Payroll Specialist

6282

Full Time

Job Description

Division: Rack Room Shoe Corporate

Job Title: Payroll Specialist    

Accountability: Payroll Manager

Summary: The primary responsibility for this position is to assist in the processing of the weekly and bi-weekly payroll while compiling data in order to maintain payroll records.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Payroll Processing:

• Process Payroll for Biweekly, Weekly, and Confidential Expense Reimbursements. (Payroll Process, Prepayments, Payroll Archive, NACHA, Direct Deposit Writer, and Check Writer, Submit to ADP)
• Purge Batch History
• Submit New Hire file to NC New Hire Reporting
• Run Payment Register Summary to get total amounts for checks, NACHA, and voids to complete Master Check Register to let Banking know the cash needed for each Payroll (Biweekly, Weekly, and Confidential Expense Reimbursement)

Exception Reporting:

• Enter time corrections/adjustments from Task Manager Time Edit Forms
• Contact stores to correct Exceptions
• Edit Time and Attendance
• Approve/Override Exceptions in Time and Attendance

Payroll Tasks:

• Respond to Emails and Phone Calls from Stores
• Scan Garnishments to ADP to set up or make changes to existing garnishments.
• Process Back Pay adjustments
• Process make up checks and final pay checks

Additional Duties:

• Update pay rates for Headquarter employees entered by Human Resources
• Update State and City Minimum wage when necessary
• Update MA and RI state holidays annually
• Void Checks with ADP when necessary
• Open/Sort/Distribute Mail
• Knowledge of auditing an editing Hourly Headquarter employee time report
• Knowledge of completing Employment Verifications
• Assist in quarterly reporting required by states

Competency:

• Results Orientation: Demonstrates the ability to consistently deliver business results by meeting deadline and achieving goals.
• Communication: Effectively conveys information and ideas in concise and meaningful exchanges through written and verbal communication.
• Attendance/Punctuality: Flexibility required due to may need to stay longer depending on workload.
• Teamwork/Collaboration: Effectively develops relationships and encourages idea-sharing that facilitates the accomplishment of goals.

• Initiative: Proactively seeks opportunities to work outside of job scope to assist department or cross-functional team and demonstrates the ability to go beyond what is required to achieve goals.

• Personal Adaptability: Demonstrates the ability to embrace change and effectively adjusts to new or altered processes within the business environment.
• Safety and Security: Employees must follow all safety policies and procedures to ensure an accident-free workplace.
• Strong analytical, prioritizing, interpersonal, problem-solving and presentation skills.
• Uses data identify key drivers and makes recommendations for actions to be taken.

Qualification:

Education/Experience: 3-5 years of work experience in a multi-state payroll environment; knowledge of federal and state payroll regulations; demonstrated ability to handle a heavy workload; be a problem solver and solution finder; accomplish tasks with little supervision; excellent organizational skills with ability to prioritize multiple projects.

Language Ability: Strong professional and effective verbal and written communication skills; interpersonal skills necessary to deal effectively with all levels of internal and external personnel regarding payroll issues.

Math Ability: Basic Math

Computer Skills: Strong PC system skills; Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook. Knowledge in Oracle HRMS.

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential function of this job. The primary location of this position is a typical office environment. However, the responsibilities may require being energetic, motivated, meetings, conferences and traveling as needed.

 

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 accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions: the employee must regularly require to lift and/or move up to 10lbs, sit and write to operate a computer and printer, fax machine, photocopier, calculator and use of telephone communication devices, sometimes kneel, crouch or crawl.

 

 

 

Store Number: HQ

Headquarters

Pay Range:

8310 Technology Drive

About Rack Room Shoes

Great shoes for men, women and children in comfort, dress, casual, and athletic categories make Rack Room Shoes the family footwear retailer of choice. The company offers a wide selection of nationally recognized brands known for their quality. Rack Room Shoes also offers an assortment of exclusive private brands commissioned from the best manufacturers in the business. Our private brands offer customers great styles and outstanding values, which translates into satisfied, loyal, repeat customers.

Charlotte, North Carolina US

Rack Room Shoes provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation and gender identity), national origin, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, military service, or any other characteristic that is protected by applicable law. This policy of equal employment opportunity extends to all aspects of employment including, but not limited to, recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, transfer, reassignment, demotion, discipline, discharge, performance evaluation, compensation and benefits.