TekWissen is a global workforce management provider headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan that offers strategic talent solutions to our clients world-wide. Our client provides services to the travel industry, including catering, onboard retail, food service provisioning, and food logistics and is a supplier to many major airlines.
Job Profile Summary:
The Payroll Supervisor is responsible for managing all functions of an assigned payroll department.
This includes the preparation of documents and information required for processing of payroll; the filing and logging of information stored in personnel files; disbursement of payroll on a periodic basis and ensuring information is held in a confidential manner.
Main Duties and Responsibilities:
Through subordinate employees, ensures the accurate and timely processing of periodic payroll, wage garnishment, union deductions, special payments and other payroll related processing.
Ensures all proper documentation accompanies non-standard transactions according to company policy.
Ensures employee data files are accurate, complete and securely kept.
Maintains appropriate logs and tracking of employee files.
Ensures the accuracy of employee payroll information through appropriate adherence to data entry protocols and periodic audits.
Trains and supervises assigned personnel.
Responsible for ensuring department policies, standards, and practices are followed.
Supervises periodic payroll closes and tax reporting.
Reports and Reconciles quarter and year end taxes.
Ad hoc payroll reports utilizing Cognos and other database tools.
Provides status and other reports for management as requested and supports Management staff as needed.
Must be able to work Saturday.
Ensures periodic reconciliations occur.
Responsible for performance evaluation, coaching, counseling and preparing corrective action for employees and liaises appropriately with HR representative.
Qualifications:
Education:
High school diploma is required
Work Experience:
5 years of in-house payroll processing experience in a multi-company, multi-state environment
2 years of experience administering union deductions and payments
2 years of supervisory experience.
Technical Skills: (Certification, Licenses and Registration)
Excellent Microsoft Excel and Word skills
Desired experience in Microsoft Office Suite as well as Kronos, Kronos Workforce, and/ or Ultipro software.
Supervisory skills.
Language / Communication Skills:
Ability to communicate orally with subordinates to explain and direct work assignments.
Ability to communicate with employees to negotiate conflicts and explain payroll processes.
Ability to communicate with management orally and in writing.
Bi-lingual skills a plus.
TekWissen® Group is an equal opportunity employer supporting workforce diversity.