Payroll Technician

Calista Corporation • Anchorage, AK

8d

About The Position

The Payroll Technician processes timesheets, payroll deductions, and new hire paperwork; pays State and Federal taxes, child support and garnishment deductions; and files confidential employee information.

Requirements

• Basic working knowledge and experience with payroll functions and laws.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
• Ability to type 45 words per minute with accuracy.
• Knowledge of database software, spreadsheet software and word processing software. Microsoft packages preferred.
• Ability to work in a Native Corporation multi-business environment.
• Must be willing to take on-going educational courses to stay technically current.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals.
• Ability to learn and understand the Company’s Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
• Associate’s degree in Accounting with one year of payroll experience; or, Minimum of four years of payroll experience with basic college level accounting classes.
• Ability to pass a drug, background, reference, and credit check.

Nice To Haves

• Advanced Microsoft Excel Knowledge preferred.
• Exposure to government contracts preferred.
• Deltek Costpoint or other integrated software experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage Calista’s electronic time collection system.
• Code paper timesheets.
• Pay Federal and State payroll taxes.
• Pay Child Support and other garnishments.
• Process new hire payroll forms.
• Process leave/vacation/sick accruals.
• Print and mail pay stubs and paychecks.
• File confidential documents.
• Work in a constant state of alertness and in a safe manner.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Associate degree