Payroll Specialist #1011203
Job Description:
Duties:

• Performs on-line edits and corrections to payroll system PeopleSoft.
• Communicates with programmers and is involved in testing of pay issues.
• Calculates special check requests and audits requests by departments and HR.
• Processes internal adjustments for employees when necessary by analyzing past payroll information and calculating proper amount of adjustment.
• Performs difficult and detailed corrections of the exception time report edits by analyzing errors, performing advanced on-line corrections in the PeopleSoft system.
• Responsible for reviewing and validating Kronos schedules and timekeeping duties and following payroll guidelines, policies and procedures. Contact various department supervisors and management for timecard discrepancies.
• Answers complex questions via phone inquiries by employees, timekeepers, management personnel and Human Resources for union, nonunion, hourly and salary employees including executives and physicians.
• Communicates with employees and various levels of management regarding questions and concerns related to their paycheck and related calculations.
• Processes garnishment checks and mails check with legal statement of company financial responsibility regarding garnishment to requestor such as Friend-of-the Court, Attorneys, or IRS.
• Prepares stop payment and voided checks in a timely manner for reversal and reissue.
• Processes deductions from employee paychecks such as union dues, pharmacy, vendor sales, Gold Coast.
• Calculates incorrect payments and processes the necessary adjustments to recover overpayment amounts from employees' paychecks.
• Independently selects, interprets and applies proper codes, rules and regulations related to payroll transactions in PeopleSoft system.
• Works closely with Payroll Analyst and Accounting team to ensure proper allocations to general ledger.
• Ensures confidential information is handled securely and maintained according to company guidelines in a confidential manner and with discretion.
• Corrects 'no-time' edit for employees listed as active on the master file but show no time recorded.
• Able to meet deadlines, work under pressure and available for overtime as needed.
• Perform other special projects as assigned.

 
Skills:
Physical Demands/Working Conditions:

• Mental/visual strain may result from frequent reading and recording of documents and dealing with employees regarding paycheck questions or concerns.

 
Education:

• High School diploma or G.E.D. equivalent required.
• Payroll certification (FPC or CPP) preferred.
• At least two (2) years of related payroll experience required. Previous hospital experience highly desirable.
• Extensive knowledge of PeopleSoft and Kronos systems payroll and timekeeping.
• Excellent analytical skills and problem solving/judgment skills with high attention to detail and accuracy.
• Tact and discretion required in regards to security of PeopleSoft and Kronos in addition to exposure to confidential and sensitive information.
• Excellent organizational skills required in order to maintain documents, records, logs, etc. and track in CRM system.
• Able to manage self and prioritize workload to maximize efficiencies. Must be able to multi-task and properly execute multiple simultaneous assignments.
• Team player. Courteous and professional demeanor with excellent communication and customer service skills are essential for dealing with internal and external customers. Participative team member – ability to work collaboratively across departmental functions.
• Exceptional work ethics.

 
CERTIFICATIONS/LICENSURES:
Must meet or exceed core customer service responsibilities, standards and behaviors as outlined in the Customer Service Policy and summarized below:

• Communication
• Ownership
• Understanding
• Motivation
• Sensitivity
• Excellence
• Teamwork
• Respect

 
Must practice the customer skills as provided through on-going training and in-services.
Must possess the following personal qualities:

• Be self-directed
• Be flexible and committed to the team concept
• Demonstrate teamwork, initiative and willingness to learn
• Be open to new learning experiences
• Accepts and respects diversity without judgment
• Demonstrates customer service values

 
Additional Info:
 
At FastTek Global, Our Purpose is Our People and Our Planet. We come to work each day and are reminded we are helping people find their success stories. Also, Doing the right thing is our mantra.  We act responsibly, give back to the communities we serve and have a little fun along the way.
We have been doing this with pride, dedication and plain, old-fashioned hard work for 24 years!
FastTek Global is financially strong, privately held company that is 100% consultant and client focused.
We've differentiated ourselves by being fast, flexible, creative and honest. Throw out everything you've heard, seen, or felt about every other IT Consulting company. We do unique things and we do them for Fortune 10, Fortune 500, and technology start-up companies.
Our benefits are second to none and thanks to our flexible benefit options you can choose the benefits you need or want, options include:
 

• Medical and Dental (FastTek pays majority of the medical program)
• Vision
• Personal Time Off (PTO) Program
• Long Term Disability (100% paid)
• Life Insurance (100% paid)
• 401(k) with immediate vesting and 3% (of salary) dollar-for-dollar match

 
Plus, we have a lucrative employee referral program and an employee recognition culture.
FastTek Global was named one of the Top Work Places in Michigan by the Detroit Free Press in 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023!
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