Robert Half is looking for Payroll Administrator candidates with excellent interpersonal and communication skills, who know how to effectively problem solve and possess a solid knowledge of Microsoft Office software. Based in Staten Island, New York, the Payroll Administrator position is a long-term contract / temporary to hire opportunity. We are looking for candidates to join a forward-thinking team at an innovative company as a Payroll Administrator. The role will involve performing all functions necessary for the preparation and processing of employee payroll. Don't wait - call us today to become part of an enthusiastic team and thriving culture and take the right steps toward advancing your career.
Your responsibilities in this role
- Follow established policies and procedures to maintain payroll operations and report changes as necessary
- Exercise of proper data management by collecting, calculating, and entering payroll data
- Draft reports by organizing all summaries of earnings, taxes, deductions, leave, disability, and nontaxable wages
- Manage payroll information requests and questions
- Handle payroll discrepancies through information collection and analysis
- Protect confidential payroll operation information and maintain employee confidence
- Using federal and state regulations and guidelines, ensure company compliance
- Track payroll record changes by entering updates in exemptions, insurance coverage, savings deductions, and job title and department/division transfers
- Put together summaries of employer social security, unemployment, and worker compensation payments and employee federal and state income and social security taxes to calculate all payroll liabilities
- Manage employee deductions and other liabilities
- Draft relevant year-end reports, as well as weekly, monthly, and quarterly ones, for department heads
- Help payroll manage all internal and external audits
- Reviewing and verifying source documents
- Handle other duties as necessary