Job Description
Job Description
Looking for a place where you can thrive?
SavATree’s mission is to take our passion for nature and keep this country’s outdoors beautiful and flourishing. Through our comprehensive tree, shrub, and lawn care we work hard to make sure our customers have attractive, healthy and cared-for green spaces to enjoy. Over the last thirty years, we have opened new offices across the country, and we are looking for people who want to grow with us.
What a day is like:
The Payroll Specialist ensures the integrity and timeliness of our weekly and biweekly payroll to sustain our employee satisfaction, accountability, and overall growth of the company. This role is responsible for working in conjunction with the Payroll Manager in all facets of payroll and reporting as well as acting as a subject matter advisor to all employee inquiries regarding payroll. Through excellence in execution, problem solving and process improvement, branch management and employees can focus on their essential duties of selling and delivering services without unnecessary distraction.
What kind of person are we looking for:
- College degree preferred
- 3 - 5 years of related experience
- High proficiency with Microsoft Office
- Knowledge of UKG, Ulti-Pro or Kronos a plus
- Knowledge of prevailing wage a plus
- Attention to detail
- Effective verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to prioritize, recognize and meet deadlines
- Ability to maintain integrity of confidential information
- A desire to work in a fast-paced environment with varied responsibilities
Why you might love working here:
- Process and administer all facets of multi state weekly and biweekly payroll for 2000 employees/over 65 locations/and over 24 States (and growing) using UKG Workforce.
- Generate and develop management and payroll-related reports using UKG BI and Excel
- Process all mandatory and voluntary deductions including 401(k), flexible spending, garnishments etc.
- Track benefit accruals and balances to ensure accuracy
- Manage online time clock system
- Review and ensure accuracy of timesheets
- Process prevailing wage reporting
- Research guidelines and regulations in operating states to ensure compliance
- Provide customer service in a timely manner to payroll inquiries from operating branches and employees
- Coordinate the setup of direct deposit
- Assist with processing certified payroll
- Partnering with Payroll Manager, identify opportunities for process improvement (supporting the company’s Continuous Improvement culture) by eliminating non-value add activity and/or leveraging technology, analyze and implement accordingly
- Any other tasks as deemed necessary by management
- You’ll work alongside an energetic team that works hard and plays hard
- We’re growing as an organization and position offers growth potential for the individual
- We offer a competitive salary and benefits, including health, vision and dental, paid time off and paid holidays, 401(k) savings plan, Employee Assistance Program, continuing education reimbursement, and more!
What is essential:
- Must be authorized to lawfully work in the U.S.
Physical demands of this role:
- These physical demands described must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of the job, the employee is subject to frequently lift and/or move up to fifty (50) pounds. Occasionally lift and/or move over fifty (50) pounds.
We want everyone to be able to identify and achieve their own version of success, which means giving each team member the room and opportunity to grow. To ensure that everyone has the best chance to succeed, we invest heavily in training and continuing education. We make it easy for team members to reach out and get the help needed, even when it’s from the other side of the country. We pride ourselves on creating an environment where each team member has the resources and opportunities to advance his or her career and become a go-to subject matter expert. That’s why we often say that when you work here, you thrive here.
SavATree is an equal opportunity employer and a Drug Free Workplace