Payroll Clerk FT Temp-To-Hire

As a Payroll Clerk, you will assist in the processing of bi-weekly payroll, as well as with a variety of additional organizational and clerical duties related to the process. Your specific duties in this role will include:

• Compiling data and statistics for taxes
• Reviewing, maintaining, and ensure accurate interpretation of state, federal, and local tax regulations
• Entering new hire information into the payroll system
• Auditing wage and tax reporting and correcting errors to ensure the accuracy of tax withholding and expense
• Supporting the balancing of bi-weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual payroll tax files as well as reviewing federal, state, and local tax returns and payments for the organization
• Examining tax account records and computing tax owed according to prescribed wages, rates, laws, and regulations
• Supporting annual W2 balancing, reporting, and printing
• Ensuring internal and external research of escalated issues

Job Requirements 

As a Payroll Clerk, you must be a highly organized and detail-oriented professional with solid analytical and problem-solving abilities. It is also important that you display exceptional verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills and that you are comfortable interacting with all levels within the organization, including senior management.  Specific qualifications for the position include:

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Minimum 3-5 years of experience in payroll processing, tax reporting, and tax compliance
• Knowledge of in-house Multi-State payroll, high volume, using multiple federal tax ID’s (FEIN)
• Experienced with standard concepts, practices, and procedures within the field of payroll tax
• Proficiency in MS Office Suite with intermediate skills in Excel including functions, calculations, and filtering

Let one of our recruiters assist you in finding and preparing for interviews with our clients. Whether you are interested in a direct-hire, temp-to-hire or temporary position, Workway can help you to put your best foot forward. Contact us today!

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