Payroll Analyst

Interested candidates please contact Carole Grimm at Carole.Grimm@genesishcc.com or you can fax your resume to 610-347-6247.

POSITION SUMMARY: The Processing Analyst is responsible for coordinating all facets of payroll processing. This includes employee maintenance, time entry, maintaining general deductions and garnishments. This position also provides support, guidance and education to the Business Units’ payroll bookkeepers. Due to the highly regulated and deadline oriented nature of this job, this position requires the individual to be able to handle a wide variety of duties simultaneously and still insure that all deadlines are met.

RESPONSIBILITIES/ACCOUNTABILITIES/KNOWLEDGE:

• Proficiency in the use of PeopleSoft HRMS.

• Knowledgeable in Genesis HealthCare policies and procedures as they relate to payroll processing.

• Act as a liaison between the Business Units and the Human Resource Regional Managers to reconcile any discrepancies with the interpretation of company policies and procedures.

• Knowledge of all phases of payroll processing, including an understanding of the daily, weekly and monthly time frames and deadlines.

• Knowledge of tax withholding requirements, including multi-state and local tax related issues.

• Respect and maintain the sensitive nature of confidential payroll data.

• Assist Supervisor with special projects as needed. This includes but is not limited to acquisitions, audits, year end processing, conversions and system upgrades.

• Review and approve all employee electronic and manual payroll maintenance. Audit all changes, additions and deletions to insure that they adhere to Genesis HealthCare’s policies and procedures and that the proper authorization is in place.

• Review and load electronic employee hour files submitted by the Business Units. Reconcile the time entry detail to insure the information entered is accurate and balances to the information submitted by the Business Unit.

• Provide customer service support to the Business Units’ payroll bookkeepers to resolve any employee compensation issues.

• Interpret garnishment and wage attachment court orders. Insure that withholdings and remittances are in compliance with court orders.

• Activate, maintain and deactivate employee direct deposit accounts.

• Communicate with banking institutions regarding stop payments, direct deposit inquires and reversals.

• Analyze requests for voiding a pay check and process any necessary voids and replacement checks.

• Process all supplemental wages such as Full Life Awards, Personal Use of Company Car, Disability Payments and Tuition Reimbursement.

• Work in cooperation with the Benefits and 401(k) departments to resolve and research issues relating to employee benefits which may affect employee paychecks.

• Interpret union contracts to insure that the proper union dues withholdings and wage rates are in compliance with the contract.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• High school diploma required.

• Two years prior payroll experience preferred.

• Basic computer skills and knowledge is required.

• Knowledge of Windows based software is preferred.

• Necessary to possess a strong mathematical aptitude.

INITIATIVE AND JUDGMENT

Exercise independent judgment within general guidelines.

FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

High degree of financial responsibility.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITY

• In depth knowledge of payroll practices and principals.

• Ability to communicate effectively with Business Units’ payroll bookkeepers, Administrators, managers of the company and government and banking agencies.

• Good organizational skills.

• Ability to identify problems and bring to the attention of management.

• Strong communications and interpersonal skills are required.

• High degree of customer service skill.

CONTACTS

Ability to effectively communicate and relate to all levels of company employees and third party contacts.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

Lifting of packages and equipment.

29649

Please refer to job code 29649 when responding to this ad.

Category:	Accounting/Banking/Finance/Insurance
	> Payroll
Location:	Kennett Square, PA
County:	Chester County
ZIP Code:	19348
Pay Rate:	Open
Job Terms:	full time
Company:	Genesis HealthCare & Genesis Rehab Svcs
Phone:	(610) 444-6350
Fax:	(610) 925-4000