Founded in 2006, OrthoPediatrics is an orthopedic company focused exclusively on advancing the field of pediatric orthopedics. As such it has developed the most comprehensive product offering to the pediatric orthopedic market to improve the lives of children with orthopedic conditions. OrthoPediatrics currently markets 53 products that serve three of the largest categories within the pediatric orthopedic market. This product offering spans trauma and deformity, scoliosis, and sports medicine/other procedures. OrthoPediatrics’ global sales organization is focused exclusively on pediatric orthopedics and distributes its products in the United States and over 70 countries outside the United States. For more information, please visit www.orthopediatrics.com.
GENERAL SUMMARY: Under the direction of the VP of Finance, the Payroll Specialist will work with the HR department and Finance teams to ensure the timely and correct processing of regular company-wide payroll, including bonuses for the assigned business units. Responsible for all state and federal tax registration and fillings, and other duties as assigned.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
- Prepare and distribute payroll, responsible for all state and federal reporting
- Maintain database of personnel information and accurate payroll records
- Conduct regularly scheduled audits of payroll records to ensure continued accuracy
- Process data and prepare tax information
- Collect, verify, and record employee attendance, including hours worked
- Compute wagesand deductions
- Compute global bonus calculation
- Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local tax laws, including remittance of payroll taxes
- Process and monitor garnishment orders
- Handle employee inquiries and resolve discrepancies
- Enter data into databases and spreadsheets
- Handling direct deposit requests and data
- Acquiring all necessary signatures/approvals to distribute payroll
- Making adjustments in pay for raises, bonuses and commission
- Manage the Concur T&E system. Add new employees to the system, modify departmental reporting as needed and provide training and system enhancements
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: There are no supervisor responsibilities with this position.
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. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.)
- Excellent attention to detail
- Exceptional mathematical and calculation skills
- Verbal and written communication
- Ability to work with a team
- Knowledge of different types of payroll software
- Knowledge of payroll, garnishments and benefits distribution
- Multitasking abilities
EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE:
- Associate or Bachelor’s degree in accounting or a related financial field
- Knowledge of payroll industry software tools, whether through college or separate training courses, is essential
- 2-3 years processing payroll; knowledge of ADP or Rippling HRIS/payroll systems strongly preferred
- Knowledge of Microsoft Business Central preferred
LANGUAGE SKILLS: Ability to read and comprehend instructions, correspondence, and memos. Ability to prepare routine reports and correspondence. Ability to communicate effectively with customers, vendors and other employees of the organization. Requires excellent grammar and spelling.
Mathematical Skills: Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to Ability to add compute rate, ratio and percent.
Reasoning Ability: Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
Certificates, Licenses, Registrations: Requires a valid driver’s license.
Other Skills and Abilities: Requires the ability to operate a variety of standard office equipment, such as a computer and keyboard, calculator, fax, photocopier, telephone, cell phone, etc. Requires proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint.
physical demands: (The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.)
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and use hands to finger, handle or feel. The employee is frequently required to climb stairs, talk and hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; reach with hands and arms; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and ability to adjust focus.
Work Environment: (The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.)
The noise level in the work environment is that found in a “normal office environment; noise levels during visits to other locations in the building may be moderate and occasionally loud. The employee occasionally performs work related to travel.
The above statements reflect the general details necessary to describe the principal functions of the occupation described and shall not be construed as a detailed description of all the work requirements that may be inherent in the occupation.