Payroll Clerk

Fairfield Chevrolet & Fairfield Subaru is looking for a dynamic individual to fill payroll clerk position.  This individual must have attention to detail and own great organizational skills.  Fairfield Chevrolet & Fairfield Subaru is family owned and operated.  We strive to give every customer outstanding customer experience.  We also strive to be active and present in our community.   

Position Summary:  The Human Resources/Payroll Clerk is primarily responsible for processing pay records and issuing paychecks and is responsible for the administrative support of day-to-day Human Resources operations.

Benefits:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision
• Life Insurance
• 401k
• Employee discounts 
• Paid Time Off

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Compiles payroll data such as hours worked, salaries, commissions, taxes, garnishments and other various mandatory and voluntary deductions.
• Enters data into computer files and posts to payroll records.
• Ensures accuracy of payroll.
• Records all pay changes such as exemptions and insurance coverage and updates master record.
• Prepares periodic reports of earnings, taxes and deductions, including federal and state reports.
• Keeps records of leave pay and nontaxable wages.
• Prepares weekly, monthly, quarterly and year-end reports (gross payroll, hours worked, vacation accrual, tax deductions, benefit deductions, etc.) for management.
• Performs various journal entries, account reconciliation, and provides General Ledger support.
• Maintains new hire records, entering data, scanning, and filing records.
• Maintains health insurance and 401(k) records to ensure proper deductions are made
• Prepares and issues paychecks.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.  The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education & Experience:

High School Diploma or equivalent (GED); plus two or more years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. 

Language Skills:

Ability to read and interpret documents such as procedure manuals.  Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.  Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to patients, employees and the general public.

Mathematical Skills:

Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, percentages.  Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios and proportions to practical situations.

Reasoning Ability:

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.  Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel and use a computer.  The employee frequently is required to talk, hear and reach with hands and arms.  The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to a computer monitor.  The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet.