• Payroll/Benefits Coordinator

    Wheeler Machinery (Salt Lake City, UT)


    Payroll/Benefits Coordinator

     

    Salt Lake City, UT

     

    Job Type

     

    Full-time

    Description

    The payroll/benefits coordinator is responsible for all activities related to the accurate and timely processing of payroll and benefits. These activities include, but are not limited to, processing the biweekly payrolls, maintaining employee records, and reconciling payroll benefits.

     

    This is an on-site position based in Salt Lake City, UT. Candidates must be able to commute** **Monday-Friday, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM.

    Duties and Responsibilities:

    + Process multi-state payroll for multiple companies on a biweekly basis

    + Process off-cycle and post only checks, as needed

    + Adhere to federal, state, and local laws

    + Keep current with federal, state, and local laws

    + Maintain employee data and records

    + Ensure compliance with wage garnishments

    + Reconcile retirement, FSA, and HSA contributions each payroll

    + Reconciling benefit statements and resolving discrepancies with benefits coordinator and payroll

    + Processing benefit enrollments, changes, and terminations, including managing leaves of absence (FMLA, short/long-term disability) regarding HRIS deductions and earnings

    + Maintain compensation data management tool

    + Maintain and reconcile paid leave records

    + Complete employee verification requests

    + Compile monthly and quarterly department of labor statistic reports

    + Provide essential tax back-up as needed, including but not limited to knowledge, application, and research

    + Preparing payroll reports for management review, audits, and other purposes

    + Answer payroll and benefit deduction related questions in a timely and professional manner

    + Maintain a high level of confidentiality

    + Collaborate with HR and Benefits on special projects as needed

    + Provide back-up for essential functions of manager

    + Performs all other duties as assigned

    Required Qualifications:

    + Three to five years of related payroll experience

    + Knowledge of payroll concepts (garnishments, tax laws, final pay rules, etc..)

    + High level of accuracy and attention to detail

    + Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines

    + Outstanding verbal and written communication skills

    + Strong analytic and problem-solving skills

    + Comfortable in a growing organization with shifting organizational needs

    + Can work independently

    + Can maintain confidentiality

    + Self-Starter

    + Organized

    + Beginning Accounting

    + Intermediate Excel - Required

     

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    Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities. The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c).

    Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

    The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)