Graniterock - Watsonville, CA
posted 4 months ago
The Payroll Specialist at Graniterock plays a crucial role in ensuring the accurate and timely processing of weekly payroll. This position operates under minimal supervision and is responsible for a variety of payroll-related tasks, including managing involuntary deductions, maintaining accounting transactions, and ensuring proper file maintenance and record retention. The Payroll Specialist must align their work with Graniterock's Family Vision, Core Purpose, Core Values, Strategic Priorities, and overall business objectives. This role is essential in promoting a culture of safety, as the company emphasizes 'Safety Before All Else' in all operations. In this position, the Payroll Specialist will facilitate the weekly payroll process, which includes manual time entry, reviewing edits, printing checks, and posting journal entries to ensure accurate payments to Team Members. The role also involves reconciling and processing information received from various payroll groups, analyzing payroll reports, and participating in regular audits to maintain accurate recordkeeping and reporting. Collaboration with the Human Resources department is vital, particularly in reviewing changes to Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBA) to ensure that these changes are accurately reflected in time entries. Customer service is a key component of this role, as the Payroll Specialist will provide general information and respond to employee inquiries in a courteous and informed manner, aiming to exceed customer expectations. Additionally, the specialist will handle various system and administrative tasks to support the department and ensure accurate recordkeeping. Meeting weekly and monthly processing deadlines is critical, as is issuing interim checks to comply with local, state, and federal requirements.