The Professional Tree Care Company · 11 hours ago
Payroll & HR Specialist SPANISH required
Berkeley, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid Level
$28/hr - $32/hrThe Professional Tree Care Company is seeking a Payroll & HR Specialist who is fluent in both English and Spanish. The role involves processing payroll, assisting employees with payroll inquiries, and performing various human resources tasks, all while ensuring compliance with federal and state regulations.
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Responsibilities
Serve as the primary person responsible for processing all payroll across the company using ADP and Econz time-tracking that feeds into Sage accounting software. You’ll be the one to guarantee timely and accurate delivery of employee compensation for up to 99 Bay Area employees
Assist our SPANISH SPEAKING employees with payroll and other questions
Perform as many Human Resources tasks as you’re able to take on once payroll is completed. These may include onboarding, background checks, etc
Go out into the field to train staff to use our new ADP application on their smartphones. You and our H.R. Manager will lead trainings at four or more locations
Serve as backup to our Human Resources and Payroll Manager if they are on vacation or out ill
Drive your own vehicle to our field locations and/or out to remote sites, as needed, to onboard, off-board or otherwise assist fellow employees. (Reimbursement applies.)
Accurately process hourly payroll once per week and salaried payroll bi-monthly, including overtime, commissions, bonuses and all applicable taxes, 401(k) contributions, health insurance premiums, and perks associated with prevailing wage/union wages. Plus, processing certified payroll, as needed, when your payroll counterpart is unavailable
Create reports that outline deductions, overtime, tax liabilities, etc
Review payroll data accuracy and complying with local/state/Federal regulations ensuring all payroll tax filings are correctly submitted
Work alongside Human Resources on benefits, PTO-related deductions, employee payroll records, promotions/wage increases, separations/final checks, tax forms, and attendance data
Serve as the back-up to our H.R./Payroll Manager when she is on vacation
Work full-time on-site on the second floor of a building that does not have an elevator. NO REMOTE options are available for this position
Qualification
Required
MUST BE Bilingual Eng/Spanish
fluent in both English and Spanish
Have you run payroll for 75+ people in the last 60-90 days?
Do you live near Berkeley, CA or within a 45-minute drive?
comfortable running ADP payroll with very little assistance
comfortable calling and meeting workers daily, as needed, to correct their time entries
present information to our staff IN SPANISH
Serve as the primary person responsible for processing all payroll across the company using ADP and Econz time-tracking that feeds into Sage accounting software
Assist our SPANISH SPEAKING employees with payroll and other questions
Perform as many Human Resources tasks as you're able to take on once payroll is completed
Go out into the field to train staff to use our new ADP application on their smartphones
Serve as backup to our Human Resources and Payroll Manager if they are on vacation or out ill
Drive your own vehicle to our field locations and/or out to remote sites, as needed, to onboard, off-board or otherwise assist fellow employees
Accurately process hourly payroll once per week and salaried payroll bi-monthly, including overtime, commissions, bonuses and all applicable taxes, 401(k) contributions, health insurance premiums, and perks associated with prevailing wage/union wages
Create reports that outline deductions, overtime, tax liabilities, etc
Review payroll data accuracy and complying with local/state/Federal regulations ensuring all payroll tax filings are correctly submitted
Work alongside Human Resources on benefits, PTO-related deductions, employee payroll records, promotions/wage increases, separations/final checks, tax forms, and attendance data
Serve as the back-up to our H.R./Payroll Manager when she is on vacation
Work full-time on-site on the second floor of a building that does not have an elevator
Preferred
Having experience with the basics of human resources including onboarding, establishing digital H.R. files, obtaining DMV records and background checks online, etc
Having a college degree is a plus, especially a degree in English, finance, economics, or business
Ability to focus in a shared, often chatter-filled open environment
Benefits
Medical, dental, and optical insurance paid at Fifty Percent (50%) after 90 days of employment.
401(k)
PTO (Paid Time Off)
Sick Days
Holidays
Referral Bonus
Employee Discount
Training Funds
Company
The Professional Tree Care Company
The Professional Tree Care Company provides tree trimming, pruning, and landscape maintenance services.
Founded in 1980
51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageCompany data provided by crunchbase