meet, and exceed, business goals serving as a backup for the student payroll completion process
- Monitor all non-exempt Staff employee time by validation of data and supervisor authorizations
- Prepare and balance the bi-weekly Staff/Faculty/Executive payrolls through completion by ensuring the accuracy of updated employees’ hours and maintenance and producing and posting the direct deposit file to the Bank’s website
Qualifications for associate payroll
- Any issues arising from the handover, together with recommendations for resolution, should be discussed with the Team Leader and Operations Manager if there is a potential for service failure
- You may not perform work outside the scope of the TOR without the approval of the Global Service Director
- 1-2 years’ experience of financial/ administrative experience preferably in a payroll department or Business office
- Reconcile payroll output to supporting documentation to ensure all payrolls are correct and obtain proper internal authorization
- General computer knowledge, ADP Windows knowledge, Excel, Microsoft Word
- Experience in processing mid/large sized payrolls (> 500 ee's) in multiple states