Payroll Practitioner - Atlanta, United States - Globe Life Inc.

Description

The primary responsibilities of the Payroll Practitioner 1 is to be responsible for processing payroll, maintaining employee personnel records, and conducting payroll reporting and auditing/quality control duties.

• Checking and auditing timekeeping records for compliance with established standards.
• Maintaining time and attendance records.
• Entering and auditing pertinent new hire information into the payroll/timekeeping system (W-4's and Direct Deposits).
• Performs a wide variety of payroll processing activities including computing wages, overtime payments, and retroactive amounts, calculating and recording payroll deductions and processing terminations.
• Balancing and controlling earning and deduction uploads, via entering data into databases and spreadsheets.
• Calculating and preparing GL entries for tax related items.
• Researching and resolving pay issues.
• Processing wage garnishments and levies.
• Ability to create ad-hoc reports on demand.
• Help develop new process flows to streamline processes.

• Must be detail oriented, organized and accurate.
• Microsoft Excel Intermediate or Advanced.
• Must be able to analyze information and make logical conclusions.
• Must have proven mathematical skills.
• Overall computer literacy skills.
• 10-key by touch and type 45 wpm.
• Basic knowledge of federal and state labor and tax laws.
• Must demonstrate integrity and able to maintain confidentiality.
• Ability to communicate both orally and in writing with employees at all levels.
• Ability to maintain good working relationships with co-workers, supervisor, management and department head staff.
• Must be customer service oriented and able to adjust to change.
• Experience working with Lawson (Infor) is preferred.
• Experience working with Kronos Workforce Central is preferred.

• A minimum of 2-4 years' experience in the payroll field
• High School Diploma