Senior Payroll Specialist

NOTE : This is a full-time position and is onsite at our corporate headquarters in Franklin, TN.

Summary : Pays employees and compiles payroll information by payroll preparation; completing reports; maintaining records.

Essential Functions :

• Maintains payroll information, directing the collection, calculation and entering of data.
• Updates payroll records by reviewing and approving changes in exemptions, job titles and location transfers, monitoring and inputting PTO, insurance coverage, deductions for benefits and wage garnishments.
• Pay employees by directing the production of the information for issuance of paychecks or electronic transfers to bank accounts.
• Prepares reports by compiling summaries of earnings, taxes, deductions, leave, disability, nontaxable wages, 401K benefits, workers compensation, health benefits, Department of Labor and unemployment wages for quarterly reports.
• Determines payroll liabilities by approving calculation of employee federal and state income and social security taxes, employer’s social security, unemployment and workers compensation payments.
• Work directly with HCM System as the Administrator – assisting employees with online payroll, resolve software issues, set up new locations, employees, company codes, taxes and stop payments.
• Balances the payroll accounts by resolving payroll discrepancies.
• Complete employment and wage verifications.
• Complete W-2 preparations, entering medical payment history and submitting to HCM System for processing.
• Complies with federal, state and local legal requirements by studying existing and new legislation, enforcing adherence to requirements, advising management of needed actions.
• Maintains employee confidence and protects payroll operations by keeping information confidential.
• Completes operational requirements by scheduling and assigning employees, following up on results.
• Contribute to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.

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