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Commonwealth Care Alliance Temporary Payroll Specialist in Boston, Massachusetts

Why This Role is Important to Us:

The position supports Payroll Manager. Excellent verbal and written communication skills are essential for interoffice and client contact and interaction. Payroll and accounting experience and accuracy are essential along with good organization skill, goal orientation, a team player attitude, attention to detail and being comfortable executing under pressure and subject to strict timelines.

What You'll Be Doing:

  • Verify the accuracy of figures and computations of a bi-weekly payroll for more than five hundred employees

  • Process new hires, personnel changes, direct deposits and tax documents and set up appropriate accrual rates

  • Research and resolve all payroll related discrepancies

  • Produce manual checks, process stop payments, voids and reversals

  • Ensure that all accrual balances are accurate and processed correctly in the time keeping system

  • Review and approve bi-weekly Inform managers and employees of timesheets that are incomplete

  • Support all departments with their time keeping entries

  • Entry of bonus payments, step increases, process retroactive payments

  • Process final payments when required

  • Process special deductions and adjustments

  • Filing of bi-weekly payroll paper files

  • Distribute and mail paychecks bi-weekly

  • Set up garnishments and levies in a timely manner

  • Answer employees request for resets of passwords and other resets in a timely manner

  • Assist in year-end processing and distribution of W-2s

  • Assist in breakdown of deductions by department for GL

  • Audit HR input for accuracy of

  • Maintain accurate records of all payroll changes for auditors

  • Resolve most issues independently but refers complex issues to managers

  • Co-ordinate the interface between time, attendance and payroll system

  • Stays abreast of all time and attendance system changes and upgrades

What We're Looking For:

Required Education:

  • Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience

Required Experience:

  • 2-4 years experience

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

  • Strong financial experience with background in ADP Paypert / Workforce Now, Great Plains, Advanced Microsoft Office Suite (must be extremely proficient with Excel) - Strong customer service skills, verbal and written

EEO is The Law

Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Women/Protected Veterans/Disabled

Please note employment with CCA is contingent upon acceptable professional references, a background check (including Mass CORI, employment, education, criminal check, and driving record, (if applicable)), an OIG Report and verification of a valid MA/RN license (if applicable). Commonwealth Care Alliance is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants are considered for positions without regard to veteran status, uniformed service member status, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information or any other category protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.

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