Payroll Clerk II - Foster Farms

Foster Farms has been serving families since 1939. Since the founding days, Foster Farms has always been committed to providing consumers with the highest-quality, best-tasting poultry products available. Our commitment to excellence, honesty, quality, service, and our valued team members will shine through in everything we do.

Foster Farms is always looking for talented individuals to join the Foster Farms team. We offer the experience of a large organization, however operate like a family business. More than half of our job openings are filled by internal promotion, and we encourage team members to gain a variety of experiences across different functional groups.

Pay Range:  $22.50 to $26.45 per hour

Purpose of Position:

Interpret pay rules, regulatory compliance, and union contracts; process, audit weekly/bi-weekly payrolls to include paper timecards and Kronos Time and Attendance System; direct deposit and pay card (ACH) set-ups, changes, cancels; set jobs for nightly processing; manual check calculation and review;  timecard, label, and paycheck distribution;  SDI coordination calculations; void checks; stop payments, mandatory and voluntary deduction maintenance, vendor payments; worksite reporting; daily positive pay; metrics; annual United Way project, Attachment and Garnishments; Escheatment; Deceased Employee checks; writing/updating procedures; W-2 re-issue request; restaurant tip tracking; mail; filing.

Essential Job Functions:

• Process multi-state payroll, paper timecards and Kronos to include interpretation and application of pay rules, union contracts, federal and state regulatory requirements, batch controls, recaps, data entry and auditing.
• Balancing, time accrual entry, and releasing time records for processing.
• Daily Manual check calculations.
• Processing Attachment and Garnishments to include interpretation of court orders and application of the type of order (IRS, Sheriffs, Bankruptcy, support, etc.).
• Set-up deductions, amendments, stops, changes, uploads for vendor AP checks, online filing and payments, check distribution, reconciliations and set weekly job sheets. 
• ACH maintenance (new set-up, changes, reversals, daily positive pay file, returns), Union maintenance (new set-up, arrears, vendor payments), and SDI coordination’s (CA state disability Insurance calculations).
• Keep metrics, United Way maintenance/annual set-up and projections, update department policy/procedure, W-2 reissues, escheatment (unclaimed wages), and deceased employee payments.
• Temp pool tracking, miscellaneous payments, time and attendance entry, maintain shared payroll Outlook mailbox, CA make-up time request, error-processing corrections, Kronos Weekly Audits, timecard, timecard label distribution.

Additional Functions:

• Backup other desks as needed

Requirements:

• High School graduate, some college accounting classes, Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• At least 2 years of office experience.
• Two- three years processing payroll is preferred. (Working knowledge of payroll best practices, knowledge of taxable wage limits, pay rules, overtime, etc.).
• High degree of confidentiality, organization and prioritization skills; detail-oriented; critical thinker.
• Sound analytical skills and mathematical aptitude.
• Strong PC skills – Windows, Excel, Word; payroll software helpful, Kronos or payroll timekeeping system helpful.
• 10-key by touch.
• Able to work independently and work with all levels of management. Must have a high degree of organization and prioritization skills.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Self-motivated, resourceful and a quick learner.
• Ability to process assigned duties and work independently in an efficient and organized manner.
• Ability to work effectively in a multi-task environment.
• Ability to collaborate with all levels of the team, to communicate effectively to other departments and at all levels of the organization.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Foster Farms is an Equal Opportunity Employer – Minorities, Females, Veterans and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

Foster Farms participates in E-Verify during the hire process at all locations for all new TEAM Members.