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Payroll Specialist
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Company:
ACRT Services, Inc.
About The Team
ACRT Services offers expert independent consulting solutions to utilities and associated organizations throughout the United States, including vegetation management consulting, arborist training, customized safety courses, technology solutions, utility metering services, and more. At ACRT Services, our organizational culture is built on four strategic pillars including the people and the amazing things they can accomplish, dedication and the success it brings over the long term, process and the benefits of a job done right and education and the difference it can mean in the lives of those we touch.
About the Role
The Payroll Specialist reports to the Payroll Manager at ACRT Services. This position will play a key role in processing federal, state, and local tax information, as well as maintain and organize files for payroll. This position requires a high degree of organization and excellent attention to detail.
What You’ll Do
Process Important Tax Information
- Process employee W-4 and state withholdings
- Prepare annual reconciliations tax jurisdiction
- Review and update employee tax and retirement records in accordance with prevailing tax codes and legislative mandates
- Report and maintain federal, state, and local tax information
- Process federal, state, and local tax information
- Record and report all employee demographic changes relating to payroll or federal, state, local tax laws
- Maintain employee payroll, tax, and deduction files
- Prepare W-2 earnings statements
- Maintain files for payroll, tax, bonus, etc.
- Input documents to update employee year-end records
Support with Employee Payroll Information
- Process bi-weekly and weekly pay for employee groups in strict accordance with union contracts, government wage & hour laws, and company policy
- Calculate and process regular pay, overtime and annualized salaries
- Calculate and process annual salary cost of living projections
- Verify pay records and leave balances
- Verify employee wage and withholding
- Prepare electronically transmitted direct deposit
- Produce trend and statistical reports
- Research and complete all incoming paperwork as needed for verifications of balances from outside agencies
- Maintain payroll deductions in accordance with union contracts, company policy, and legal requirements
- Interacts with auditors; provides access to payroll and other related information
- Assist with compiling data for accounting audits and ESOP allocations
- Responds to requests re: employment verifications and garnishments
- Manage and process combined payrolls and assisting managers, employees, and senior leaders
- Review timecards to ensure accuracy
- Respond to inquiries from employees and customers
- Calculates and prepares off-cycle, manually issued checks, gross to net
Other duties as assigned
About You
Must haves:
- Education: High school diploma or equivalent with 5 years of experience in payroll administration or Bachelor's degree
- Experience: 3 years of experience in payroll administration
Nice to haves:
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance
- Experience: 5 or more years of experience in payroll administration. In addition, a Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) is nice to have.
Your Skills
- Microsoft Office Suite, especially Excel (Look-ups, Pivot Tables, etc.)
- Self-starter with excellent interpersonal skills, ability to multi-task and work independently as well as a team
- Excellent communication skills, comfortable interacting with senior management
- Demonstrated critical thinking skills and ability to exercise good judgement to make good business decisions
- Knowledge of Workday Payroll, Time Tracking, and Absence
- Strong knowledge of tax and wage laws (Specifically – California)
Benefits
Health and Safety
- Group health plans including medical/prescription, dental, vision and a variety of other coverage options
- Company paid group life insurance, accidental death & dismemberment insurance, short and long term disability
- Flexible Spending Accounts or an option for a Health Saving Account with company match
- Company paid Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for all employees and eligible family members
Retirement
- Automatic enrollment in the Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) at no cost
- Roth or Traditional 401(k) Retirement plan with company match
Time Off
- Paid Vacation and Sick Time
- Paid Holidays including the day after Thanksgiving and Christmas Eve
- Veterans Day paid time off for our veterans
Perks
- Company paid cellphone or mobile allowance
- Tuition reimbursement program
- We believe in being comfortable at work. ACRT Services has a business casual dress environment that allows you to wear jeans!
Where We Work
At ACRT Services we prefer in-person employee interaction and we rely on collaboration among groups to be successful and agile, which means we expect work in the office to continue as an important part of our company culture and a key to employee success. This position is a remote hybrid role, meaning employees will be required to come into the Stow, Ohio office on a weekly or as needed basis.
Standard office equipment will be provided to work in the office and at home – a dedicated space at home to work is also required. Uninterrupted home-based internet is a must in your home to attend and host video calls, along with a minimum bandwidth speed of 20 mbps. If you do not have an in home office space or cannot meet the internet needs, an office space will be provided for you in the company’s Stow, Ohio office.
This position is not open to candidates located in Toledo, OH or Cincinnati, OH.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)
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In 2018, ACRT, Inc. transformed into ACRT Services, a parent company supporting three wholly-owned subsidiaries—ACRT, ACRT Pacific and Bermex. The transformation was driven by ACRT’s rapid, ongoing growth and the organization’s commitment to stren...
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