Payroll & HR Administrator

Blue Ridge Summit, PA

Rowman & Littlefield is seeking a full-time Payroll and HR Administrator who will work across many aspects of Human Resources. To qualify, you must have strong interpersonal skills, with a customer-service mindset. You should be organized, analytical, detail oriented, confidential, and interested in learning and growth.

Responsibilities

• Process and issue employee paychecks and statements of earnings and deductions. Review timecards, wages, and other information to detect and reconcile payroll discrepancies. 
• Provide information to employees and managers on payroll matters, tax issues and benefit plans. 
• Conduct verifications of employment. 
• Prepare and file payroll tax returns.
• Maintain an accurate account of staff attendance using the time and attendance online portal. 
• Assist in the employment process by organizing, processing, documenting, and maintaining employment records related to events such as hiring, termination, leaves, transfers, or promotions using ADP Workforce Now. 
• Analyze employment-related data and prepare required reports. 
• Maintain departmental record organization and accuracy within the Human Resource Information System (HRIS), in our online database, and within our physical HR filing system, performing clerical functions including copying, scanning, and faxing documents.
• Assist in monthly research, evaluation, and documentation of compliance updates on a federal, state, and local level to ensure the integrity of our practices and policies.
• Assistance with other Human Resources activities as needed.

In addition to the above, candidates will have:

• Associate or Bachelor’s degree and/or Human Resources certification from SHRM or HRCI. 
• 3 years prior experience as a payroll administrator. 
• Knowledge of using online/paperless systems for data organization.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office 365; Outlook, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint; proficiency in Adobe Software and experience with ADP Workforce Now is strongly preferred.

Core Competencies Required:

• Economics and Accounting: Knowledge of accounting principles and practices, the financial markets, banking, and the analysis of reporting of financial data.
• Organized: Have the ability to prioritize competing deadlines and complete work in an organized and timely manner. Must maintain neat and orderly filing systems, processes, and work areas. 
• Professional & Confidential: Poised, organized, and effective under pressure. Accept instruction, constructive criticism, and redirection in a positive manner. Be willing to discuss problems and apply integrity to daily work while exercising proper judgement with staff and colleagues, strictly adhering to confidentiality requirements. 
• Collaborative: Understands the concept of true teamwork. Change direction or modify priorities when changes occur. Show consideration and kindness to management and staff. 
• Motivated: Take initiative when gathering information to complete assignments and ask questions when in doubt. Develop methods for process improvement and increased participation/engagement with staff.
• Communicative: Exemplary verbal and written communication skills - responds well to directions and asks questions to improve communication and efficiency. 
• Responsible & Accountable: Maintain deadlines by communicating with the supervisor when delays occur. Be flexible with work hours when necessary to complete assigned work, and exhibit a good work ethic with good attendance, punctuality, and adherence to deadlines.

About Our Company

An independent publisher with an outstanding reputation, Rowman & Littlefield publishes innovative, high-quality college texts, provocative and timely titles for general readers, and professional and scholarly books throughout the humanities and social sciences. The company is headquartered in Lanham, Maryland, and has offices in Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania.

Rowman & Littlefield is a VEVRAA federal contractor and uses E-Verify to confirm the employment eligibility of all newly hired employees. To learn more about E-Verify, including applicant rights and responsibilities, please visit https://www.e-verify.gov/ 

Rowman & Littlefield is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Please refer to www.rowman.com/Page/HR for Rowman & Littlefield’s Equal Employment Opportunity–Affirmative Action Policy Statement, as well as additional information relating to equal employment opportunity.