Payroll Coordinator
Baltimore, MD / Windsor Mill, MD
Client Opportunities – Accounting Openings /
Full Time /
On-site
Payroll Coordinator
6 Month Contract to Hire paying $25-30/hr
Convert Between $55,000-$70,000
On Site in Windsor Mill, MD
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
A. Essential Functions
§ Process and issue employee paychecks and statements of earnings and deductions.
§ Review time sheets, work charts, wage computations, and other information to detect and reconcile payroll discrepancies.
§ Verify attendance, hours worked, and pay adjustments and post information onto designated records.
§ Conduct employment verification processes.
§ Balance cash and payroll accounts regularly.
§ Execute daily processes and controls accurately and on time, ensuring compliance with company policies.
§ Assist with internal and external audits as necessary.
§ Comply with federal, state, and company policies, procedures, and regulations.
§ Update payroll records by reviewing and approving changes in exemptions, insurance coverage, savings deductions, job titles, and department/division transfers.
§ Pay employees by directing the production and issuance of paychecks or electronic transfers to bank accounts.
§ Prepare reports by compiling summaries of earnings, taxes, deductions, leave, disability, and nontaxable wages.
§ Determine payroll liabilities by approving the calculation of employee federal and state income and social security taxes, and employer's social security, unemployment, and workers' compensation payments.
§ Balance payroll accounts by resolving discrepancies.
§ Provide payroll information by answering questions and requests.
§ Maintain payroll guidelines by writing and updating policies and procedures.
§ Maintain employee confidence and protect payroll operations by keeping information confidential.
§ Contribute to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.
§ Prepare and maintain accurate records and reports of payroll transactions.
§ Identify and recommend updates to payroll processing software, systems, and procedures.
§ Perform full-cycle accounts payable (A/P) tasks, including completing payments and controlling expenses by receiving, processing, verifying, and reconciling invoices.
§ Operate computer software to record, store, and analyze financial information.
§ Reconcile processed work by verifying entries and comparing system reports to balances.
§ Charge expenses to accounts and cost centers by analyzing invoice and expense reports and recording entries.
§ Pay employees by receiving and verifying expense reports and preparing ACH payments.
§ Verify vendor accounts by reconciling monthly statements and related transactions.
§ Maintain historical records by scanning and filing documents.
§ Match vendor invoices, purchase orders, and receipts; batch invoices and include reference information (vendor name or code, invoice number and date, etc.).
§ Resolve A/P issues efficiently.
§ Check figures, postings, and documents for correct entry, mathematical accuracy, and proper codes.
§ Process payments, including ACHs, credit cards, and checks; validate, record, mail checks, and expedite special handling as needed.
§ Open, organize, and distribute department mail as required.
§ Assist with purchasing for other departments and inventory controls.
$55,000 - $70,000 a year
