Payroll Consultant

Payroll Consultant

At Armanino, you determine your career path. This means it's possible to pursue challenges you are passionate about, in industries you care about.

Armanino is proud to be among the top 20 largest accounting and consulting firms in the nation and one of the best places to work. We have a community of resources that are ready and willing to support your ideas, build your skills and expand your professional network. We want you to integrate all aspects of your life with your career. At Armanino, we know you don't check-out of life when you check-in at work. That's why we've created a unique work environment where your passions, work, and family & friends can overlap. We want to help you achieve growth by giving you access to a network of smart and supportive people, willing to listen to your ideas.

Job Responsibilities

• Perform client activities including processing payroll, multi-state payroll and registrations, payroll tax filings and client support for payroll functions.
• Support extensive client base with all facets of payroll processing. Perform payroll support work under tight deadlines, including a multitude of activities such as benefits deductions, workers' compensation, leave management, employee on-boarding, employee terminations, and policy administration.
• Develop and maintain good working relationships with senior-level executives and decision makers within each client organization, and routinely communicate with them on projects relating to payroll support, issues, and deliverables.
• Practice appropriate advanced communication skills.
• Adhere to HR Outsourcing group's principles, practices, and procedures to ensure accurate and timely client support for payroll functions.
• Support extensive client base with all facets of payroll. Perform payroll support work under tight deadlines, including a multitude of activities such as including payroll processing, final pay for employee terminations, and ad-hoc manual check requests.
• Deliver exceptional service on time and on budget.
• Provide timely updates, identify and work to resolve issues. Escalate issues to Senior Consultant and / or Manager for resolution if necessary.
• Routinely communicate with client staff within each organization on tasks relating to payroll support, issues and deliverables.
• Participate and support new and existing project initiatives from the consulting office or at client sites. Periodic or regular travel to client sites may be required.
• Identify and escalate issues to Senior Consultant and / or Manager for resolution.
• Goal of 75% billable hours of total hours worked.
• Enter data and maintain files and records. Prepare all necessary reports.
• Handle correspondence involving HR Outsourcing clients. Assist in resolution of payroll outsourcing issues as needed.
• Identify, recommend, and implement new approaches, policies, procedures, and / or services to support continual improvement in efficiency.
• Prepare documents and maintain appropriate records.
• Maintain historical records for all payroll transactions.
• Assist with periodic review of payroll documents.
• Systematically verify and audit data for completeness and accuracy according to established controls.
• Participate in training and instruction as directed.
• Perform all tasks as assigned by the supervisor.

Requirements

Preferred Qualifications