Job Opening: Payroll Administrator
Description
WESTAFF is hiring a Payroll Administrator for a company located in Lafayette, LA
Pay: $20-25/hour
Hours: Mon- Thur 8:00-5:00
Friday 7:30-3:00
Qualifications:
- High School Diploma or equivalent; and 1-2 years of experience in payroll or general accounting
- Familiarity with Great Plains Dynamics payroll software and Microsoft Office Suite with strong Excel Skills
- Strong attention to detail with numerical and data entry skills
- Excellent organizational and time management abilities
- Discretion and integrity when handling sensitive information
Responsibilities:
- Process agency requests for garnishments (e.g. Social Security, child support, IRS).
- Handle interrogatories and IRS information requests; submit to Payroll Manager for review.
- Complete paperwork and documentation for state unemployment (SUTA)audits.
- Perform annual audit of employee exemptions per Circular E guidelines.
- Adjust Filipino withholding per tax regulations for each paycheck.
- Receive and verify offshore timesheets daily; conduct analytical reviews.
- Ensure corrections and approvals of offshore timesheets by operations before processing.
- Import actual time worked into Great Plains from Alert /Fieldpoint Dispatch & HRP timekeeping system (post manager approvals)
- Double check payroll for accuracy in time and payrates before submission.
- Process Gulf of Mexico and government contract payroll weekly.
- Handle lost check procedures: verify with bank, initiate stop payment, reissue after
30 days
- Ensure garnishment deductions are applied correctly to payroll cards and in system of record
- Record uniform and transportation invoices for employee deductions
- Reconcile benefit deductions; coordinate with Human Resources for updates.
- Reconcile deductions and liabilities for terminated employees.
- Transfer deductions and garnishment data to new year payroll cards annually.
- Adjust worker’s comp codes based on job location via alert system.
- Complete Filipino payroll imports and monthly calculations; cross check with Payroll Manager
- Track exempt filing status for employees in system of record, with the controller, and verify with Human Resources.
- Answer employee questions about payroll, benefits, and vacation
- Provide payroll information to Human Resources upon request for employee payroll investigations.
- Maintain organized payroll files.
- Assist with payroll audits and reporting as needed.
- Support Accounting Department needs for time sheet questions during billing.
Qualified Candidates, APPLY TODAY!
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• High School Diploma or equivalent; and 1-2 years of experience in payroll or general accounting • Familiarity with Great Plains Dynamics payroll software and Microsoft Office Suite with strong Excel Skills • Strong attention to detail with numerical and