Payroll Specialist

Entry Level Payroll Specialist

Help at Home is the leading national provider of in-home personal care services, where our mission is to enable individuals to live with independence and dignity at home. Our team supports 66,000 clients monthly with the help of 50,000 compassionate caregivers across 12 states. We're looking for people who care about others, who are willing to listen, lean in and make impactful change. Each role at Help at Home can have a positive impact in supporting our caregivers and clients. If you are someone who leads with passion and integrity and are looking to join a rapidly growing, industry leading team, Help at Home may be a good fit for you.

Job Summary

The Payroll Specialist I is accountable for the day-to-day payroll processing function related to one or more Company markets. Responsibilities include but are not limited to full cycle payroll processing, garnishment order interpretation and execution, routine interactions with the local market HR and payroll teams, assisting with communications to timekeepers, possessing an understanding of how the time entry and time accrual systems function, various analytical and reasonability for auditing.

Duties / Responsibilities

• Assist in running all main and off-cycle payrolls through payroll systems.
• Ensure payroll tax actions taken must comply with Federal, State and Local regulations.
• Coordinate, process and administer all aspects of payroll e.g., tax levies, garnishments, taxation, deductions, special pay, etc.
• Interact with branch operations and HR regarding onboarding documentation.
• Administer payrate adjustments for accurate payroll processing.
• Responsible for PTO processing within variation of accrual-based systems.
• Back-up for Payroll Specialist II when needed.
• Assist with audit requests from various vendors.
• Ensure timely and accurate payroll disbursement.
• Seek advice on special situations from Payroll Specialist II or Operations Analysts.
• Analyze various pay amounts, accrual amounts, calculated amounts, ACH totals, number of checks, etc. for each payroll cycle to determine if any abnormalities exist.
• Run and review various audit reports to proactively identify accuracy issues and take appropriate steps to correct before processing.
• Manage various projects and issues assigned by Supervisor, Manager or System Director.
• Ensures appropriate approval on actions such as issuance of manual checks. In addition, processes off cycle payments according to established policies and procedures.
• Runs ad-hoc reports, analyze data, and apply findings along with problem solving skills to research and resolve payroll issues.
• Analyzes and resolves payroll issues including answering day-to-day as well as technical payroll questions.
• Maintain a high degree of confidentiality with respect to payroll information.
• Utilize problem solving skills in support of accurate payroll reporting and analysis.

Required Skills / Abilities

Education and Experience