Payroll Specialist

Lexington Medical Center - West Columbia, SC

Full-time - Entry Level

West Columbia, SC

5,001-10,000 employees

Hospitals

About the position

The Payroll Specialist is responsible for coordinating payroll functions to ensure accurate and timely compensation for employees at Lexington Medical Center. This role involves generating and maintaining payroll records for biweekly payroll runs, verifying data changes, and ensuring compliance with established policies and procedures. The Payroll Specialist will also assist in training new employees and timekeepers, and provide payroll information as needed.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate payroll function to ensure accurate and timely compensation to employees.
• Generate and maintain payroll records for all biweekly regular and off-cycle payroll runs.
• Verify data changes made by Human Resources and implement approved payroll changes.
• Research discrepancies in wage calculations with the help of Human Resources Personnel.
• Scan and maintain employee payroll files in imaging system.
• Perform all functions of payroll process as outlined for bi-weekly payroll.
• Ensure payroll processing is completed within internal and external deadlines.
• Prepare bank deposit information for processing by the Payroll Supervisor or Accounting Manager.
• Process and verify all S.C. Retirement System forms.
• Assist in preparation of information on W-2 forms for current and former employees.
• Process manual payroll checks as required including documentation, stop payments, and distribution.
• Coordinate folding, stuffing, and mailing of checks and pay advices.
• Process all necessary information for Workers' Compensation forms.
• Process levies and garnishments including preparing check requests and sending necessary identifying information with checks to appropriate sources.
• Train new and existing timekeepers in the timekeeping system.
• Assist new employees with mandatory payroll forms in orientation.
• Furnish employee payroll information upon request to lending institutions and governmental agencies.
• Prepare manual checks for credits issued by ACH.
• Report problems to Payroll Supervisor when there are concerns with payroll programs.
• Gather and summarize data for analysis as requested.
• Assist external auditors in payroll areas of their work.
• Answer phones, greet visitors or employees, and perform other clerical duties as required.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or Equivalent
• 5 Years of payroll experience
• Experience in computerized applications
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Nice-to-haves

• Associates Degree in Accounting
• Certified Payroll Professional with 3 years of payroll experience

Benefits

• 403(b) matching
• Adoption assistance
• Dental insurance
• Disability insurance
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Employer paid short-term disability and long-term disability coverage after 90 days of eligible employment
• Tuition reimbursement
• Student loan forgiveness