Payroll Specialist

Company: Spokane Airport
Location: Spokane
Posted on: February 14, 2020

Job Description:

Spokane Airport - Payroll Specialist

Spokane Airports seeks a Payroll Specialist to join their team.

Examples Of Essential Duties:

--- Collaborate with Human Resources department in the maintenance and integrity of employee, wages, accruals, benefits, and other information contained in software programs used.
--- Ensure proper calculation of employee paychecks based on information received including gross pay, taxes, mandatory and voluntary deductions, and net pay.
--- Understand federal and multi-state tax laws, remit funds to the proper taxing authorities, prepare and file quarterly and annual federal and state reports.
--- Understand and properly record and post all deductions and remit funds to the corresponding agencies.
--- Initiate ACH transfers of direct deposit payments along with creating a small amount of paychecks for those not utilizing direct deposit.
--- Reconcile benefit invoices to enrollment records, employer expense accounts, and amounts withheld from employees.
--- Reconcile payroll expense and liability accounts, identify anomalies, and propose correcting entries.
--- Develop, maintain, monitor, and revise the formal documented processes in the payroll processing cycle.
--- Assist in developing work-papers in conjunction with annual audit processes.
--- Assist in ensuring new and current software is implemented correctly, updated regularly, and tested thoroughly before utilizing in day to day operations.
--- Present reports, verbal and written, as directed.
--- Assist, as directed, with the performance of other accounting department functions including A/R, A/P, and G/L
--- Performs other duties as assigned.

Education and Experience:

Minimum Requirements:

--- Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with a major in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or other related field; a combination of education and experience that provides the knowledge, skills and ability to perform the duties of this position may be considered.?
--- 5 years' experience in processing payroll including direct experience filing required payroll related reports and forms with State and Federal agencies.

Preferred Qualifications:

--- Professional Payroll Certification.
--- Payroll experience for an organization with over 150 employees.
--- Experience with processing payroll subject to bargaining unit agreements.

EEO/AA/Veteran Employer.

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