Payroll Administrator I

Pathward, N.A.; United States; Hybrid; USD 19,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Job summary

Pathward, N.A. is seeking a Payroll Specialist to ensure timely and accurate delivery and accounting of salaries, wages, commissions, and incentive payments. You will process bi-weekly payrolls and validate reports, while maintaining data integrity across payroll systems.

The role supports audits, payroll tax activities, and ad hoc reporting, while adhering to federal, state, and local regulations. A quick learner with integrity will thrive in our hybrid environment with onsite locations across

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Typically requires less than one year of related experience.
• Integrity & trust.

Responsibilities

• Processes bi-weekly payrolls for specific employee groups. Reconcile payroll prior to transmission and validate confirmed reports.
• Monitors submissions of approved time sheets and ensure valid data transfers to/from payroll service.
• Ensures accuracy of records by maintaining database with updates in status changes, tax withholdings, benefits deductions, time off accruals, etc.
• Researches and resolves employee inquiries regarding pay, taxes, deductions, direct deposit, garnishments, and leave-related payroll impacts.
• Provides accurate figures for computing severance and vacation payout amounts as needed.
• Assists with payroll tax activities including tax notice research, agency correspondence, account reconciliations, and payroll tax reporting support.
• Develops ad hoc payroll, financial, and operational reporting as required.
• Analyzes and prepares general ledger journal entries and reconciliations; complete general ledger and checking reconciliations by deadlines.
• Administers various system interfaces with general ledger, payroll, benefits, and timekeeping applications.
• Processes correct garnishment and other special payroll deduction calculations to ensure compliance as required.
• Reviews changes for proper authorization and compliance with federal/state/local regulations.
• Assists with leave of absence payroll processing and validates benefit deductions, arrears balances, and payroll impacts.
• Records payroll invoices into the accounts payable system.
• Supports internal and external audit requests by preparing payroll documentation and responding to information requests.
• Maintains procedures, desk guides, and documentation for assigned responsibilities.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Integrity & trust

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Job description

We are a hybrid, remote-office company dedicated to growing our talent anywhere!

We have onsite locations in: Sioux Falls, SD, Phoenix, AZ, Louisville, KY, Troy, MI, Franklin, TN, Easton, PA.

At Pathward, we take tremendous pride in our purpose to create financial inclusion for all™. We are financial empowerment company that works with innovators to increase financial availability, choice, and opportunity for all. We strive to remove barriers that traditional institutions put in the way of financial access, and promote economic mobility by providing responsible, secure, high quality financial products.

We are a team of problem solvers and innovators who celebrate our differences and know that our unique perspectives make us stronger and well-positioned for success. We celebrate, and embrace, our team members through our *HUMBLE*HUNGRY*SMART approach, and we believe that we are strongest when we embrace the voices of our employees, customers, partners, and the communities we serve.

About the Role

Responsible for ensuring timely and accurate delivery and accounting of salaries, wages, commission, and incentive payments.

What You Will Do

• Processes bi-weekly payrolls for specific employee groups. Reconcile payroll prior to transmission and validate confirmed reports.
• Monitors submissions of approved time sheets and ensure valid data transfers to/from payroll service.
• Ensures accuracy of records by maintaining database with updates in status changes, tax withholdings, benefits deductions, time off accruals, etc.
• Researches and resolves employee inquiries regarding pay, taxes, deductions, direct deposit, garnishments, and leave-related payroll impacts.
• Provides accurate figures for computing severance and vacation payout amounts as needed.
• Assists with payroll tax activities including tax notice research, agency correspondence, account reconciliations, and payroll tax reporting support.
• Develops ad hoc payroll, financial, and operational reporting as required.
• Analyzes and prepares general ledger journal entries and reconciliations; complete general ledger and checking reconciliations by deadlines.
• Administers various system interfaces with general ledger, payroll, benefits, and timekeeping applications.
• Processes correct garnishment and other special payroll deduction calculations to ensure compliance as required.
• Reviews changes for proper authorization and compliance with federal/state/local regulations.
• Assists with leave of absence payroll processing and validates benefit deductions, arrears balances, and payroll impacts.
• Records payroll invoices into the accounts payable system.
• Supports internal and external audit requests by preparing payroll documentation and responding to information requests.
• Maintains procedures, desk guides, and documentation for assigned responsibilities.
• Other duties as assigned.

What You Will Need

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• Typically requires less than one year of related experience
• Integrity & trust

The responsibilities listed above are not all inclusive and may be changed at any time.

Salary range: $14 hourly – $23 hourly

The salary range reflects the minimum and maximum target for a new hire in this role. Individual pay within the range will be determined by multiple factors which can include but are not limited to a candidate’s experience, qualifications, skills, and location. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary for your location during the hiring process. Ranges may be modified in the future.
This role is also eligible for an annual performance-based incentive opportunity. Pathward offers a comprehensive benefits package for eligible employees, including health insurance, 401(k) retirement benefits, life insurance, disability benefits, paid time off, and more.

Pathward is an equal employment opportunity employer and considers candidates for roles without regard to their race, sex, national origin, ethnicity, age, disability or any other category protected by law.

Who we are

Our commitment to inclusion is woven into our DNA. We believe that we are strongest when we embrace the voices of our employees, customers, partners, and the communities we serve.

We provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, transgender status, pregnancy, national origin, age (age 40 and over), disability, genetic information, marital status, hair texture or hairstyle, ancestry, service in the uniformed services, protected veteran status, status as a victim of domestic violence or any other class protected by federal, state and local laws.

Voluntary Self-Identification

For government reporting purposes, we ask candidates to respond to the below self-identification survey. Completion of the form is entirely voluntary. Whatever your decision, it will not be considered in the hiring process or thereafter. Any information that you do provide will be recorded and maintained in a confidential file.

As set forth in Pathward, N.A.'s Equal Employment Opportunity policy, we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected group status under any applicable law.

If you believe you belong to any of the categories of protected veterans listed below, please indicate by making the appropriate selection. As a government contractor subject to the Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA), we request this information in order to measure the effectiveness of the outreach and positive recruitment efforts we undertake pursuant to VEVRAA. Classification of protected categories is as follows:

A "disabled veteran" is one of the following: a veteran of the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service who is entitled to compensation (or who but for the receipt of military retired pay would be entitled to compensation) under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; or a person who was discharged or released from active duty because of a service-connected disability.

A "recently separated veteran" means any veteran during the three-year period beginning on the date of such veteran's discharge or release from active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval, or air service.

An "active duty wartime or campaign badge veteran" means a veteran who served on active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service during a war, or in a campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge has been authorized under the laws administered by the Department of Defense.

An "Armed forces service medal veteran" means a veteran who, while serving on active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service, participated in a United States military operation for which an Armed Forces service medal was awarded pursuant to Executive Order 12985.