Job Description

The Payroll Specialist is a member of the Payroll team at Savers that will ensure accurate processing and recording of company’s payroll, provide timely and accurate financial information, participate in daily data entry payroll processing. Supports Savers vision by processing and maintaining payroll in an accurate and timely manner. ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Perform daily payroll department operations. • Processes biweekly payroll that includes receiving and auditing hours, entering pay, personal and miscellaneous information into system, balancing and transmitting payrolls and calculating manual checks and garnishments. • Manage workflow to ensure all payroll transactions are processed accurately and timely. • Reconcile payroll prior to transmission and validate confirmed reports. • Execute Kronos time and attendance processing and interface with payroll. • Understand proper taxation of employer paid benefits. • Respond to inquiries from managers regarding paychecks, vacation/sick balances, Kronos entries, pay adjustments and bonuses. • Outstanding organizational ability with great attention to detail. • Strong interpersonal (verbal and written) Communication skills and ability to collaborate within the team and cross-functionally. • Ability to communicate with various levels of management. • Audit payroll registers for processing errors. • Effective time management skills demonstrating the ability to recognize deadlines and be proactive with management if unable to meet assigned deadlines. • Working knowledge of payroll best practices. • Triage and manage employee inquiries through ticketing system. • Process garnishment paperwork and send to ADP for processing. • Other duties as assigned.

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES:

• Working knowledge of US and/or Canadian multi-state / multi-province payroll practices and procedures. • Working knowledge of applicable state, federal, provincial wage and hour laws. • Strong PC skills including proficiency in Excel, Word and Outlook. • Strong organizational, multi-tasking and prioritizing skills. • Demonstrated customer service skills • Demonstrated data entry skills. • Ability to identify problems and recommend solutions. • Ability to work independently or as a member of a team. • Ability to set priorities, meet deadlines and multi-task with minimal supervision. • Ability to be detail-oriented and obtain a high degree of accuracy. • Ability to maintain confidentiality of all information. • Ability to deal sensitively with confidential material. • Knowledge of Oracle Payroll, Kronos or other similar payroll/timekeeping systems. • Ability to work within Savers culture.

MINIMUM REQUIRED EDUCATION, TRAINING & EXPERIENCE:

• High School diploma or equivalent • 5 years’ multi-state / multi provincial payroll experience • Oracle Payroll experience preferred. • Experience with Time & Attendance system, preferably Kronos.

Company Description

Savers / Value Village is a for-profit, global thrift retailer offering great quality, gently used clothing, accessories and household goods. Our Rethink Reuse business model of purchasing, reselling and recycling gives communities a smart way to shop and keeps more than 700 million pounds of used goods from landfills each year. We also help more than 100 nonprofit organizations by purchasing donated goods from them, which provides a source of revenue to help support their vital community programs and services. We operate over 300 locations and are headquartered in Bellevue, WA with satellite corporate offices in Renton, WA and Boise, ID. Our brands are Savers (in the U.S), Value Village (in the U.S. and Canada), Unique (in the U.S.), Village des Valeurs (in Quebec) and Savers Australia.