Payroll Specialist

Edgewater Federal Solutions is seeking a Payroll Specialist to support our federal client, onsite in Germantown, MD. The Payroll Specialist assists in resolving high-level payroll-related helpdesk tickets. This position provides payroll and human capital processing, as well as helpdesk support

• Assist in resolving high-level payroll and human capital tickets related to employee pay errors
  • Actively engaging with reported issues to ensure they are handled promptly and accurately
• Conduct thorough research to understand the nature and cause of the pay error.
• Identify root cause and provide detailed guidance on the corrective actions required to resolve the pay discrepancies, ensuring that each issue is corrected efficiently, restoring accurate pay for affected employees.
• Support the payroll team in all training/tickets related to the new Time and Attendance migration.
• Assist in bi-weekly payroll processing and submission of Time and Attendance payroll files.
• Resolve, respond and assist employees with issues regarding ATAAPs
• Respond to payroll-related phone calls, faxes and emails
• Process bi-weekly payroll accounting entries
• Process weekly and bi-weekly STARS and DFAS payroll reconciliation reports
• Process corrections and adjustments for payroll expenses in STARS and Payroll Labor Distribution Systems (PLDS) for program offices
• Generate bi-weekly/monthly payroll accrual entries and correct funding failures
• Review student loan repayment packages and submit repayment information to DFAS, generate periodic reconciliation reports, and respond to participant inquiries
• Generate Microsoft Access database reports to respond to customer inquiries
• Verify Federal government employment and submit wage garnishment information to DFAS for processing
• Compile and review audit requests for leave and debt issues
• Process advance sick leave requests, interagency donated leave requests and CFC donations
• Process restored leave requests
• Process new hire employee packages and enter data information into the payroll system
• Scan and upload all payroll related forms to the on-line repository
• Respond to customer inquiries; both in writing and verbally
• Track, research and resolve edits
• Perform systems testing
• Resolve payroll helpdesk tickets as needed

• Bachelor's degree and 5 years of experience
• In lieu of a degree, additional relevant experience may be applicable
• Training/experience in government payroll and accounting systems preferred. Expert skills in Excel required.
• Demonstrated excellent organizational, as well as verbal and written communication skills.
• Working knowledge of the following systems – ATAAPS, DCPS, DOE info, Remedy and/or WorkDay.

Salary: $100,000 - $105,000

Additional benefits include:

• Paid Time Off & Holiday Pay
• Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Disability, Life Insurance, and AD&D
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Pre-Tax 401K and/or After-Tax Roth IRA (with employer matching contribution)
• Tuition and Technical Training Reimbursement
• Exercise Reimbursement
• Computer Reimbursement
• Employee Assistance Program