PAYROLL SPECIALIST

Division: Scintilla dba ESCO Group
Location: Marion, Iowa (On-site)
Reports to: Accounting Manager
Exempt or Non-Exempt: Non-Exempt
Status: Full-Time

The Payroll Specialist will be responsible for, but not limited to:

• Setup and maintain employee files.
• Compile payroll data such as hours worked, taxes, insurance, and union dues to be withheld, and employee identification number from time sheets and other reports.
• Computes wages and deductions; posts to payroll records.
• Review wages computed and corrects errors to ensure accuracy of payroll.
• Maintain/update employee master payroll records with changes affecting net wages. (i.e. exemptions, insurance, and loan payments).
• Records data concerning transfer of employees between departments.
• Prepare periodic earnings, taxes and deduction reports.
• Keeps records of leave pay and nontaxable wages.
• Prepare and issue paychecks.
• Maintain/update Union Pay Rates as needed.
• Prepares monthly union reports.
• Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual payroll reports.
• Assist in identifying team goals and be a key participant in achieving team goals.
• Be a key driver of process improvement for the ERC.
• Utilize, support, and enhance ESCO’s standards and best practices.
• Understand and follow all safety, conduct, and policy requirements established by ESCO and clients.
• Other duties and responsibilities as assigned or deemed necessary by management

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; and talk or hear.
• The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 5 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 15 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee will be in a professional office environment