Payroll Coordinator I

Major Responsibilities

• Enter, load, and review the weekly and bi-weekly union deduction files, including employee maintenance.
• Coordinate with location personnel and/or unions on the timely and accurate updating of employee records and employee changes, including union-related updates.
• Supports Payroll department with processing union dues for various scheduled pay dates.
• Audits data entry and employee status changes to ensure accuracy prior to payroll execution.
• Additional special projects and duties as assigned.
• Handles daily banking submissions through JP Morgan and Wisely, reporting payroll data on various logs.
• Follows and documents audit processes.
• Create and run payment reports and review information for accuracy. Includes detailed reporting, account balancing, and reconciliation.
• Submitting weekly payment requests to accounting for processing.
• Download and post back electronic injection files for union dues using TITAN.

Minimum Experience or Skills Required

• 1 year experience in Payroll, Accounting, Customer Service or Human Resources.
• Strong Microsoft Excel experience, including working with data, reports, and reconciliations.
• Good oral and written communication skills required
• Good customer service skills.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy.

Salary ranges from $45,000 - $52,000 based on experience.

Language RequirementThis role requires English proficiency. Federal, state, and local requirements, including U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) regulations, require training, safety communications, company policies, employment documents, and other job-related communications be conducted in English.

First for a reason:

At First Student, we are a family of 60,000+ employees who take pride in safely transporting more than 5 million students and passengers to and from their destinations each day! Our family of brands include Transco, Total Transportation, Maggies Paratransit, and GVC II. Our employees are at the forefront of safety and innovation; they create and implement the most advanced training and technology the transportation industry has to offer.

In the state of Washington, all technician and driving positions, including but not limited to van drivers and any other position requiring employees to drive a company-owned vehicle, are considered safety-sensitive and are therefore subject to drug and alcohol testing, including cannabis.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status. First is also committed to providing a drug-free workplace. First will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with the requirements of the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, Los Angeles Fair Chance Ordinance, and any other fair chance law. Philadelphia’s Fair Criminal Record Screening Standards Ordinance Poster is at this link or upon request https://www.phila.gov/media/20210423160847/Fair-Chance-Hiring-law-poster.pdf.