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Payroll Clerk
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Robert Half
Knoxville, TN (In Person)
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Description We are looking for a Payroll Clerk to join our client's team in Knoxville, Tennessee in a contract to permanent, onsite role. This position supports weekly payroll activity for a large hourly workforce across multiple states and requires a strong focus on precision, timeliness, and confidentiality. The ideal candidate is comfortable working with payroll data, resolving discrepancies, and communicating clearly with employees and internal payroll contacts.
Responsibilities:
- Manage weekly payroll processing for a multi-state hourly employee population, ensuring pay is completed accurately and on schedule.
- Gather, verify, and reconcile timekeeping records so payroll inputs are complete and aligned with company standards.
- Enter payroll information manually when needed and calculate items such as overtime, shift premiums, and related earnings adjustments.
- Partner with payroll leadership to follow established procedures, support day-to-day operations, and build knowledge of internal payroll processes.
- Use Microsoft Excel to organize payroll data, compare records, and assist with higher-volume reconciliations using functions such as lookups and pivot-based analysis.
- Address employee inquiries related to wages, deductions, and time reporting in a thorough and timely manner.
- Protect sensitive payroll information and consistently follow internal controls, payroll guidelines, and confidentiality expectations.
- Support payroll audits, reporting needs, compliance activities, and system-related administrative tasks as assigned. Requirements
- At least 1 year of payroll-related experience, preferably in a high-volume environment.
- Working knowledge of multi-state payroll processing for hourly employees.
- Experience with data entry, record reconciliation, and core payroll calculations.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, including the ability or willingness to strengthen skills in VLOOKUPs, pivot tables, and formulas.
- Strong attention to detail with the ability to manage deadlines in a weekly payroll cycle.
- Clear communication skills and the ability to respond effectively to employee payroll questions.
- Availability to work onsite in Knoxville, Tennessee, Monday through Friday during regular business hours.
- Experience in the construction or service industry, or familiarity with construction-related payroll software, is preferred.