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Eddy County, NM · 1 day ago

PAYROLL CLERK - STARTING PAY: 21.00 - $23.18

Carlsbad, NM

Full-time

Onsite

New Grad, Entry Level

$21/hr - $23.18/hr

Eddy County, NM is seeking a Payroll Clerk to provide administrative support to the Payroll Manager. The role involves completing bi-weekly payroll, answering employee inquiries, and maintaining payroll documentation and compliance.

Government Administration

Responsibilities

Provide administrative support to the Payroll Manager in completing bi-weekly payroll

Be the point of contact for employees to answer questions and concerns relating to W-4’s, W-2’s, address and phone number changes, direct deposits, pay stubs, wage garnishments, verification of employments, unlocking and resetting Kronos logins and passwords, schedules changes, bio metric fingerprinting and timeclock troubleshooting

Investigate and help to resolve minor payroll discrepancies or errors by collecting and analyzing information, under the payroll manager's guidance

Collect, verify, and accurately enter employee data into the payroll system

Assist the Payroll Manager with distributing payroll checks to employees and sending payment checks

Check and scan bi-weekly payroll maintenance

Maintain and organize detailed payroll files and documentation for audit trails and compliance

Assist with the preparation of year-end tax forms

Reconcile monthly benefits statements and invoices from insurance carriers

Perform all duties with minimal supervision

May be required to work irregular hours, attend job related meetings, and perform all other duties as assigned

Qualification

Payroll processingData entryBookkeeping knowledgeMS Office proficiencyKronos systemDiscretionDetail orientedCommunication skills

Required

Provide administrative support to the Payroll Manager in completing bi-weekly payroll

Be the point of contact for employees to answer questions and concerns relating to W-4's, W-2's, address and phone number changes, direct deposits, pay stubs, wage garnishments, verification of employments, unlocking and resetting Kronos logins and passwords, schedules changes, bio metric fingerprinting and timeclock troubleshooting

Investigate and help to resolve minor payroll discrepancies or errors by collecting and analyzing information, under the payroll manager's guidance

Collect, verify, and accurately enter employee data into the payroll system

Assist the Payroll Manager with distributing payroll checks to employees and sending payment checks

Check and scan bi-weekly payroll maintenance

Maintain and organize detailed payroll files and documentation for audit trails and compliance

Assist with the preparation of year-end tax forms

Reconcile monthly benefits statements and invoices from insurance carriers

Detail oriented and possess basic bookkeeping knowledge

Proficient in Windows and MS Office, Word and Excel

Ability to handle large amounts of data

Ability to understand and communicate in English, both orally and in writing

Ability to handle sensitive employee and financial information with discretion