Payroll Admin

Payroll Administrator

Faststream Recruitment is the global leader in Oil and Gas recruitment and consulting, providing our clients with permanent and project based solutions. Faststream employs a team of 140 professionals globally with operations in the United Kingdom, Singapore, and the United States (Houston and Florida). Faststream has partnered with a Global Oil and Gas Industry leader that is looking for a Payroll Administrator. The Payroll Administrator will carry out responsibility for payroll preparation/processing, tax reporting, payroll systems maintenance, and legislative and corporate compliance.

Payroll Administrator Responsibilities:

• Maintains payroll information through the collection, calculation, and entering of data
• Updates payroll records by reviewing and approving changes in exemptions, deductions, payroll specific compensation (vehicle allowances), and FLSA status changes
• Pays employees through the production and issuance of paychecks or electronic transfers to bank accounts
• Prepares reports by compiling summaries of earnings, taxes, deduction, leave, disability, and non-taxable wages and Union benefits
• Provides payroll information by answering questions and requests by other Departments/employees
• Assist to insure correct tax and Unemployment jurisdiction for all employees
• Assist in reviewing and validating E-time data entry
• Review, validate, and enter all garnishments according to Court documentation
• Insure that all Union employees are paid according to the Current Union Contract
• Pulling and compiling reports as per the Payroll Managers request
• Maintains payroll guidelines by following the policies and procedures
• Other responsibilities as directed by the Payroll Manager

Required Knowledge and Skills for the Payroll Administrator:

• Knowledge of federal, state, and local labor regulations
• Background in payroll driven processes
• Ability to multi-task and properly execute multiple simultaneous assignments
• Ability to communicate and cooperate with diverse groups of people
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Must have working knowledge of MS Office Suite of products
• Must have experience with the ADP suite of products: Pay Expert and Enterprise E-time
• Participative team member-ability to work collaboratively across departmental functions
• Exceptional work ethics
• Maintain high level of trust, confidentiality and professionalism
• Flexibility to meet and achieve various deadline

Preferred Education and Experience:

• A minimum of 5 years' experience in a payroll
• Bachelor's Degree (BA/BS) in a related business course , preferred
• Certified by the American Payroll Association-preferred