Payroll Clerk (Temporary)
ACCO Engineered Systems
- Pasadena, CA
- $22.44-26.57 per hour
- Temporary
- Full-time
- Responsible for setting up New hire information, and EDD Benefit Audits.
- Assist in maintaining payroll operations according to company policies and procedures.
- Audit and process Data entry relative to payroll and the input of time sheets.
- Assist in preparing and distributing pay checks.
- Maintain employee payroll files including updating and filing documents.
- Answer employee questions regarding payroll issues.
- Garnishment processing, mail out orders, request checks from AP
- Employee Customer service, phone calls, emails
- Preparation of benefit reports and/or input of benefit deductions.
- General office duties, i.e. filing, copying, phones.
- Performs other duties as assigned by management.
- 2+ years of previous Payroll experience (experience with Construction Payroll department preferred, but not required)
- Strong aptitude for learning new systems and programs
- Excellent communication skills, including good phone etiquette
- Solid computer skills, including advanced proficiency in Microsoft Word & Excel.
- 2+ years of Data Entry experience.
- Advanced MS Excel and proficiency in MS Word
- Accurate 10-key by touch and demonstrated data-entry accuracy
- Demonstrated customer service excellence, including professional, courteous phone skills
- Ability to successfully work on several tasks with similar timeframes and similar deadlines
- Ability to work under pressure to meet deadlines
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Excellent interpersonal communication skills
- Strong aptitude for learning new systems and programs
- Ability to work overtime and weekends as required by Supervisor or Manager
- Proactivity / Initiative: Recognizes what needs to be done and accomplishes it in a manner appropriate for one's level/position and with minimal supervision.
- Perseverance: Shows the wherewithal to fight for difficult goals despite challenges and to bounce back from adversity.
- Insight: The ability to gather and make sense of information that suggests new possibilities.
- Engagement: Shows a knack for using emotion and logic to communicate a persuasive vision and connect with people.
- Teamwork: The ability to effectively work toward common goals with others by supporting, encouraging, and sharing information in an authentic and approachable manner.
- Big Picture: Understands and contributes to organizations' short- and long-term business strategy. On a personal level has independently developed a vision for short- and long-term career success.
- Motivation / Dedication: Commits to excellence in pursuing unselfish goals. Initiates action with collective goals takes responsibility and shows personal humility.
- Technical Curiosity / Willingness to Learn: Interest in seeking out new experiences, knowledge, and candid feed, back; demonstrating openness to learning and change.
- Problem-Solver: Ability to identify, analyze, and solve a problem in support of personal, group, department, or organizational objectives.
- The employee may regularly lift and /or move up to 10 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 30 pounds.
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include Close vision and Distance vision.
- While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear.
- The employee is regularly required to walk and sit; climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl (for purposes of filling photocopier/printers).
- Occasionally required to reach above shoulder height to access storage cabinets and mail cubicles.