PAYROLL ASSISTANT

The Payroll Assistant is responsible for executing assigned payroll steps and ensuring accurate and timely compensation payments to employees while adhering to internal policies.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Maintains payroll information by collecting, calculating, and entering data from timesheets into the database.

• Process EFT payments, check deposits, and daily cash application.

• Enters and verifies payroll-associated data, maintains changes to employee tax withholdings, and bank data.

• Protects payroll operations by keeping information confidential.

• Provides employees with payroll information by answering questions and requests while maintaining employee confidentiality.

• Processes special payments, performs final review of payroll, and produces appropriate journal entries.

• Maintains and processes payroll records and reports for accounting of salary and wages due, accruals, deductions, and other payroll functions.

• Prepares reports by compiling summaries of earnings, taxes, deductions, leave, disability, and nontaxable wages.

• Determines payroll liabilities by calculating federal and state income and social security taxes and employers’ social security, unemployment, and workers’ compensation payments.

• Prepare assigned accounting records and reports to assess accuracy, completeness, and conformance to standards defined within the department.

• Function in accordance with established standards, procedures, and applicable laws.

• Reconciles various general ledger and payroll accounts.

• Sustains payroll operations by following policies and procedures, reporting needed changes.

• Participates in quarterly and annual audits.

• Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.

• Performs various administrative duties, as assigned.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Degree in Accounting or related field; will consider relevant experience in lieu of degree.
• Minimum of 3 years’ general accounting and payroll experience.
• Requires a consistent and dependable work history, ideally reflecting 3-5 years of tenure with each previous employer.
• Protect the organization’s value by keeping information confidential.
• Competency in Excel, Word, and Outlook.
• Experience with payroll software systems, preferred.
• Detail-oriented; ability to spot numerical errors and complete work with speed and accuracy.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Update job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with co-workers, employees, and customers.

CLOSING DATE: 9/25/26

Syntech job descriptions are meant as summarizations only. They do not necessarily reflect all duties and responsibilities of a position.

Syntech is a drug and alcohol-free work environment and an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer (Minority/Female/Disabled/Veteran)