
Accounting Career Consultants
Payroll Manager St. Louis, MO
Job Reference: JOB-22867
Payroll Manager
Job Duties:
- Maintains payroll information by designing systems; directing the collection, calculation, and entering of data.
- Updates payroll records by reviewing and approving changes in exemptions, insurance coverage, savings deductions, and job titles, and department/ division transfers.
- Pays employees by directing the production and issuance of paychecks or electronic transfers to bank accounts.
- Prepares reports by compiling summaries of earnings, taxes, deductions, leave, disability, and nontaxable wages.
- Determines payroll liabilities by approving the calculation of employee federal and state income and social security taxes, and employers social security, unemployment, and workers compensation payments.
- Balances the payroll accounts by resolving payroll discrepancies.
- Provides payroll information by answering questions and requests.
- Maintains payroll guidelines by writing and updating policies and procedures.
- Complies with federal, state, and local legal requirements by studying existing and new legislation; enforcing adherence to requirements; advising management on needed actions.
- Maintains employee confidence and protects payroll operations by keeping information confidential.
- Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies.
- Completes operational requirements by scheduling and assigning employees; following up on work results.
- Maintains payroll staff by recruiting, selecting, orienting, and training employees.
- Maintains payroll staff job results by counseling and disciplining employees; planning, monitoring, and appraising job results.
- Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies.
- Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.
Skills and Qualifications:
Knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (United States), especially as it relates to payroll, payroll taxes, garnishments and benefits.
- Experience with a high volume, multi-state payroll environment.
- Experience developing, administering and managing policy and procedures, including payroll functions to ensure adherence to company guidelines.
- Comprehensive knowledge of bargaining unit contracts relating to work rules, benefits, step-rates and other salary structures.
- Considerable knowledge of Federal, State and Local tax laws as related to payroll and employee benefits.
- Experience in filing Federal, State and Local quarter and annual reporting.
- Ability to work with all levels of management and to deal effectively with people.
- Ability to recognize and solve problems effectively.
- Ability to supervise others.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality of employee information.
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Shani Poole I look forward to assisting you with your search and assessing whether this role could be a good fit for you. Please apply for confidential consideration! Tel: 314-292-7914 | Email: spoole@careeradvancers.com |
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