Payroll Administrator

The Payroll Administrator provides professional level payroll expertise to ensure employees are paid properly and in a timely manner for Harbor affiliated companies on a multi-state, bi-weekly basis. This role will also encompass responsibilities for data entry upkeep as related in HRIS applications and system maintenance; assisting with data collection and verification for payroll and assistance with a compilation of payroll related internal reports. This position is hybrid eligible but needs to be onsite at least 1 day per week at Lacey Corporate offices and requires candidates be in reasonable commuting distance for meetings/additional needs.

Salary: $27-34/hr

Benefits for Harbor Team Members include vacation, sick time, personal holiday, paid holidays, medical, dental, vision, and life insurance, 401(k) retirement plan with a generous employer match and some great Harbor perks.

Essential Job Functions:

• Process multi-state payroll for selected Harbor entities accurately and completely in a timely manner every time. Adaptable to the needs of managers when payroll issues arise
• Processing involuntary deductions such as levies and garnishments
• Investigate and Resolve payroll discrepancies
• Prepare payroll related general ledger entries
• Work with Payroll provider to ensure payroll related tax reports are filed timely
• Prepare payroll reports and distribute to management
• Assist with 401K audit and statutory compliance audits
• Ensuring confidentiality rules are followed

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Knowledge of full-cycle payroll with multi-state experience
• Solid knowledge of relevant legislation, policies, and regulations
• Processing involuntary deductions such as levies and garnishments
• Ability to maintain high level of confidentiality because of information inherent to this role
• Excellent communication abilities with aptitude in problem solving
• Skilled in time management and prioritizing tasks and duties, ability to work independently
• Ability to work well with other employees to foster a respectful and professional work and customer service-based environment
• This person must be ready to stick with policy and procedure, but consistently apply policy and procedure with empathy and positivity
• Experience within a team environment where there is some overlap and expectation of basic backup into other accounting areas when needed (vacations, illness, etc)
• Ability to be accurate, take direction, understand the relationships between Accounting and Human Resources
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications; Intermediate Excel and 10 key by touch.

Education and Experience:

• Associate degree in accounting, or 3- 5 years of work-related experience in a multi-state corporate environment
• 3-5 years’ experience full-cycle understanding of withholding, complex elective deductions through 401K and all other benefits, accounting, audit payroll software (Paylocity preferred or near compatible); or large corporate ERP system integration knowledge.
• Understanding of GAAP and accounts reconciliation.

License and Certifications: None

All final candidates will be required to successfully pass a pre-employment background and drug screen.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, or other legally protected status