Payroll Clerk jobs in Florence, AL

Reporting to the Vice President of Finance, the Payroll Supervisor serves as a key finance and business team member at Southern Furniture Industries. Responsibilities range from routine daily tasks to annual budget development. Works closely with Operations and Human Resources.

Position Responsibilities:

Preparation and processing of weekly payroll; review and ensure accuracy of approved timesheets and production pay

• Determine and submit payment for payroll liabilities, including federal/state withholding, unemployment, deductions, garnishments, 401k, etc.
• Prepare quarterly and annual tax returns, including W2s
• Complies with federal, state and local laws related to payroll
• Reconciles all payroll related accounts in the general ledger
• Supervise payroll clerical employee(s)
• Coordinate with human resource, budget and other departments to ensure proper flow and maintenance of employee data including preparation/distribution of payroll reports
• Travel – Low

Qualifications, Skills and Abilities:

The ideal candidate will be an individual with a degree in Accounting/Finance and at least 3 years of payroll experience in a manufacturing environment.

Desired Technical skills and abilities include:

• Maintains employee confidence and protects payroll operations by keeping information confidential and exercise extreme discretion
• Strong skills using and understanding the flow of transactions in an integrated and automated payroll accounting system
• Complies with federal, state and local laws related to payroll
• Excellent problem solving/judgement skills, and high level of attention to detail and accuracy
• Spreadsheets—high proficiency
• Interpersonal and team skills
• Communication—finance-to-finance; finance-to-business, verbal and written
• Software literate—Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Payroll systems, etc

Behavioral Competencies:

Additional attributes desired include a strong work ethic, leadership, results orientation, enthusiasm, flexibility, motivation and empowerment skills and a strategic viewpoint.

• Must be dynamic with a high level of energy, a proactive self-starter who is confident of his or her own abilities of being able to work in an independent environment.
• Should be personable, professional and have a business-like manner with an ability to operate across functions, to think strategically and maximize business opportunities as they are presented.
• An individual experienced in meeting deadlines.
• Excellent personal presence.
• A good listener and a person who deals with facts, not emotion.
• A good team player.
• A person possessing unquestionable personal integrity.
• Detailed oriented and thorough
• Maintain trust and confidentiality

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $40,000.00 - $70,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Physical Setting:

• Office

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Work Location: One location