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Curia Payroll Administrator in Albany, New York
Payroll Administrator – Remote
Curia provides global contract research and manufacturing services to the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries.
The Payroll Administrator will work in a centralized payroll function and process payroll for all US employees including hourly, salary, and union employees across multiple jurisdictions and in compliance with federal and state laws.
Join our talented workforce, where a commitment to excellence and a customer focused attitude is everything. We pursue excellence because our work has the power to improve patients’ lives with the pharmaceuticals we develop and manufacture.
We Proudly Offer:
• Generous benefit options (eligible first day of employment)
• Paid training, vacation and holidays (vacation accrual begins on first day of employment)
• Career advancement opportunities
• Education reimbursement
• 401k program
• Learning platform
• And more!
Responsibilities
• Process weekly and bi-weekly payrolls
o Process the salaried and hourly payrolls for multiple business units
o Check ADP timecards for completeness and accuracy and coordinate correction with site manager
o Audit timecards and import and balance hours from ADP time system
o Calculate manual checks, stop payments, and direct deposit reversals as needed. Ensure the correct adjustments are updated in the ADP systems
o Enter bonus, relocation earnings, and other payroll adjustments in ADP, as needed; ensure accuracy of 401k and W-2 reported wages
o Submit the weekly & biweekly payroll to ADP once all adjustments are completed by the 2pm deadline
• Manage employee payroll data and changes
o Process new hires, terminations and status changes in ADP Workforce Now, including managing direct deposits, wage garnishments, payroll deductions; and proper set-up of federal, state and SUI tax withholdings
o Maintain employee records in ADP; review and validate all employee data changes presented in the HCM Cloud to ADP interface output file on a weekly basis
o Ensure accuracy in new hire reporting to government agencies; ensure wage and hours reporting complies with federal and state regulations
• Support employee inquires and process enhancements
o Respond to employee and management inquiries in a timely manner using the Oracle OTRS ticket system
o Detect and reconcile payroll discrepancies and effectively communicate with management and employees on payroll related issues in a timely manner
o Review and analyze payroll processing procedures; recommend, support, and implement process improvements
• Generate payroll reports
o Generate wage and overtime reports for various business units; time and attendance hours reporting; voluntary deduction reporting, including 401k and benefit deductions. Distribute to company management and other personnel on a weekly or biweekly basis ensuring salary information is confidential
o Report and certify employee wage earnings for NYS Department of Labor and Worker’s Compensation Board
o Customize and run payroll reports using ADP Reporting to assist the payroll manager with various audit requests, including Worker’s Compensation policy audits, 401k audits, and other internal and external audit requests
• Review and validate the quarterly and year-end wage and tax registers for sites
• Assist the Payroll Manager in reconciling GL interface and payroll accounts
• Provide support to other team members as needed and special projects as assigned
• This position does not have supervisory responsibilities
Education, experience, certification and licensures
Required
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or related field
• Minimum 7 years relevant experience
Preferred
• Certified Payroll Professional (CPP)
Knowledge, skills and abilities
• Knowledge of ADP Workforce Now, ADP eTime and ADP Reporting
• Must be proficient in Microsoft Excel
• Ability to understand and improve systems & processes including interfaces between Oracle HCM Cloud, general ledger, SAP, T-Rowe, ADP Workforcenow and ADP eTime / Workforce manager
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to interact at all levels of the organization
• Able to read and interpret payroll, benefits and union documents, and able write routine reports and correspondence
• Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization
• Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as salary increase retros, union dues and pension
• Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form
Pay Range: $62,000-$77,580/year
Education, experience, location and tenure may be considered along with internal equity when job offers are extended.
We do not accept unsolicited assistance from any headhunters or recruitment firms for any of our job openings. All resumes or profiles submitted by search firms to any employee at Curia, in any form without a valid, signed search agreement by an authorized signatory in place for the specific position, approved by Talent Acquisition, will be deemed the sole property of Curia. No fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by Curia because of the unsolicited referral.
All interested applicants must apply online. Please be aware of scammers. Curia will only send offer letters and requests for sensitive personal information from a curiaglobal.com email address. Curia is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. Curia is an E-Verify employer.
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