Payroll Specialist - YAI : Job Details

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The Payroll Specialist Position is in the Payroll Department within the Financial Services Group. This position reports to the Assistant Payroll Manager and will be responsible for working with the payroll team and the human resources team to ensure payroll is processed semi-monthly in a smooth, timely and accurate manner. The payroll system is Workday and the Time and Attendance system is Workday Timekeeper.

Job Description:

-Responsibilities include but not limited to processing new hires, worker data changes, terminations, tax changes, direct deposits, miscellaneous changes for all companies in the YAI Network

- Working knowledge of maintaining and updating all automated time punch data in Workday Timekeeper Time & Attendance System

- Review all Time data in Workday to ensure all OT is paid correctly

- Monitor California payroll to ensure all CA labor laws are in compliance

- Answer telephone and email inquiries relating to all companies in the YAI Network

- Respond to employment verification requests and other income related inquiries from external agencies and government organizations

- Responsible for paycheck sorting and distribution for all companies

- Monitoring Wage Garnishments for all companies in the YAI Network

- Assist in compiling data for audits and special projects

- Responsible for performing other duties as required by management team

SUPERVISION RECEIVED

Payroll Specialist reports directly to the Assistant Payroll Manager

SUPERVISION EXERCISED

The Payroll Specialist Position has no direct reports

WORKING CONDITIONS AND PHYSICAL DEMANDS

- Ability to work flexible hours

- Willingness to exhibit a high level of commitment to the job

- Ability to work in a fast paced, deadline given payroll environment

- Ability to work effectively with other departments at YAI

- Ability to works as part of a team in a teamwork-oriented environment

SUCCESS FACTORS

- Knowledge of Workday Payroll a must

- Knowledge of California State Labor laws and Payroll Processing a must

- Knowledge of Workday Time & Attendance System a plus

- Knowledge of Office 360 a plus

- Knowledge of Microsoft Excel & Word for Windows a must

EDUCATION, TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE

- Bachelors degree in Accounting or related field preferred

- Minimum of 4-5 years payroll experience in a large corporation environment

NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

- Excellent interpersonal, oral and written skills

- Excellent customer service skills

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or status as a Vietnam or disabled veteran. YAI is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Our Roots:

YAI was launched in February of 1957 out of a small school in Brooklyn, New York. Initially staffed by Co-Founders Bert MacLeech and Pearl Maze MacLeech alone, their pilot program served just seven people. According to Bert, from its very beginning YAI has been dedicated to providing innovative services for the I/DD (intellectual and/or developmental disabilities) community. MacLeech envisioned a, total life adjustment approach, emphasizing personal growth, social responsibility, employment goals, and the development of independence for the individual. At a time when institutional living was the norm for people with I/DD, this vision was nothing short of revolutionary.

YAI Today:

Today, YAI has a team of over 4,000 employees and supports over 20,000 people in the I/DD community. This extraordinary growth shows the ongoing need for these important services, and YAI's success in offering them. YAI supports people with autism, Down syndrome, and Cerebral Palsy, among others. Operating throughout Downstate New York and Northern New Jersey, YAI now offers more than 300 programs for people of all ages.

Better Together:

At YAI, we are driven by our mission of living, loving, working, and learning. This applies not only to the people we support, but to our staff as well. Commitment and passion for the work continue to unite employees and drive the organization forward. Empowering the people we support to reach their goals remains at the heart of our organization.