The Payroll Assistant is responsible for executing assigned payroll steps and ensuring accurate and timely compensation payments to employees while adhering to internal policies.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
- Maintains payroll information by collecting, calculating, and entering data from timesheets into the database.
- Process EFT payments, check deposits, and daily cash application.
- Enters and verifies payroll-associated data, maintains changes to employee tax withholdings, and bank data.
- Protects payroll operations by keeping information confidential.
- Provides employees with payroll information by answering questions and requests while maintaining employee confidentiality.
- Processes special payments, performs final review of payroll, and produces appropriate journal entries.
- Maintains and processes payroll records and reports for accounting of salary and wages due, accruals, deductions, and other payroll functions.
- Prepares reports by compiling summaries of earnings, taxes, deductions, leave, disability, and nontaxable wages.
- Determines payroll liabilities by calculating federal and state income and social security taxes and employers' social security, unemployment, and workers' compensation payments.
- Prepare assigned accounting records and reports to assess accuracy, completeness, and conformance to standards defined within the department.
- Function in accordance with established standards, procedures, and applicable laws.
- Reconciles various general ledger and payroll accounts.
- Sustains payroll operations by following policies and procedures, reporting needed changes.
- Participates in quarterly and annual audits.
- Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.
- Performs various administrative duties, as assigned.
REQUIREMENTS:
- Degree in Accounting or related field; will consider relevant experience in lieu of degree.
- Minimum of 3 years’ general accounting and payroll experience.
- Requires a consistent and dependable work history, ideally reflecting 3-5 years of tenure with each previous employer.
- Protect the organization’s value by keeping information confidential.
- Competency in Excel, Word, and Outlook.
- Experience with payroll software systems, preferred.
- Detail-oriented; ability to spot numerical errors and complete work with speed and accuracy.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Update job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities.
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with co-workers, employees, and customers.
CLOSING DATE: 6/30/26
Syntech job descriptions are meant as summarizations only. They do not necessarily reflect all duties and responsibilities of a position.
Syntech is a drug and alcohol-free work environment and an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer (Minority/Female/Disabled/Veteran)
Pay: $18.00 - $23.00 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Professional development assistance
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance
Work Location: In person
