Masis Professional Group is assisting our client in searching for a Payroll Specialist in Newburyport Massachusetts. Position is temporary and flexible hybrid.
Salary: $26 to $29 per hour
Schedule: Flexible Hybrid - Monday through Friday, 8:30am to 5:00pm
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Manages and reconciles all employee time worked and other pay, including deductions.
- Audits, analyses, and reconciles multiple payroll reports to ensure changes made are accurate before finalizing the biweekly payroll.
- Manages the creation and/or adjustment of all payroll pay and benefit codes alongside ADP.
- Manages all year-end payroll tasks including but not limited to approval of annual W-2s.
- Reconciles monthly health, dental, disability, and life insurance bills to the payroll deductions and approves them for payment.
- Prepares journal entries on a biweekly basis. Provides final month-end entry spreadsheet to accounting.
- Helps in various ad-hoc payroll projects directed by his or her manager.
Experience and Educational Requirements:
- Minimum 3-5 years required showing demonstrated hands-on work experience processing payroll.
- Minimum 3 years experience required with ADP payroll system or comparable automated payroll system.
- Minimum 1-year experience with Epicor Accounting system (purchasing department support) strongly preferred.
- Possesses expert-level knowledge and proficiency in using MS Office: Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
- Associates degree required in business, human resources, or similar field. Bachelors degree preferred.