Payroll Clerk - PT - Days - Accounting

DHR Health; Edinburg (TX); On-site; USD 32,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

DHR Health in Edinburg, TX is seeking an administrative assistant to support the benefits and payroll functions. The role emphasizes filing, scheduling, data entry, and customer service to employees and supervisors.

The ideal candidate has strong computer skills (Excel, Word) and familiarity with Kronos, with a solid grasp of payroll principles and regulatory requirements. This is a full-time position centered in-office.

Qualifications

• High School or GED preferred.
• Working knowledge of Excel, Word, and Kronos.
• Proficient with Kronos and PCs for data processing.
• Knowledge of basic accounting principles and payroll/benefits regulations.
• Previous customer service and benefits administration experience.
• Strong organizational and leadership skills.
• General knowledge of federal and state payroll laws.

Responsibilities

• Promotes the facility mission, vision and values by effectively communicating them to others.
• Administratively support payroll duties, including filing, greeting and scheduling employees, and data entry.
• Provide information and direction on payroll policies and programs; respond to information requests and resolve disputes.
• Collaborate with payroll staff to resolve issues and improve processes.
• Identify trends and advise on areas needing clarification in payroll design and administration.
• Stay updated on payroll laws and record-keeping requirements.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Customer service

Benefits administration

Organizational skills

Leadership

Accounting principles

Payroll knowledge

Attention to detail

Education

High School/GED

Tools

Kronos

Excel

Word

Job description

Description

DHR Health - US:TX:Edinburg - Days

POSITION SUMMARY

Employee to primarily assist benefits area in scheduling, filing, and other administrative assistant type duties. In addition, will also provide assistance to payroll area as needed in similar capacity.

POSITION EDUCATION/QUALIFICATIONS

• High School/GED preferred
• Working knowledge of computer programs such as excel, word and Kronos a plus.
• Proficient in the use of Kronos and personal computers and related software for statistical analysis, spreadsheets or word processing.
• Demonstrated knowledge of basic accounting principles as well as laws and regulations pertaining to compensation and benefits.
• Previous customer service and benefits administration experience.
• Experience that demonstrates strong organizational and leadership skills.
• General knowledge of Federal and State Laws and regulatory requirements related to the administration of payroll.

JOB KNOWLEDGE/EXPERIENCE

• Minimum one (1) year experience in accounting or the equivalent in training and experience.

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES

• Promotes the facility mission, vision and values by effectively communicating them to others. Considers mission, vision and values in developing services, standards and practices
• Responsible to administratively support payroll area in duties, such as filing, greeting and scheduling employees, entering data into computer system, as well as a support directly to employees in the processes surrounding payroll.
• Provide information and direction to employees on payroll policies, guidelines and programs. Respond to a wide range of requests for information and services to include the dissemination of information, education and program interpretation plus research and resolution of disputes that arise. Interpret program and plan documents; work to respond in a timely, consistent and fair manner.
• Work closely with other payroll staff and other personnel to provide timely and effective resolution of payroll related issues. Recommend processes and procedures to enhance department workflow and improve customer service and administration practices.
• Identify trends and advise the department supervisor of areas where employees frequently need additional assistance or clarification related to the design or administration of payroll.
• Keep abreast of current laws, legislation and administrative procedures relating to payroll. Understand and meet record keeping requirements for payroll.
• Other duties as assigned.

Other information

LINES OF REPSONSIBILITES :

(Chain-of-command)

1. Payroll & Benefits Supervisor → 2. Hospital Controller

CUSTOMER SERVICE

Provide excellent customer service to all DHR customers. All employees are required to attend the DHR C.A.R.E.S program which outlines the Customer Service Principals including: Commitment, Accountability, Respect, Excellence and Service.

AGE SPECIFIC :

Employees must be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served in his/her assigned unit. The individual must demonstrate knowledge of principles of growth and development over the life span and possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient’s status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient’s requirement relative to his or her age.

AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT: (ADA)

B. Essential Duties: Indicated by bold print within performance standards, preceding individual numbered criteria.

The following table provides physical requirements that will be associated with, but not limited to, this position:

• Light/moderate lifting up to 20 lbs, from the floor to shoulder height.
• Must be able to assist other employees with lifting more than 20 lbs.
• Light/moderate carrying up to 20 lbs.
• Pulling hand over hand
• Pushing
• Repeated bending
• Stooping/Bending
• Reaching above shoulder
• Climbing Stairs
• Climbing Ladders
• Dual simultaneous grasping
• Depth Perceptions needed
• Ability to see
• Identify Colors
• Operating office equipment
• Operating mechanical equipment
• Ability to read and write
• Ability to Count
• Ability to hear verbal communication without aid
• Operating Personal Vehicle
• Ability to comprehend written/verbal communication
• Other: Ability to deal with stress

Working Conditions

The individual spends over 95% of his/her time in an air-conditioned environment with varying exposures to noise. There is protection from weather conditions but not necessarily from temperature changes. The position does have low exposure to malodorous, infectious body fluids from patients and some minimal exposure to noxious smells from cleansing agents.

Occupational Exposure

This position has minimal to no exposure to blood, body fluids, or tissues and is an OSHA Category III (although situations can be imagined or hypothesized under which anyone, anywhere, might encounter potential exposure to body fluids). Person who performs these duties are not called upon as part of their employment to perform or assist in emergency medical care or first aid or to be potentially exposed in some other way.

Intelligence: General learning ability: The ability to “catch on” or understand instructions and underlying principles. Ability to reason and make judgments. 3

Verbal: Ability to understand meanings of words and ideas associated with them, and to use them effectively. To comprehend language, to understand relationships between words, and to understand meanings of whole sentences and paragraphs. To present information or ideas clearly. 3

Numerical: Ability to perform arithmetic operations quickly and accurately. 2

Spatial: Ability to comprehend forms in space and understands relationships of plane and solid objects. Frequently described as the ability to “visualize” objects or two or three dimensions, or to think visually of geometric forms. 2

Form Perception: Ability to perceive pertinent details and objects or in pictorial or graphic material to make visual comparisons and discriminations and see slight differences in shapes and shadings of figures and widths and lengths of lines. 3

Clerical Perception: Ability to receive pertinent details and verbal or tabular material. To observe differences in copy, to proofread words and numbers, and to avoid perceptual errors in arithmetic computation. 2

Motor Coordination: Ability to coordinate eyes and hands to fingers rapidly and accurately in making precise movements with speed. Ability to make a movement response accurately and quickly. 3

Finger Dexterity: Ability to move hands easily and skillfully. To work with fingers in placing and turning motions. 3

Manual Dexterity: Ability to move hands easily and skillfully. To work with hands in placing and turning motions. 3

Eye-Hand-Foot Coordination: Ability to move the hand and foot coordinately with each other in accordance with visual stimuli. 3

Color Discrimination: Ability to perceive and respond to similarities or differences in colors, shapes, or other values of the same or different color. To identify a particular color, or to recognize harmonious or contrasting color combinations, or to match color adequately. 3