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Robert Half
Payroll Clerk
Job Description
Description We are looking for a detail-oriented Payroll Clerk to support accurate and timely payroll operations for an organization based in Bristol, Connecticut. This Long-term Contract position focuses on maintaining payroll records, reviewing employee pay data, and helping ensure compliance with tax and wage-related requirements. The ideal candidate is comfortable handling payroll calculations, responding to routine payroll questions, and preparing reports that support payroll accuracy and accountability.
Responsibilities:
- Process recurring payroll activities with a high level of accuracy, ensuring employee earnings, deductions, and adjustments are properly recorded.
- Review and maintain timekeeping information to confirm hours worked, paid time off, and related pay inputs are complete before payroll is finalized.
- Administer payroll garnishments and other required deductions in accordance with applicable orders, regulations, and internal guidelines.
- Prepare and distribute payroll-related reports that support auditing, reconciliation, and management review.
- Verify wage, benefit, and tax data to help ensure employees are paid correctly and with appropriate withholdings.
- Assist with year-end payroll activities, including the preparation and review of W-2 and W-9 documentation.
- Investigate payroll discrepancies, resolve routine issues, and follow up on missing or inconsistent payroll information.
- Maintain organized payroll records and support compliance with company policies and payroll reporting requirements. Requirements
- Experience processing payroll in a detail-oriented business environment.
- Working knowledge of full-cycle payroll practices, including earnings, deductions, and payroll adjustments.
- Familiarity with payroll operations for employee populations ranging from 101 to 500 workers.
- Experience handling payroll garnishments and related deduction requirements.
- Ability to review timekeeping records and identify discrepancies before payroll submission.
- Understanding of payroll taxes, wage calculations, and employee benefit deductions.
- Proficiency in preparing payroll reports and maintaining accurate payroll documentation.