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Job Description: Payroll Accountant

(Department: 502-HR/PR)

Summary

Harper Industries is looking to fill a full-time Payroll Accountant role. This is a newly created role within our company that aims to accommodate our growing employment base. The Payroll Accountant will be responsible for running a weekly payroll as well as administrating benefits, reconciling benefits accounts and invoices, completing audits, and balancing payroll taxes. This role will report to the Accounting Manager.

The ideal candidate will be detail-oriented, curious, and organized. While accounting and/or payroll experience is preferred, the most important factor is someone with the right aptitude to investigate and solve problems. This person will provide a backup in the accounting department, cross-training in Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, and Order Processing.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Processing of weekly payroll for approximately 175 employees in

Paylocity

Thorough auditing of payroll records to ensure accuracy of

deductions, taxes, additional pays, and other payroll data

Performing weekly timecard audits prior to payroll processing to

ensure accuracy

Maintenance of payroll information and employee records

Processing of new hires, terminations, job changes, and other

employment changes

Preparation and analysis of reports related to payroll and benefits

Maintenance of spreadsheets used in the processing and

reconciliation of payroll and benefits

Administration of benefits, including assisting with open enrollment

and processing of employee benefit changes

Administration of the 401K plan including processing employee

changes, completing the annual 401K audit, preparation of annual filings, and other related tasks

Compilation of data for the annual workers compensation audit

Management and upkeep of PTO allocations

Preparation of benefits invoices, including auditing for accuracy

against payroll records, balancing of deductions, and accurate G/L coding by deduction and department

Tracking training hours for the Kansas High Performance Incentive

Program annual report

Maintenance of employee and I-9 files

Creation and upkeep of payroll processing instructions

Support Human Resources in onboarding via new hire paperwork and

benefits enrollment

Assist with the reconciliation of payroll accounts

Serve as a backup in the Accounting department

May be assigned to assist with HR projects as time allows

Other duties as assigned

Required Skills/Experience:

Minimum of 1 year of experience in accounting or payroll

Excellent verbal and written communication, interpersonal, and

customer service skills

Excellent organizational and time-management skills, including the

ability to complete tasks on a structured timeline

Understanding of confidentiality rules and willingness to receive

HIPAA training

Strong analytical and critical thinking

Proficient with the Microsoft Office suite with an emphasis on Excel

Preferred Education and Experience:

Two years (or more) of payroll processing experience with knowledge

of payroll, tax, and benefit

Experience with web-based payroll programs such as Paylocity and

significant experience processing payroll

A bachelor\'s degree in business administration or human resources,

or equivalent experience preferred

Schedule/Salary

40-hour work week

This role is on-site in Harper, KS

This is a non-exempt position

Overtime with pre-approval by supervisor

Physical Requirements

Requires some walking, bending, stooping, stretching, and carrying

objects (usually less than twenty-five pounds)

Requires finger dexterity for keyboarding, visual skills for

reading, and clear and concise verbal skills for communicating and receiving instructions

Reports to:

Accounting Manager

Harper Industries does not discriminate against employees or applicants for employment on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, disability, age, status as a protected veteran, genetic information or any other legally protected class with respect to all employment, programs and activities sponsored by Harper Industries, Inc.

Harper Industries, Inc

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