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Payroll Clerk
Robert Half • Albany, NY 12260 • Posted 17 days ago
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We are offering a contract to hire employment opportunity for a Payroll Clerk in Albany, New York. The role involves providing support for biweekly payroll processing in a complex organizational setting and maintaining accurate payroll records. The successful candidate will join our team and contribute significantly to the smooth running of our payroll operations.
Responsibilities
- Maintaining payroll information by collecting, calculating, and inputting data.
- Updating payroll records for changes in exemptions, insurance coverage, savings deductions, job titles, and department transfers.
- Calculating payroll liabilities such as employee federal and state income taxes, Social Security taxes, employer contributions for unemployment and workers' compensation.
- Providing direct customer service to employees by responding to payroll-related questions and requests.
- Ensuring payroll operations are conducted efficiently by following established policies and procedures and reporting necessary changes.
- Using standard accounting practices to maintain and review financial accounts and records.
- Working under general supervision with standard assignments, following clearly defined procedures.
- Receiving assistance from supervisors for unusual issues and instructions for new or complex assignments.
Qualifications
Required
- High school diploma or equivalent, plus two (2) years of full-time paid experience in maintaining financial accounts and records; OR
- Three (3) years of full-time paid experience in maintaining financial accounts and records.
- Experience in Payroll is preferred
About Robert Half
Robert Half, the world’s first and largest specialized talent solutions firm, connects opportunities at great companies with highly skilled job seekers. We offer contract, temporary and permanent placement solutions for roles in finance and accounting, technology, marketing and creative, legal, and administrative and customer support. Named to Fortune’s World’s Most Admired Companies and 100 Best Companies to Work For® lists and a Forbes Best Employer for Diversity, Robert Half is the parent company of Protiviti®. Robert Half is traded on the New York Stock Exchange (symbol: RHI) and is a member of the S&P 500 index.
Full Job Description
We are offering a contract to hire employment opportunity for a Payroll Clerk in Albany, New York. The role involves providing support for biweekly payroll processing in a complex organizational setting and maintaining accurate payroll records. The successful candidate will join our team and contribute significantly to the smooth running of our payroll operations.
Job Overview:
+ Duties include maintaining payroll information by collecting, calculating, and inputting data.
+ Updates payroll records for changes in: Exemptions, Insurance coverage, Savings deductions, Job titles and department transfers
+ Calculates payroll liabilities, such as: Employee federal and state income taxes, Social Security taxes, Employer contributions for unemployment and workers' compensation
+ Provides direct customer service to employees by responding to payroll-related questions and requests.
+ Ensures payroll operations are conducted efficiently by following established policies and procedures and reporting necessary changes.
+ The role involves routine tasks that use standard accounting practices to maintain and review financial accounts and records.
+ Works under general supervision with standard assignments, following clearly defined procedures.
+ Supervisors are available to assist with unusual issues and provide instructions for new or complex assignments.
Requirements
Minimum Requirements:
+ High school diploma or equivalent, plus two (2) years of full-time paid experience in maintaining financial accounts and records; OR
+ Three (3) years of full-time paid experience in maintaining financial accounts and records.
+ Experience in Payroll is preferred
Robert Half is the world's first and largest specialized talent solutions firm that connects highly qualified job seekers to opportunities at great companies. We offer contract, temporary and permanent placement solutions for finance and accounting, technology, marketing and creative, legal, and administrative and customer support roles.
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All applicants applying for U.S. job openings must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Benefits are available to contract/temporary professionals, including medical, vision, dental, and life and disability insurance. Hired contract/temporary professionals are also eligible to enroll in our company 401(k) plan. Visit roberthalf.gobenefits.net for more information.
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