Payroll Specialist

## Description

**Job Purpose**

The Payroll Specialist is responsible for completing payroll on a timely basis, ensuring that all earnings and deductions are accurate. The payroll specialist will be able to use payroll software with accuracy and efficiency. They will also be responsible for completing certified payroll reports on a weekly basis, as well as monthly CCIP reports.

**Duties and Responsibilities**

• Complete and submit weekly and biweekly payrolls for all four locations.
• Prepare and submit certified payroll reports weekly.
• Prepare and submit CCIP reports monthly.
• Gather information on hours worked for each employee
• Calculate the correct amount incorporating overtime, deductions, bonuses, and commissions with the assistance of a computer system
• Entering data into databases and spreadsheets
• Performing account balance reconciliations and keeping PayCom up to date with this information.
• Responding to payroll related inquiries and resolving problems
• Preparing reports for senior management, finance department, etc.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality regarding payroll and financial matters
• Great communications skills to interact with HR and senior management
• Follow all company processes and procedures in accordance with the LSC Quality Management system to ensure that a quality product is maintained and delivered within the predetermined time and cost Attending required internal company meetings such as safety, departmental, scheduled daily and weekly meetings.
• All employees are required to actively participate in the LSC Safety Program.
• Be the forerunner in assuring customer satisfaction by meeting customer’s expectations while containing scope and cost creep.
• Other duties as assigned.

**Qualifications**

Required

• Minimum of two years of accounting, payroll, or related experience
• Previous hands-on payroll processing experience required, including certified payroll reporting
• Strong MS Excel skills required, including experience using spreadsheets to enter, reconcile, review, and report payroll related data
• Ability to maintain confidentiality regarding payroll and financial matters.

Preferred

• Experience using Paycom or other payroll and timekeeping systems
• Experience processing payroll for multiple locations or multiple states
• Knowledge of prevailing wage and certified payroll requirements
• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills
• Ability to manage competing priorities and meet strict deadlines
• Strong communication and customer service skills

**Education Requirements**

• High School Diploma or GED, with minimum of 3 years office related experience, OR
• Associate degree from an accredited college with 2 years working experience, or on the job training may substitute as equivalent

**Physical Demands**

• 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 accommodation 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 sit, stand, talk, and hear. Position requires extensive use of the computer. The employee is occasionally required to walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee may 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.

**Working Conditions**

• Hours 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Monday through Friday and other times as required by the workload
• 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.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate

**PERFORMANCE STANDARDS:**

• Standards of performance are defined as completion of tasks according to policy and procedures and the accepted standards of practice. The standards are based on the job and are achievable, understood, agreed on, specific, measurable, time-oriented, written, and subject to change. These Performance Standards are the minimum threshold to maintain theposition and form the basis of periodic performance evaluations.

**General**

• Lone Star Communications, Inc. reserves the right to change any or all this statement as required allowing the company to respond to market changes or changes in operational workflow. Also, this statement will be changed as required by State or Federal law.
• Lone Star Communications, Inc. is an at-will employer. A 90-day probationary period begins the first day of employment; however, this period can be shortened at the employers discretion.

## Qualifications
**Qualifications**

Required

• Minimum of two years of accounting, payroll, or related experience
• Previous hands-on payroll processing experience required, including certified payroll reporting
• Strong MS Excel skills required, including experience using spreadsheets to enter, reconcile, review, and report payroll related data
• Ability to maintain confidentiality regarding payroll and financial matters.

Preferred

• Experience using Paycom or other payroll and timekeeping systems
• Experience processing payroll for multiple locations or multiple states
• Knowledge of prevailing wage and certified payroll requirements
• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills
• Ability to manage competing priorities and meet strict deadlines
• Strong communication and customer service skills