PAYROLL ACCOUNTING SPECIALIST

Navy Exchange Service Command - Virginia Beach, VA

Full-time

Virginia Beach, VA

General Merchandise Retailers

About the position

The Payroll Accounting Specialist plays a crucial role in the Controller's Division, focusing on the Centralized Payroll Function and various financial processes. This position is responsible for maintaining payroll data accuracy, processing payroll, and ensuring compliance with accounting practices and regulations.

Responsibilities

• Maintains account controls and reports relating to Payroll data.
• Reviews and monitors unemployment claims and reimbursement payments to the U.S. Department of Labor.
• Provides labor employment statistics to the U.S. Department of Labor on a monthly and quarterly basis.
• Generates gross-up calculations for associates who have relocated.
• Provides payroll data for Workmen's Compensation and Disability claims.
• Supplies wage verification data to entities such as the Social Security Administration and Internal Revenue Service.
• Maintains contact with associates at all levels, including management and outside companies.
• Audits and processes monthly payments of the payroll provider's vendor invoices.
• Processes biweekly payroll as necessary and transmits it to ADP in the absence of the Payroll Manager.
• Supplies ADP produced tax debits to the Treasury and ADP text files to Accounting for posting to the General Ledger.
• Trains new Payroll Technicians on applicable policies and procedures.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Requirements

• 3 years of general experience in administrative, professional, technical, or investigative work related to accounting practices and procedures.
• 1 year of academic study above high school level with 6 semester hours of accounting courses may substitute for 9 months of experience.
• 1 year of specialized experience in payroll or accounting functions, analyzing and examining source documents.