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Northwest Bank Payroll Practitioner in Independence, Ohio
Description Job Summary The Payroll Practitioner is responsible for processing payroll bi-weekly, including data entry, uploading time records, updating HRIS records concerning new hires, salary and tax information, time off, and terminations. Essential Functions Ensure compliance with State and Federal regulations, Northwest policies, and procedures, and with third party vendors and agencies Identify and resolve compliance related issues, and employee payroll, tax, and related issues, and tax entity issues Keep abreast of local, state, and federal regulations / amendments Implement system changes to reflect government garnishments Perform data entry Process new hires and terminations, and terminated employees Produce specific reports as requested, and year end documents including W-2s Manage personal workload / workflow Complete salary verification for employees Create job codes, process changes, additions, and benefits including AD life, travel, and vacation Assist new team members in attaining knowledge of function Complete payment and filing of Federal/State/Local taxes bi-weekly, monthly, and quarterly Process timecard information into HRIS system, and payroll (regular and supplemental) Monitor documentation for various leaves of absence Print, utilize machine to seal, and distribute pay stubs Coordinate and input salary adjustments, merit increases, retroactive pay, etc. Complete new employee details and setting up files, and salary adjustment notifications Input and monitor employee garnishments Process vendor checks, distributions, and deposits Reconcile payroll accounts Generate reports/reconciliation for tax payment Communicate with employees pertaining to their pay detail Compile and distribute performance reviews Monitor appraisal records and documentation Provide quarterly reporting on past due reviews Minimize departmental non payroll costs Maximize technology tools available Recommend improvements to procedures, and service and delivery enhancements Ensure total document/data integrity Education + Experience preferred Bachelor's degree or equivalent 5-6 years of payroll processing experience 3-5 years of customer service experience #LI-EK1 #LI-Hybrid The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c) Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities