Payroll Specialist II

$52,136 - $78,203/Yr

Unclassified - Watsonville, CA

Full-time - Entry Level

Watsonville, CA

11-50 employees

About the position

The Payroll Specialist at Granite Construction is responsible for processing payrolls, maintaining payroll records, and ensuring accurate payments to employees. This role involves auditing and reconciling payroll information, providing customer service to employees, and performing various clerical tasks to support the payroll department. The position requires attention to detail and the ability to meet processing deadlines while delivering excellent service.

Responsibilities

• Audit, reconcile and process payroll information received from the field to ensure accuracy.
• Analyze payroll reports to ensure accurate recordkeeping.
• Process weekly and salary payrolls, including reviewing edits, printing checks, and posting journal entries.
• Responsible for all corporate data entry to ensure accuracy.
• Meet weekly and monthly processing deadlines in payroll to ensure excellent customer service.
• Process a variety of recordkeeping functions in a computerized system to ensure accurate reporting.
• Provide impeccable overall customer service to exceed employee expectations.
• Answer all employee and field inquiries in an informed and courteous manner; perform online inquiries in the payroll system.
• Perform diverse clerical tasks as necessary to assist the department manager.
• Participate in cross-training efforts to provide growth opportunities within the department.

Requirements

• Associates Degree in Accounting or equivalent.
• 2-5 years of related payroll experience.
• Moderate technical knowledge of commonly-used payroll concepts, practices, and procedures.
• Intermediate Excel and Word skills.
• 10-key by touch proficiency.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Superior customer service skills.
• Ability to work overtime as needed.

Benefits

• Paid holidays
• Sick leave
• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Disability insurance
• Flexible spending plans
• Programs for musculoskeletal health
• Mental wellness programs
• 401(k) plan with 100% match on the first 6% of eligible compensation