Payroll Specialist: Detail-Driven Admin Support

Manhattan Youth; New York (NY); On-site; USD 33,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid lunch hour

Vacation Days: 15 per fiscal year

Sick Days: 7 per fiscal year

Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance

Retirement Plan

Flex Spending Account

Job summary

Manhattan Youth is seeking a Payroll Clerk to support the Comptroller and collaborate with the Payroll Coordinator in the day-to-day finance operations related to payroll.

The role involves processing paper time cards, entering new hires in ADP, reviewing time cards, and handling rehires, terminations, and garnishments with attention to detail. A college degree is preferred, and strong Excel/CSV skills are expected.

Qualifications

• College degree preferred and a basic understanding of payroll processes.
• Experience with ADP Workforce Now is a plus but not required.
• Strong Excel and CSV formatting skills.

Responsibilities

• Processing paper time cards for data entry into batches.
• Entering new hires in ADP.
• Review time card submissions by full time employees.
• Analyze full time hourly time cards for overtime pay.
• Issue stop payments on lost checks in ADP.
• Process sick time and mandated trainings requests.
• Assist with setting up open enrollment.
• Process rehires, terminations, tax change, direct deposit and address changes.
• Assist with Transit, FSA, Dependent Care and Parking submissions.
• Respond to inquiries via payroll email.
• Clean up stale checks monthly and process wage garnishments.
• Provide payroll reports to the Comptroller, COO and CEO upon request.
• Pull middle school wage reports to Comptroller.
• Review part time hours worked against employee schedules.
• Provide access to employees for creating their ADP accounts.
• Serve as a back up to the Payroll Coordinator.

Skills

Payroll processing

Microsoft Excel

CSV formatting

Attention to detail

Teamwork

Deadline driven

Interpersonal skills

Education

College degree preferred

Tools

ADP Workforce Now

Job description

Manhattan Youth is seeking a Payroll Clerk to support the Comptroller and collaborate with the Payroll Coordinator in the day-to-day finance operations related to payroll.

The role involves processing paper time cards, entering new hires in ADP, reviewing time cards, and handling rehires, terminations, and garnishments with attention to detail. A college degree is preferred, and strong Excel/CSV skills are expected.