American Greetings
Job Description
As this is a hybrid role, working out of our Creative Studios in Westlake, Ohio, we will focus on candidates who currently reside in Northeast Ohio. American Greetings is looking for a Payroll Specialist to perform all phases of the payroll cycle for multi-state and union payroll processing.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
Duties include time and attendance and transaction balancing, transaction processing and required governmental reporting in an accurate and timely manner with the Payroll Specialist II and Time Systems Analyst using ADP eTime and ADP Enterprise.
Works directly with the Time Systems Analyst on escalations, errors and issues.
Oversees the garnishment process for all American Greeting Associates. Troubleshoot issues and is the main contact with vendor and government agencies.
Create manual checks and understand gross-ups.
Tracks and maintains Pay Cards.
Assists with previous period adjustments as needed.
Researches issues/discrepancies, and processes necessary corrections.
Complies with the regulatory standards, policies and procedures of American Greetings.\
Responsible for ensuring all Sox controls are enforced and functioning as expected.
Ensures proper tax set up on an employee level for correct year end W-2 processing.
Responsible for assisting with quarter and year end balancing and reconciliations.
Looks for continuous process improvement and works with the Lead Payroll Specialist Payroll Analyst to present findings and suggested changes to Payroll Management.
Works with the Lead Payroll Specialist and Payroll Analyst documenting all processes and updates to processes.
Will support other transaction processing related functions and the SAP updates/changes as required.
Responsible for all facets of processing payroll for the 1500+ Out of Town – Manufacturing – Union payrolls including pre and post processing audits.
Back up to the Payroll Specialist II with the assistance of the Lead Payroll Specialist Payroll Analyst.
Performs other duties as assigned or required.
Experience Required Required Length & Type of Experience:
A minimum of 2 years previous payroll processing experience required.
A minimum of 2 years of garnishment experience preferred.
ADP experience is preferred.
Multi State and local, Union preferred.
Employee population size of 1000+.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
Strong oral and written communication skills.
Strong customer service skills.
Intermediate computer skills including Excel, Access and Power Point.
Multi-state and local payrolls.
Problem solving and analytical skills critical/conceptual thinking.
Basic math/accounting skills.
Education Required High school diploma or equivalent required, Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) certification preferred.
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Essential Duties & Responsibilities
Duties include time and attendance and transaction balancing, transaction processing and required governmental reporting in an accurate and timely manner with the Payroll Specialist II and Time Systems Analyst using ADP eTime and ADP Enterprise.
Works directly with the Time Systems Analyst on escalations, errors and issues.
Oversees the garnishment process for all American Greeting Associates. Troubleshoot issues and is the main contact with vendor and government agencies.
Create manual checks and understand gross-ups.
Tracks and maintains Pay Cards.
Assists with previous period adjustments as needed.
Researches issues/discrepancies, and processes necessary corrections.
Complies with the regulatory standards, policies and procedures of American Greetings.\
Responsible for ensuring all Sox controls are enforced and functioning as expected.
Ensures proper tax set up on an employee level for correct year end W-2 processing.
Responsible for assisting with quarter and year end balancing and reconciliations.
Looks for continuous process improvement and works with the Lead Payroll Specialist Payroll Analyst to present findings and suggested changes to Payroll Management.
Works with the Lead Payroll Specialist and Payroll Analyst documenting all processes and updates to processes.
Will support other transaction processing related functions and the SAP updates/changes as required.
Responsible for all facets of processing payroll for the 1500+ Out of Town – Manufacturing – Union payrolls including pre and post processing audits.
Back up to the Payroll Specialist II with the assistance of the Lead Payroll Specialist Payroll Analyst.
Performs other duties as assigned or required.
Experience Required Required Length & Type of Experience:
A minimum of 2 years previous payroll processing experience required.
A minimum of 2 years of garnishment experience preferred.
ADP experience is preferred.
Multi State and local, Union preferred.
Employee population size of 1000+.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
Strong oral and written communication skills.
Strong customer service skills.
Intermediate computer skills including Excel, Access and Power Point.
Multi-state and local payrolls.
Problem solving and analytical skills critical/conceptual thinking.
Basic math/accounting skills.
Education Required High school diploma or equivalent required, Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) certification preferred.
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