Job Description

The Payroll Specialist serves as the internal customer service first point of contact for Payroll.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Processes and administers payroll.
• Maintains good communications and relations with Team Member within designated Team Member group.
• Coordinates with Branch and/or Supervisory Management to see that appropriate forms (insurance, promotion, termination, etc.) are completed as needed, processed and filed for designated Team member group.
• Inspects all new hire paperwork for designated responsibility are and makes sure it is complete before approving for scanning purposes.
• Responsible for scanning and maintaining complete Team Member files.
• Maintains excellent communications and relations with Branch and Supervisory Management within designated Team Member group.
• Researches and deals with payroll and HR issues within designated Team Member group.
• Ensures that FMLA is administered promptly and correctly with the designated Team Member group.
• Responds to Team Member issues either through resolution or through referring them to the appropriate person or area for resolution.

Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required:

• Must have high level of interpersonal skills to handle sensitive and confidential situations. Position continually requires demonstrated poise, tact and diplomacy.
• Must be able to interact and communicate with individuals at all levels of the organization by telephone, in person and through other outlets.
• Must have knowledge of a variety of computer software applications including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook. Must be able to learn other applications quickly, including in-house applications.
• Must be detail oriented and able to catch errors before they go out.
• Must be able to work in a fast-paced environment with a demonstrated ability to juggle multiple competing tasks and demands.
• Must be able to demonstrate dependability and initiative.
• Must have good command of the English language, both oral and written

Education and/or Experience:

• High School Diploma required. College degree is a plus.
• Two or more years of experience in a corporate environment.
• Experience in Human Resources is a plus.

Physical Demands:

• Must be able to constantly remain in a stationary position.
• The person in this position needs to occasionally move about inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, etc.
• Constantly operates a computer and other office productivity machinery, such as a calculator, copy machine, and computer printer.
• Occasionally may require light lifting up to 25 pounds.

Work Environment:

• Office environment.
• Occasional travel may be required.

This job description reflects management’s assignment of essential functions; and nothing in this herein restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

It is the policy of World Acceptance Corporation to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, World Acceptance Corporation will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.