What are the responsibilities and job description for the Payroll Specialist position at Young Automotive Group?
Payroll Specialist
Young Automotive Group
613 W 500 N Layton, Utah 84041
Full Time
$20 - $25/hr depending on accounting skills and experience
401K Retirement Plan
Paid Time Off
3 years experience
Health
Dental
Life
Disability
Young Automotive Group is a family-owned company that has been serving the Layton community for 100 years. We pride ourselves on our commitment to providing exceptional customer service and fostering a positive work environment for our employees. With multiple dealership locations and a diverse range of automotive services, we are dedicated to excellence in every aspect of our business. We are seeking a detail-oriented and experienced Payroll Specialist to join our team in Layton, Utah. The Payroll Specialist will be responsible for ensuring accurate and timely processing of payroll for our employees across all departments within the Young Automotive Group. This role requires a high level of confidentiality, integrity, and professionalism, as well as the ability to effectively communicate with employees and management.You''ll love working here! For more info on why our employees love working here, check out this video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Of2otlHZ-o&feature=youtu.be
Benefits
401k Retirement Plan
Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Life Insurance
Disability Benefits
Paid Time Off (Up to 3 weeks per year)
Responsibilities
- Provides an exceptional customer service experience to all internal and external customers
- Supports the oversight and direction of accounting - audit - insurance - tax - and treasury activities for the Young Automotive Group as overseen by the payroll department
- Works closely with the CFO - Corporate Controllers - and Assistant Corporate Controllers to maintain accurate financial statements for each entity and perform various jobs and tasks as needed
- Performs duties as the liaison between the Dealerships and the Central Accounting Office on payroll matters and processes
- Assist the entire payroll staff in providing and managing the procedures and systems necessary to maintain proper records and to perform adequate accounting controls and services
- Ensures all payroll practices are compliant with GAAP as well as all State and Federal laws and guidelines
- Calculate and complete accurate accounting and financial statement month-end procedures and payroll accruals for the dealerships according to corporate and manufacturer guidelines and within each manufacturer''s format and time frame
- Calculate commissions for a variety of positions for each dealership. Works with the appropriate manager(s) to verify accuracy of the commission calculations
- Prepares and processes all insurance claims in assistance with HR when needed
- Reconcile benefit billings - perform benefit related accounting duties - and ensure all benefits bills are paid to the vendor in a timely manner
- Process all garnishments - child support and tax levy''s accurately and timely
- Process payroll semi-monthly - processing timecards - collecting payroll data from dealership managers - inputting variable pay into the UltiPro system - verifying and processing payroll accurately per each dealership
- Assists dealership managers in maintaining PTO and other employment benefits for employees
- Assist the HR department in processing employee benefits and open enrollment
- Work with Benefit brokers as needed
- Work with the HR department in managing compensation agreements
- Performs accounting duties to manage and reconcile all employee deductions
- Update electronic payroll records by entering adjustments on pay - employee change status - transfers etc.
- Process all 401k requests - payroll contributions - and the company match. Perform accounting duties related to the maintenance of the retirement plan
- Process all items related to the 409a Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation plan
- Process all required reports in a timely manner
Qualifications
- Demonstrated knowledge of payroll processing
- 2 or more years of accounting experience preferred
- Bachelor''s Degree in Accounting preferred - equivalent experience or education will be considered
- Excel - knowledge of Pivot tables and V-lookups required
- Reports to work on-time and as scheduled
- Maintains a good driving record and is considered "insurable" by our auto insurance carrier
- Maintains close working relationship with legal counsel to ensure that all group and individual dealership financial activities are properly conducted - documented - and reported
- Stay abreast of tax code revisions and advises dealer regarding any payroll adjustments needed to accommodate revisions
- Ensures compliance with all applicable government finance regulations - including filing - and/or maintaining of required forms - payroll taxes and deposits - retirement plan records etc.
- Develop knowledge of UltiPro payroll processes and continually keep up on training of new updates and procedures
- Develop knowledge of the CDK and Light Speed accounting system and its processes and continually keep up on training of new updates and procedures
- Strives to continually learn and improve personal payroll and accounting skills. Demonstrates efforts to complete official trainings and certificates offered by the Young Automotive Group
Salary : $20 - $25