Payroll Specialist

Austin Recovery provides compassionate and effective drug and alcohol treatment since 1967. We are currently seeking a full-time Payroll Specialist.

All Austin Recovery properties are 100% tobacco free environments.

As of December 1, 2011, Austin Recovery will no longer hire individuals who use nicotine products. Applicants who profess to use nicotine will not have their applications processed. Anyone who is offered and accepts a position with Austin Recovery will be tested for nicotine during our regular post-offer pre-employment testing. Applicants who test positive for nicotine will be eliminated from consideration and pending job offers will be rescinded.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Process bi-weekly payroll for approximately 225 employees across 4 locations.
  • Collects and reviews timesheets for completeness, accuracy, adherence to policies, and internal controls such as supervisor’s signature.
  • Reviews the accuracy of the payroll using the payroll software reports. Files the reports in a confidential manner.
  • Assists in designing and writing both routine and ad hoc reports in the companion PayCom report writer software.
  • Creates reports to distribute benefit costs to appropriate departments and funding sources using payroll information.
  • Assists Accounting Department in payroll related activities such as modeling payroll and related fringes for budgets and grants proposals as well as provide bi-weekly payroll reports.
  • Maintains and updates all 401(k) employee deferral contributions, as well as make timely contributions after each payroll to 401(k) Plan account.
  • Accurately maintain and update employee accruals for vacation, sick, holiday and funeral hours.
  • Enter all employee payroll deductions to include but not limited to, benefit premiums, wage garnishments, United Way contributions and employee advances.
  • Work with PayCom to prepare year end information for employee W-2’s.
  • Assists Human Resources Director and Human Resources Generalist in making copies, filing, and other similar tasks as assigned.
  • Responds to employee inquiries concerning payroll issues.

Qualifications:

  • Ability to work under deadlines and timelines and ability to input data accurately required.
  • Must be proficient in Microsoft Word, Outlook and Excel.
  • PayCom payroll software experience preferred, but not required.
  • Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) preferred.

Education and Experience:

  • High School diploma or GED required.
  • Bachelor’s Degree preferred.
  • Payroll experience/knowledge required.
  • Human Resources experience preferred.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

  • None

Physical Demands/Work Environment:

  • Communicates orally with management, co-workers and the public in face-to face, one-to-one, and group settings.
  • Regularly uses a telephone for communication.
  • Uses office equipment such as computers, copiers, and fax machines.
  • Sits for extended time periods.
  • Hearing and vision within normal ranges.
  • Uses hands to finger, handle and feel and reach with hands and arms.
  • Occasionally required to stand and walk.

Please click this link to apply: Payroll Specialist. EOE.