Payroll Specialist

New Payroll opportunity with a great client in the DC area!

Responsibilities

• Create employee records within the time and attendance system
• Train new employees on completion of timesheets and time-off requests
• Serve as primary point of contact for all staff timesheet and time-off request related questions
• Complete the collection of all timesheets for bi-weekly payroll
• Review all approved timesheets for accuracy
• Download timesheet information for integration into the payroll database
• Create employee records within the payroll database
• Complete all data entry into the payroll database for bi-weekly payroll
• Complete the bi-weekly payroll process within the payroll database
• Submit the approved payroll to third-party payroll company for processing

• Knowledge of general ledger accounting and the account/subaccount relationships
• Knowledge of computerized accounting software, database, and spreadsheet and word processing tools
• Well-organized with the ability to work independently under minimal supervision
• Bachelor’s (B.A./B.S.) degree or equivalent
• 2 years of relevant experience