The Schwebel Baking Company is seeking a Payroll Specialist to join our team!

Essential Duties / Responsibilities:

• Receives and reviews payroll records ensuring compliance with company policies, procedures, regulations, and Union contracts for multiple payrolls.
• Enters payroll into systems; processes, calculates, and posts a variety of payroll actions including overtime hours, incentives, uniform and tool allowances.
• Prepares, balances, and corrects payroll reports ensuring accuracy.
• Checks records and papers for clerical and arithmetic accuracy, completeness, and compliance with established standards and procedures.
• Investigates employee payroll questions by researching payroll documents and following up with necessary parties.
• Enters new employees, retirements, and terminations; makes permanent payroll employee changes to benefits, taxes, address, and deductions.
• Collaborate with colleagues from all departments and external providers as necessary.
• Identifies continuous improvement/automation activities and makes frequent recommendations based on detailed analyses and applying results to drive improvements.
• This position reports to the Controller and has one direct report.
• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Accounting degree or equivalent preferred.
• Previous union payroll and pension experience preferred. 
• Proficient Excel skills.
• Strong analytical and reconciliation skills and ability to develop new skills quickly.
• Adapting and thriving in a constantly changing environment.
• Paychex experience a plus.