Payroll Coordinator

SGS Consulting; Tallahassee (FL); On-site; USD 48,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

SGS Consulting in Tallahassee, FL is seeking a Payroll Specialist to manage multi-state payroll processing, verify hours, and adjust salaries as needed. The role involves handling bonuses, commissions, and high-volume payroll checks, ensuring accurate payments and timely transmission to SSD.

The ideal candidate will have at least two years of payroll experience, strong communication and analytical skills, and familiarity with payroll deductions, taxes, and SAP Financials.

Qualifications

• Two years of payroll processing experience with multi-state employees.
• Understanding of payroll flows from recording hours through mailing checks.
• Knowledge of payroll deductions and taxes.
• Excellent verbal and written communication.
• Strong analytical and interpersonal skills.
• Basic accounting and finance principles.
• Experience with SAP Financials a plus.
• Proficiency in Word and Excel.
• Ability to organize and prioritize workload to meet deadlines.
• Team player, energetic, self-starter.
• Extended hours may be required.

Responsibilities

• Weekly review of payroll data for verification and adjustment of hours worked.
• Process manual salary adjustments (vacation, PTO, etc.).
• Maintain and run bonus and salary programs.
• Calculate sales commissions.
• Process ad hoc payment transactions.
• Transmit payroll to SSD accurately and timely.
• Audit weekly payroll for accuracy.
• Handle high volume payroll checks while multitasking.
• Research pay and benefit discrepancies.
• Explain gross pay to net pay to employees as needed.
• Answer high daily inquiry volume.
• Run various ad hoc reports.
• Communicate within and outside the department.
• Complete special projects as assigned.

Skills

Payroll processing

Payroll flow understanding

Deductions & taxes

Verbal & written communication

Analytical skills

Interpersonal skills

Accounting basics

SAP Financials

Excel

Time management

Team player

Education

High School Diploma

Tools

SAP Financials

Excel

Word

Job description

Job Responsibilities:

• Weekly review of UKG information for verification and adjustment of hours worked
• Process manual salary adjustments, such as vacation, PTO, etc.
• Maintain and run various bonus and salary programs
• Calculate sales commissions
• Process payment in kind transactions on an ad hoc basis
• Transmit payroll out to SSD in an accurate and timely manner
• Audit weekly payroll to ensure that employees are paid accurately
• Process high volume of payroll checks while multi-tasking
• Research discrepancies in pay and/or benefit time
• Able to explain gross pay to net pay to employees as needed
• High volume of inquires must be answered daily
• Run various ad hoc reports
• Communicate within the department as well as outside the department
• Complete special projects as assigned

Skills:

• Minimum of two years of experience with processing payroll with multi-state employees
• Understand the flow of payroll processes (from recording hours through mailing the check)
• Working knowledge of payroll deductions and taxes
• Excellent communication skills (verbal & written)
• Strong analytical and interpersonal skills
• Basic knowledge of accounting and finance principles
• Knowledge and experience with SAP Financials a plus
• Proficiency in PC skills, particularly Word and Excel
• Ability to organize and prioritize workload in order to meet deadlines
• Team player, energetic, self-starter, motivator
• Critical nature of this job may require extended hours

Education/Experience:

High School Diploma