Payroll Clerk

Description

We're looking for a sharp, organized, and customer-focused Payroll Clerk to join our internal payroll team! In this role, you'll be the behind-the-scenes hero ensuring hundreds of employees across multiple branches get paid accurately and on time because you know every timecard tells a story.

Compensation: $17.50-$19/hr.

Schedule: Remote, Monday- Friday 8AM-5PM

How You'll Do It

As a Payroll Clerk, you'll be responsible for processing payroll across multiple office locations with precision, speed, and confidentiality. You'll work closely with branch teams, billing, and supervisors to ensure a smooth payroll process each week. This role is perfect for someone who loves solving problems, thrives on deadlines, and is passionate about getting the details right.

Payroll Processing:

Collect all timecards for each assigned segment weekly

Enter weekly data into the time entry system for hours, fees and expenses

Attach copies of timecards to support billing requirements

Balance number of employees in the ATS against the time entry system by branch

Identify employees either missing time or not assigned weekly

Verify and export time from the time entry system to the payroll system

Address any errors that arise during exporting between systems

Enter corrections or adjustments to previous week's hours or pay

Ensure all required documentation is in the payroll file within the P Drive weekly.

Collect any employee loan agreement forms from each office

Maintain payroll files in an orderly and confidential manner Employee Account Management:

Enable customer PTO Plans in payroll system

Audit/Maintain PTO plan compliance for removal for employees no longer working

Assist with obtaining needed employee WOTC documentation

Central Service reconciliation Communication and Collaboration:

Communicate with points of contact to ensure continuity in hours being processed

Distribute missing timecard reports to branches and coordinate with field offices to resolve outstanding timecard issues, ensuring all employees receive their correct pay

Coordinate with field offices to address employees with recorded hours but no placements, ensuring accurate payroll and timely payment for all employees

Collaborate closely with billing team to ensure adjustments are made to both payroll and billing for accuracy and compliance

Communicate with Field Payroll Supervisor on any issues to ensure resolution in a timely manner

Utilizing the internal ticketing system efficiently Process Improvement:

Identify opportunities for process improvement and automation.

All other assigned tasks What You'll Bring

At least one year of previous customer service experience or appropriate business experience

Above average communication skills to communicate effectively with branches, employees and clients

Possess working knowledge of Microsoft office applications, with a base knowledge of Microsoft Excel

Strong customer service orientation

A cooperative, team-oriented demeanor, yet also able to work independently

High School diploma (or equivalent)

Strong PC skills as these are critical to your success in this role The Benefits:

We take care of our team and provide great benefits:

Paid Time Off

Competitive Health Benefits

Career Journey planning and employee recognition

Culture is important to us and there are numerous options to get involved and collaborate, including giving back to our local communities, staying fit, joining our cultural networks, and having fun and celebrating together!

The Company: Peoplelink has been a cutting-edge leader in the staffing industry, placing more than 14,000 employees on job assignments each and every day. Your contributions, both big and small will be valued, recognized, and rewarded at every step along our exciting journey. Our team is passionate about growth, innovation, and collaboration. We are constantly striving to improve and better ourselves so that we can better support our customers.

Physical Requirements: To successfully perform the duties of this job, the staff associate is required to have the ability and skills sufficient to communicate and visit other offices, prospects and clients. In addition, the staff associate must have the ability to stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch and manipulate light to medium weights of 10 - 50 pounds. Requires good hand/eye coordination, arm/hand/ finger dexterity including the ability to grasp and visual acuity to use a keyboard, operate office equipment and read and write the application information. The staff associate is frequently required to sit, reach with hands and arms, talk and hear. 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. This person will perform this job under normal office work environment.

Peoplelink, LLC, a leader in the staffing industry for the past 33 years, continues our vision of 'linking' communities through employment. Peoplelink's dedication to the safety, health & well-being of our associates, clients and communities remains to be a #1 priority. Peoplelink, LLC is proud to be an EEOE, M/F/D/V, and we are committed to diversity both in practice and spirit at all levels of the organization.