What are the responsibilities and job description for the Payroll Specialist position at AMH?
Since 2012, we've grown to become one of the leading single-family rental companies and homebuilders in the country, recently recognized as a top employer by Fortune and Great Place To Work®. At AMH, our goal is to simplify the experience of leasing a home through professional management and maintenance support, so our residents can focus on what really matters to them, wherever they are in life.
The Payroll Specialist is responsible for assisting the Payroll Director and Senior Payroll Specialist with the day-to-day administration of payroll. Serves as primary administrative support for payroll function. Provides customer service to respond to payroll questions from employees and managers. Prepares payroll for processing.
Responsibilities:
The anticipated pay range/scale for this position is $27.42 to $34.28 Hourly. Actual starting base pay within this range will depend on factors including geographic location, education, training, skills, and relevant experience.
Additional Compensation
This position is not eligible to receive additional compensation.
Perks and Benefits
Employees also have the opportunity to participate in medical, dental and vision insurance; flexible spending accounts and/or health savings accounts; dependent savings accounts; 401(k) with company matching contributions; employee stock purchase plan; and a tuition reimbursement program. The Company provides 9 paid holidays per year, and, upon hire, new employees will accrue paid time off (PTO) at a rate of 0.0577 hours of PTO per hour worked, up to a maximum of 120 hours per year.
Background Check
Background check required. AMH will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records in accordance with all applicable federal, state and local laws, which may include the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.
CA Privacy Notice: To learn more about what information we collect when you apply for a job, and how we use that information, please see our CA Job Applicant Privacy Notice found at https://www.amh.com/ca-privacy-notice.
The Payroll Specialist is responsible for assisting the Payroll Director and Senior Payroll Specialist with the day-to-day administration of payroll. Serves as primary administrative support for payroll function. Provides customer service to respond to payroll questions from employees and managers. Prepares payroll for processing.
Responsibilities:
- Calculate new hire pay, termination pay, and any required adjustments to normal pay for employees.
- Process data entry for multi-state payroll under strict deadlines, ensuring compliance with state and federal laws using ADP and Oracle systems.
- Assist with running the bi-weekly payroll process and preparing payroll and benefit contribution uploads.
- Process all manual checks, including terminations, bonuses, leasing incentives, and employee corrections, including necessary reversals and stop payments.
- Collaborate closely with Human Resources to assist in audits.
- Respond to approving managers and employee Time & Attendance inquiries, and assist employees in navigating the ADP and Oracle systems.
- Resolve payroll discrepancies by collecting and analyzing information.
- Respond to garnishments, notify employees, and set up and process garnishments in ADP and Oracle. Audit subsequent payrolls to ensure accuracy.
- Develop ad hoc reporting using ADP report writer and run weekly, biweekly, monthly, and quarterly reports for distribution to management teams. Handle ad-hoc reporting requests and assist during audits.
- Process employee verification of employment (VOE) requests.
- High school diploma/GED required.
- Bachelor’s degree preferred.
- Minimum of five years of payroll processing experience, including:
- Processing multi-state payroll (10 states)
- High volume (1,000 employees) environment
- Intermediate knowledge of Federal and State wage and hour laws
- Intermediate knowledge of government reporting procedures
- Processing garnishment, levy, and child support orders
- Minimum of two years of experience working with ADP Workforce Manager, ADP Workforce Now, or similar products required.
- Preferred certifications include CPP, FPC.
- Intermediate proficiency with Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, and Outlook) required.
- Excellent verbal and written communication, problem-solving, planning, and analysis skills.
- Capable of meeting multiple deadlines.
- Able to maintain confidentiality.
- Effective at implementing process improvement changes.
The anticipated pay range/scale for this position is $27.42 to $34.28 Hourly. Actual starting base pay within this range will depend on factors including geographic location, education, training, skills, and relevant experience.
Additional Compensation
This position is not eligible to receive additional compensation.
Perks and Benefits
Employees also have the opportunity to participate in medical, dental and vision insurance; flexible spending accounts and/or health savings accounts; dependent savings accounts; 401(k) with company matching contributions; employee stock purchase plan; and a tuition reimbursement program. The Company provides 9 paid holidays per year, and, upon hire, new employees will accrue paid time off (PTO) at a rate of 0.0577 hours of PTO per hour worked, up to a maximum of 120 hours per year.
Background Check
Background check required. AMH will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records in accordance with all applicable federal, state and local laws, which may include the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.
CA Privacy Notice: To learn more about what information we collect when you apply for a job, and how we use that information, please see our CA Job Applicant Privacy Notice found at https://www.amh.com/ca-privacy-notice.
Salary : $27 - $34