Job Description
Job Title: Payroll Technician
Department: Finance
Report to: Controller
Position Overview: The Payroll Technician will oversee the organization’s payroll functions, ensuring pay is processed on time, accurately, and in compliance with government regulations.
Responsibilities:
- Ensures accurate and timely processing of payroll updates including new hires, terminations, and changes to pay rates.
- Prepares and maintains accurate records and reports of payroll transactions.
- Ensures compliance with federal, state, and local payroll, wage, and hour laws and best practices.
- Facilitates audits by providing records and documentation to auditors.
- Identifies and recommends updates to payroll processing software, systems, and procedures.
- Enters, maintains, and/or processes information in the payroll system; information may include employees’ hourly rates, salaries, commissions, bonuses or other compensation, time worked, paid leave and holidays, deductions and withholding, address changes, and other information.
- Ensures proper processing of payroll deductions for taxes, benefits, and other deductions.
- Issues, or reissues replacement checks or direct deposits due to payroll errors or final discharge.
- Records and processes federal and state payroll tax deposits and returns.
- Implements, maintains, and reviews payroll processing and accounting systems to ensure timely and accurate processing of payroll transactions including salaries, benefits, garnishments, taxes, and other deductions.
- Ensures accurate and timely processing of payroll updates including new hires, terminations, and changes to pay rates.
- Prepares and maintains accurate records and reports of payroll transactions.
- Ensures compliance with federal, state, and local payroll, wage, and hour laws and best practices.
- Facilitates audits by providing records and documentation to auditors.
- Identifies and recommends updates to payroll accounting software, systems, and procedures.
- Interact with Child Support entities for timely submittal
- Account Payable entry related to payroll vendors
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Other Skills/Abilities:
- Knowledge of the payroll function including preparation, balancing, internal control, and payroll taxes.
- Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Strong communication skills.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite and related software.
- Proficient with payroll software.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality regarding all employee HR and payroll records.
- Ability to interact positively and form relationships with professionals inside and outside the company.
- Ability to work in an often ambiguous and always dynamic environment.
Education:
- High school or equivalent (required)
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Business Administration, Human Resources, or related field preferred.
Experience:
- Three to five years of professional office related experience required.
- Prior experience within an HR or payroll role preferred.
- Great Plains experience preferred
Position Base: Anchorage, Alaska
Wage Rate: DOE/Hourly
APPLICATION: Please submit cover letter, resume specific to above requirements and 3 professional references.
Mail or Hand Deliver to: Copper River Seafoods, 1118 E 5th Ave, Anchorage, Alaska 99501
Attention: Human Resources