Certified Payroll Specialist - Experience Only

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Located in Redding, CA

Salary: $70k annual to start doe

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About Express:

Express Employment Professionals, named ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® Client and Talent Awards winner for the past 7 years, is hiring for a local client company in Shasta County.  We help people in our community find work every day.  Express Employment Professionals in Redding wants to make a difference locally and across North America.  With more than 800 locations across the U.S., Canada, and South Africa, we are on a mission to put a million people to work annually.

About the Client:

Express is partnering with a local company (four companies under the same umbrella) who is seeking a very experienced payroll specialist to handle payroll and other responsibilities for all four companies.  Certified payroll/prevailing wage payroll experience is MANDATORY.  Construction industry experience a plus.

About the Position:

Local company needs an experienced, detail oriented and quality Payroll Specialist. The ideal person must be an effective communicator, excellent with math, data entering, deadlines, organized, trustworthy and able to handle sensitive, confidential items with care.

Job Description/ Responsibilities:

Accurately maintaining payroll systems and processing paychecks according to schedule. Duties include consolidating and entering time sheet information and calculating wages, overtime, deductions, wage garnishments fringe benefits, medical benefits, retirement and bonuses, based on team member records. In addition, prepare and submit payroll tax filings and reports to ensure compliance with company policy, local, state, and federal tax regulations. Payroll is distributed to team members via paycheck or Direct Deposit on a weekly basis. Accounting software used: QuickBooks.

Communicate with administrators and foreman regarding daily logs and time sheets
Maintain accurate financial records using QuickBooks and Excel
Records and processes federal and state payroll tax deposits
Process payroll, including certified payroll and prevailing wage compliance
Prepare and submit payroll reports and ensure compliance with relevant regulations
Maintain organized records and ensure proper documentation for audits
Reconciles payroll to the general ledger

Qualifications:

Proficiency in QuickBooks and Microsoft Office or related software (advanced skills preferred)
Proficient with or the ability to quickly learn payroll software
Knowledge of certified payroll and prevailing wage requirements is essential
Ability to manage deadlines and prioritize tasks effectively
High attention to detail and a commitment to accuracy
Strong organizational and multitasking skills
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
High School Diploma or equivalent
Numerical and literacy skills
Two years of experience in accounting or bookkeeping with at least six months of experience in payroll preferred

Shift:

Full time Monday-Friday

Benefits:

Paid Holidays, Paid Vacation, Medical & Dental Insurance and 401k Retirement

Compensation:

$70k annually (DOE) to start

About You:

You are attentive, responsive, and can take control of situations. 
You are personable, determined, and driven to make a difference. You can see beyond a problem, respond to situations in crafty ways, and put a positive and professional spin on any situation.
Multitasking and professionalism are natural habits. 
You thrive on succeeding, overcoming challenges, and have an exceptional work ethic.
Friends and co-workers describe you as a highly organized and productive person.
You are a team player and an individual performer who can quickly connect with others inside and outside of the company.
You naturally possess a “can get it done attitude” even when the odds are not in your favor.
You are very organized and disciplined and can effectively manage multiple conflicting priorities and deadlines in a rapidly changing environment.
You are reliable and are always looking for what to do next.
You are at least 18 years of age.

Pre-employment screenings if required by the client

Express Employment Professionals – Redding
2697 Victor Avenue
Redding, CA  96002
530-221-7044 call or text
Jobs.ReddingCA@ExpressPros.com

Express Employment Professionals is an equal opportunity Employer.  

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