Payroll Specialist
Share
Job Location:
Johnstown, PA - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
22 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Payroll Specialist
Concurrent Technologies Corporation
Johnstown PA
Minimum Clearance Required: None
Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: None
Employee Background Check Required
Position Overview:
This role is responsible for administering and supporting the organizations payroll operations to ensure employees are paid accurately and on time. The position maintains payroll records processes wages bonuses overtime and deductions and ensures compliance with all applicable federal state and local payroll laws and tax requirements. The role also handles payroll tax filings benefits deductions and reporting related to payroll expenses and employee compensation.
In addition the position serves as a key resource for employee payroll inquiries resolving discrepancies and maintaining confidentiality of sensitive information. The role collaborates closely with HR and finance teams to ensure payroll systems align with timekeeping and employee records while staying current with changes in payroll regulations and best practices.
The ideal candidate has experience in payroll processing strong attention to detail proficiency with payroll software and Excel and the ability to manage multiple tasks while maintaining accuracy and compliance.
Key Responsibilities:
- Process payroll for all employees on a timely basis ensuring accuracy in wages bonuses overtime and deductions.
- Maintain and update employee payroll records including personal information tax exemptions and wage changes.
- Ensure compliance with federal state and local payroll laws and regulations.
- Prepare and distribute paychecks or direct deposit statements to employees.
- Assist employees with payroll-related inquiries and resolve issues or discrepancies in a professional manner.
- Calculate and file payroll taxes ensuring timely submission to appropriate government agencies.
- Manage benefits deductions and ensure proper recording in payroll systems.
- Prepare reports on payroll expenses tax filings and employee compensation for management and auditors.
- Stay updated on changes to payroll tax laws benefits regulations and best practices.
- Collaborate with HR and finance teams to ensure seamless payroll integration with timekeeping systems and employee records.
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelors degree in accounting finance or business preferred.
- A minimum of 2 years of experience in payroll processing or a similar role is required.
- Familiarity with payroll software and knowledge of tax laws and payroll regulations is essential.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and other Microsoft Office applications.
- Strong attention to detail and high levels of accuracy.
- Excellent organizational and time-management skills.
- Ability to work independently and manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
- Excellent communication skills for handling employee inquiries and collaborating with internal teams.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality and handle sensitive information with integrity.
- Strong problem-solving skills to resolve payroll discrepancies and issues.
- Ability to stay updated on payroll laws and industry best practices.
- Understanding of payroll tax regulations and compliance.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Certification in payroll (e.g. Certified Payroll Professional CPP) is highly desirable.
- Strong knowledge of payroll software and spreadsheets.
Why CTC
- Our teams at CTC are passionate and thrive on collaboration in a team environment.
- When we encounter a difficult problem we have a variety of talented and diverse employees that work together to solve the toughest challenges.
- Competitive salary and benefits package.
- Although our work at CTC is extremely important we also recognize the need for our employees to maintain a proper mix of work and personal life.
- Visit to learn more!
Join us! CTC offers exceptional career growth cutting edge technology educational opportunities and recognition for quality work.
Requisition: SR# 2026-0030
We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin age disability status protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.
Required Experience:
IC
Key Skills
- Data Entry
- Paychex
- QuickBooks
- Accounting
- 10 Key Calculator
- Paylocity
- Microsoft Excel
- Payroll
- ADP
- Administrative Experience
- Human Resources
- Bookkeeping
About Company
Lead Senior Principal Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence (AI) Specialist Security Researcher Concurrent Technologies Corporation (CTC) Alexandria, VirginiaMinimum Clearance Required: Top SecretClearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: TS/SCI with Polygraph Concurrent Technolo ... View more
