Payroll Specialist
Company: Highmark Health
Location: Harrisburg
Posted on: May 9, 2022
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Job Description:
**Company :**
Highmark Health
**Job Description :**
**JOB SUMMARY**
This job processes the exempt, non-exempt, and union bi-weekly pay
for the Highmark Health enterprise. This job conducts analysis,
audits, and reconciliations to process and resolve complex payroll
processing and employee payroll issues ensuring a smooth bi-weekly
payroll processing for the exempt, non-exempt and union population.
Also confirms that payroll reporting and payments are compliant
with company policy, generally accepted accounting principles, and
federal, state and IRS regulations.
**ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES**
+ Ensure payroll reporting, payments, and internal controls are
compliant with company policy, generally accepted accounting
principles, and federal, state and IRS regulations. This includes
researching and interpreting federal and state regulatory
requirements and resolving tax, withholding, garnishments and
wage/hour issues for payroll processing.
+ Ensure programmed calculations in automated system perform
accurately on standard workday, PTO, holiday, STD, or other
conditions affecting employees pay or accounting distribution.
+ Validate timekeeping data from employees. Verify validity of
charges, schedules, and calculations, review time sheets, reports,
and work schedules: review and reconcile errors with employees,
management and within system.
+ Research and resolve employee payroll questions and issues
received via Service Request, and provide excellent customer
service by responding quickly and in a courteous and satisfactory
manner.
+ May manually calculate wages and post wage data for temporary
work, bonuses, PTO,terminations, and special payroll
requirements.
+ Perform analyses and reviews of data and develop reports to
process payroll in an efficient and controlled manner.
+ Other duties as assigned and requested.
**EDUCATION**
**_Required_**
+ Associate's Degree in Accounting, Finance or Human Resources
**_Substitutions_**
+ High School Diploma/GED and 3 years of payroll processing
experience
**_Preferred_**
+ Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance or Human Resources
**EXPERIENCE**
**_Required_**
+ 3 years of payroll processing in a multi-state environment
+ Experience with timekeeping systems such as Workday or Kronos
+ Experience with Microsoft Word, Excel, and Power Point.
**_Preferred_**
+ Experience processing union pay
+ Workday pay and timekeeping or Kronos
+ Experience with Salesforce
**LICENSES OR CERTIFICATIONS**
**_Required_**
+ None
**_Preferred_**
+ None
**SKILLS**
+ Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
+ Strong attention to detail
+ Able to quickly learn and utilize new systems
+ Organized and the ability to establish process improvements to
become more efficient
+ Team player with a proactive, positive attitude and a strong
sense of self-motivation, accountability, and responsibility
+ Ability to quickly understand concepts and think through possible
solutions and implications
+ Ability to manage multiple tasks and changing priorities using
strong organization and prioritization skills
+ High degree of integrity while working with confidential
information discreetly and appropriately
**LANGUAGE REQUIREMENT (other than English)**
None
**TRAVEL REQUIRED**
0%-25%
**PHYSICAL, MENTAL DEMANDS AND WORKING CONDITIONS**
Position Type
Office Based
Teaches / trains others regularly
Does Not Apply
Travel regularly from the office to various work sites or from
site-to-site
Does Not Apply
Works primarily out-of-the office selling products/services (sales
employees)
Does Not Apply
Physical work site required
Yes
**_Disclaimer:_** _The job description has been designed to
indicate the general nature and essential duties and
responsibilities of work performed by employees within this job
title. It may not contain a comprehensive inventory of all duties,
responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees to do
this job._
**_Compliance Requirement:_** _This position adheres to the ethical
and legal standards and behavioral expectations as set forth in the
code of business conduct and company policies_
As a component of job responsibilities, employees may have access
to covered information, cardholder data, or other confidential
customer information that must be protected at all times. In
connection with this, all employees must comply with both the
Health Insurance Portability Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) as
described in the Notice of Privacy Practices and Privacy Policies
and Procedures as well as all data security guidelines established
within the Company's Handbook of Privacy Policies and Practices and
Information Security Policy. Furthermore, it is every employee's
responsibility to comply with the company's Code of Business
Conduct. This includes but is not limited to adherence to
applicable federal and state laws, rules, and regulations as well
as company policies and training requirements.
Highmark Health and its affiliates prohibit discrimination against
qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans
or individuals with disabilities, and prohibit discrimination
against all individuals based on their race, color, religion, sex,
national origin, sexual orientation/gender identity or any other
category protected by applicable federal, state or local law.
Highmark Health and its affiliates take affirmative action to
employ and advance in employment individuals without regard to
race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual
orientation/gender identity, protected veteran status or
disability.
Highmark Health and its affiliates prohibit discrimination against
qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans
or individuals with disabilities, and prohibit discrimination
against all individuals based on their race, color, age, religion,
sex, national origin, sexual orientation/gender identity or any
other category protected by applicable federal, state or local law.
Highmark Health and its affiliates take affirmative action to
employ and advance in employment individuals without regard to
race, color, age, religion, sex, national origin, sexual
orientation/gender identity, protected veteran status or
disability.
EEO is The Law
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Veterans/Disabled/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity (
_https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/migrated_files/employers/poster_screen_reader_optimized.pdf_
)
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Req ID: J202281
Keywords: Highmark Health, Harrisburg , Payroll Specialist, Accounting, Auditing , Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
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