Specific duties include, but are not limited to:

·         On a day-to-day basis, supervise the work of 3 payroll specialists with an emphasis on distribution of work, reviewing their work, and ensuring high-quality customer service to our employees

·         Serve as backup for the Payroll Manager including coordinating and transmitting payroll

·         Work with peers, management, employees and ADP to resolve escalated payroll issues

·         Demonstrates continuous effort to improve operations, streamline work flows, leverage technology to automate work, decrease turnaround times, provide quality customer service

·         Support the implementation of new systems by understanding current payroll processes and recommending changes

·         Assist manager with special pay programs (i.e. bonus and annual salary increase information and third party sick pay).

·         Calculates and prepares manual checks as needed

·         Advises employees and supervisors on payroll practices and systems

·         Create payroll reports and summaries

·         Must have at least 5 years of payroll experience, with at least 2-3 years supervisory experience; experience  with a large (4,000+ employees), unionized  retail company is preferred

·         Must have at least 2 years with ADP Enterprise; experience with a similar system will be considered

·         Must be able to create reports in ReportSmith or similar report writer

·         Must have experience with online time & attendance systems

·         Must have knowledge payroll related law (e.g. FLSA)

·         Experience with payroll Year-End process

·         Must be able to interact professionally with all employees and possess good phone skills and strong customer service focus.

·         Must be proficient in MS Word and Excel