Job Description

GovCon Associates is a Recruiting and Staffing Firm supporting Companies throughout the Tri-State Northern Virginia, Suburban Maryland and Washington, DC Metropolitan Region as well as Nationwide since 2007.

GovCon JO: 2936

Position: Sr. Payroll Administrator

Type: Direct Hire with Excellent Full-time Benefits Package

Work Location: Full-time In Office

Company Location: Chevy Chase, MD

Company: Mid-size IT and Managed Services Government Contractor

Responsibilities

• Provide accurate preparation and processing of various payrolls for weekly and semi-monthly pay groups for over 600 employees through ADP Workforce Now.
• Ensure employees are paid in compliance with state laws, Federal regulations including SCA (Service Contract Act), and company policy.
• Establish/maintain employee records within the accounting system and ADP; ensure that employee changes such as address, rate, tax, garnishments, benefit deductions etc. are entered correctly and made on a timely basis.
• Resolve issues and answer payroll-related questions with all levels of the organization.
• Post changes in pay and tax status, and miscellaneous changes in the accounting system.
• Ensure accurate vacation/PTO/sick time accrual for all employees.
• Enforce established payroll related policies, procedures and regulations.
• Maintain current knowledge of applicable state and federal wage and hour laws.
• Work closely with the HR team regarding payroll related items including benefit deductions, leave of absences and disability, onboarding of new employees, terminations of existing employees, and documentation retention.
• Support W-2 year-end processing.

​ Qualifications

• 3+ years experience in payroll functions, as well as working knowledge of federal, state, and local labor legislation and tax regulations.
• Bachelor’s degree in a related field.Additional experience may be substituted for degree requirements.
• Experience with outsourced payroll vendor, ADP Workforce Now.
• Working knowledge of cost accounting.
• Excellent communication skills (verbal and written) and attention to detail.
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office suite, particularly Excel.
• Able to maintain confidentiality and exercise discretion.
• Able to work in a changing environment and adapt easily; work flexibly, effectively and willingly as part of a team.
• Able to demonstrate strong organizational skills, interpersonal, time-management and analytical skills.
• Must be detail-oriented and able to comply with policies and procedures in order to minimize errors.
• Must be able to multi-task, work with minimal supervision and is committed to consistently meeting deadlines.

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