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PACS · 1 hour ago

Payroll Specialist

Salt Lake City, UT

Full-time

Onsite

Entry, Mid Level

2+ years exp

PACS is seeking a Payroll Specialist to join their payroll team. The role involves ensuring accurate processing of payroll, compliance with regulations, and collaboration with HR for reporting employee benefits.

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Responsibilities

Review and process multi-state bi-weekly payroll for employees of multiple entities, ensuring accuracy in hours worked, overtime, extra pay, benefits, and deductions

Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local payroll regulations and tax laws

Handle payroll-related inquiries from multiple entity payroll coordinators and resolve any discrepancies in a timely manner

Collaborate with the HR department to ensure accurate reporting of employee benefits and time-off requests

Prepare and process off-cycle payrolls for employee terminations and retroactive pay in accordance with state regulations

Support audits by providing necessary documentation and explanations

Stay current on payroll trends and best practices to enhance payroll processes

Provide ongoing training and support to entity payroll coordinators

Assist with projects as required

Manage workflow to ensure all payroll transactions are processed accurately and timely

Process and monitor garnishment orders and other issues that impact payroll specifications

Updates payroll records by reviewing and approving changes in exemptions, insurance coverage, savings deductions, and job titles, and department/ division transfers

Pays employees by directing the production and issuance of paychecks or electronic transfers to bank accounts

Prepares reports by compiling summaries of earnings, taxes, deductions, leave, disability, and nontaxable wages

Process manual checks

Prepare and process termination payroll checks in appropriate timeframes

Determines payroll liabilities by approving the calculation of employee federal and state income and social security taxes, and employer's social security, unemployment, and worker's compensation payments

Monitor sick and vacation accruals

Process and complete verification of employment

Prepare payroll allocations reports for the finance team

Reconcile payroll prior to transmission and validate and reports

Balances the payroll accounts by resolving payroll discrepancies

Provides payroll information by answering questions and requests

Maintains employee confidence and protects payroll operations by keeping information confidential

Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed

Qualification

Multi-state payroll processingPayroll software knowledgePayroll tax regulationsBachelor’s degree in AccountingCPPFPC certificationCustomer service skillsMicrosoft Office SuiteOrganizational skillsAttention to detail