Payroll Specialist - York, United States - WellSpan Health Services

WellSpan Health Services
WellSpan Health Services
Verified Company
York, United States

2 weeks ago

Mark Lane

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Description

General Summary
Processes and checks time records and payroll data to ensure the correct payment to employees.


Duties and Responsibilities

Essential Functions:


  • Using information system processes related to timekeeping and payroll, verifies time records for consistency and accuracy, clarifying inconsistencies with department supervisors/managers. Verifies that employee taxes are calculating correctly during payroll processing.
  • Calculates retroactive pay, overtime, differentials, and other special adjustments and rates for computer or manual records. Calculates tax deductions, benefits, and other deductions for unusual or changed payroll data.
  • Understands the proper taxation of employer paid benefits.
  • Validates the payroll process during regular and off pay week processing
  • Validates payroll records by reviewing online changes made by employees via self service for taxes, direct deposit and certain deductions, as well as, validating that midpay transfers and multiple positions are paying and expensing appropriately.
  • Works with and educates managers/supervisors in the use of the timekeeping system to ensure accurate records and payroll processing. Helps employees to understand their payroll information, calculations, terminology and deductions. Investigates problems and makes appropriate corrections.
  • Processes involuntary deductions, such as garnishments and levies, as well as produce and reviews corresponding reports.
  • Maintains time records for employees on personal, educational or military leave of absences.
  • Reviews personnel data for completeness and prepares and verifies information for local, state and federal tax reporting.
  • Maintains retirees' for lump sum PTO payout, calculates accruals for payout at termination and reviews and mails termination checks.
  • Uses document imaging to maintain required payroll files and records.
  • Based on differing pay rules between entities, coordinates with Human Resources staff to clarify employee information and implement changes in status, and to ensure correct, consistent interpretation of personnel policies.
  • Maintains employee confidence and protects payroll operations by keeping information confidential.
  • Prepares and sends requests for wage and unemployment verifications to government agencies and financial institutions.
  • Performs scheduled and regular tasks as part of the payroll processing.

Common Expectations:


  • Maintains payroll operations using established policies and procedures, objectives, quality assessment and safety standards.
  • Understands outcome/results of automated jobs used to complete payroll processing.
  • Participates in educational programs and inservice meetings.
  • Provides outstanding service to all customers; fosters teamwork; and practices fiscal responsibility through improvement and innovation.
  • Assists in the training of new staff.

Required for All Jobs:


  • Performs other related duties as identified.
  • WellSpan Health has adopted and implemented a compliance program to support WellSpan's values and standards for professionalism, integrity, and ethics. Expected to support and meet the values and standards of the organization and the performance expectations of the job, the department, and the compliance program.
  • WellSpan Health has adopted and implemented a privacy program to safeguard the patient information and the business and operational information of the organization. Expected to support and meet the values and standards of the organization to safeguard patient and business/operational information.
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed.

They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified.


Physical Demands:


  • Standing
  • Occasionally


  • Walking

  • Occasionally


  • Sitting

  • Frequently


  • Reaching

  • Rarely


  • Talking

  • Frequently


  • Hearing

  • Frequently


  • Repetitive Motions

  • Occasionally


  • Eye/Hand/Foot Coordination

  • Occasionally

Qualifications

Minimum Education:


  • High School Diploma or GED Required

Work Experience:


  • 1 year Relevant experience. Required

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:


  • Mathematical/analytical.
  • Basic computer skills.
  • Problemsolving.
  • Multitasking.

Employment Benefits:


  • Signon incentives for new employees
  • Medical, dental and vision insurance
  • Life and accidental death insurance
  • Supplemental life insurance
  • Retirement savings plan
  • Paid time off (PTO)
  • PTO bridging
  • Shortterm disability
  • Educational assistance
  • Forgivable loan
  • Flexible spending
  • Credit union
  • Employee recreational activities
  • Childcare
  • Complimentary medicine discounts
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