Payroll Specialist

Work Location: Gorham, Maine

Pay: $19 - $22 D.O.E

Job Summary: 

• Processes and records the Agency’s payroll timely and accurately. Duties include:


• Responds to inquiries from Agency personnel regarding payroll matters.


• Provides procedural instruction regarding payroll and timekeeping.


• Enters and processes employee time, payroll adjustments, garnishments and pay cards.


• Processes payroll transactions accurately and timely.

Minimum Qualifications: 

• Ability to maintain confidentiality relative to payroll


• Successfully pass a criminal background check the meets agency standards.


• High school diploma or GED


• Demonstrated intermediate proficiency with MS Excel and MS Word.


• Demonstrated knowledge of office practices and procedures.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with UKG or similar Payroll Systems

Essential Functions:

Communication

• Responds to inquiries from Agency personnel regarding payroll matters.


• Provides procedural instruction regarding payroll and timekeeping.


• Effectively communicates with all internal customers regardless of their areas of responsibility in a courteous and professional manner.


• Maintains strict confidentiality of information generated or gathered.


• Conducts Payroll training for managers.

Knowledge

• Performs duties in accordance with applicable Federal and State regulations and Goodwill’s philosophy, policies and procedures.


• Understands proper taxation of employer paid benefits.


• Working knowledge of computerized timekeeping and payroll systems.


• Resolves Payroll problems and exceptions in timely fashion.

Administration

• Enters and processes employee time, payroll adjustments, garnishments and pay cards.


• Processes payroll transactions accurately and timely.          


• Maintains Agency payroll information in HRIS database.


• Prepares reporting for employees, managers, vendors and tax agencies when necessary.


• Develops ad hoc reporting as needed.


• Understanding of Goodwill NNE policies.

Why Work for Goodwill - Our employees are important to us, and we want the best, so we take care of them and their families.

• Medical, Dental, Life and Vision insurance offered


• 403(b) retirement plan with employer match


• Paid Short & Long Term Disability


• Generous Paid Time Off Plan


• Paid Holidays


• 50% Employee discount at Goodwill stores in ME, NH & VT


• Valuable job training with growth potential


• Discount on personal cell phone plans


• Local community discounts