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Robert Half Payroll and Benefits Specialist in MUSKEGON, Michigan
Description
Do you have exceptional communication skills and an interest grow your career? As a Payroll and Benefits Specialist for one of our Marine clients, you would become a vital part of the Payroll department. Based in the Muskegon, Michigan area, this position would be needed on a permanent basis. This Payroll and Benefits specialist role processes and manages the organization’s payroll for all employees in multiple states, ensuring pay is processed on time, accurately, in compliance with government regulations as well as ownership of administrative tasks in such areas as employee records, benefits, employment, compensation and reporting. This role also assumes responsibility for managing and preserving the benefit system administration and compliance for all company sponsored benefit plans.
Role and Responsibilities
Processes and manages payrolls within a timely and accurate manner for all employees, including but not limited to the processing of data, executing time and attendance processing, reconciling payroll prior to transmission, validating relevant reports, coordinating changes or updates, applicable payroll deductions, enters new hire information, processes terminations, applicable changes to payroll or overall insurance benefits
Processes applicable court ordered documents such as garnishments, child support orders, liens, or levies in accordance with federal, state and local regulations
Maintains all employee records within Paychex, ensures process and data accuracy, ensures reporting structures, employee data is current and accurate, ensures employee confidentiality, ensures compliance with records retention process and adherence to all federal and state regulations
Ensures compliance and system administration of various employee benefit plans; including, but not limited to health, dental, vision, life, disability, retirement, flexible spending, and voluntary benefit plans
Manages and processes all electronic benefit and 401k file feeds through the payroll process to ensure all information is processed timely and accurately
Conducts regular audits of payroll records, employee information and overall reports to maintain integrity of all payroll and benefits data in accordance with system
Drive continuous improvement, creating better workflow, eliminating errors and inefficiencies and standardizing processes as related to payroll and benefit administration system
Ensures compliance with company employment policies as well as Federal, State and Local rules and regulations as it relates to all payroll and benefits processes and programs
Performs audits for unclaimed property payroll checks
Processes and manages timely and accurate year end reporting documentation for payroll and benefit administration
Develops financial and operational reporting as needed
Processes any manual check entries and manages relocation metrics
Updates and reconciles monthly bank statements from Paychex
Serves as a contact and resource for payroll vendor
Responds to employee inquiries and resolves and addresses any payroll issues
Ensures regulatory compliance by completion of various reports: EEO1, VETS100, etc.
Prepares and participates in audits including acting as a contact for auditors, establishing audit schedule, analyzing, and preparing necessary reports and development and assisting in the implementation of action plans to address audit findings
Requirements
Experience with high volume data entry
Previous payroll experience
Possess strong organizational and follow-up skills
Great attention to detail
Proficiency in Paychex
Well-founded grasp of HR Payroll System
General familiarity with Full Cycle Payroll
Earlier work involving Payroll Functions
Proven knowledge of bi-Monthly Payroll
Paychex Payroll experience
Practical knowledge of HRIS Payroll System
Good understanding of Process Payroll
Command of Paychex Payroll
Experience with benefits payroll
Wide ranging experience with payroll
Quality experience with payroll systems for 100-500 employees
Paychex experience desired
Previous experience working with Reconcile Payroll
Excellent oral and written communication skills
Enthusiasm when it comes to learning new systems and ideas
Prior Payroll software experience preferred
Apply below or contact Tracie Howe at 616-600-8723
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