Payroll Accountant; Indianapolis

Overview

At Taft, we work as one team, driven and committed to helping our clients succeed. A full-service law firm with more than 1,250 attorneys and over 2,000 on our team, we have the collaborative approach, advanced technological resources, and depth of services that make us a preeminent law firm.

We are seeking a Payroll Accountant with 2+ years of payroll experience to support our team in our Indianapolis office. Compile, calculate, and process all non-partner compensation for firm which comprises of approximately 500-600 non-exempt staff employees over several company codes/locations/states. All Taft employees operate under a “Client First” philosophy — in all things, we seek to provide exceptional services to our clients.

• Collect and enter all paperwork and changes on new hires, terminations, transfers, garnishments, direct deposit, 401K, paid time off, rate increases/decreases, and taxes through the ADP payroll software for all non-exempt staff.
• Process online timecards for non-exempt employees on a bi‑weekly basis and review for completeness and accuracy.
• Contact employee and/or time keep supervisors for any missed time or unapproved timecards.
• Process exempt employee compensation on a semi‑monthly basis and review for completeness and accuracy.
• Submit completed bi‑weekly (non-exempt) payroll files via ADP and request funding for total payroll liability through the accounting department.
• Download and store via Desk Site, all payroll and tax reports.
• Other reporting or requirements as assigned by manager or required for processing payroll.

• Basic payroll processing skills
• Technical ability with payroll software and Microsoft Office (Excel and Word)
• Communication Proficiency and Responsiveness
• Ethical and Confidential Conduct
• Time Management, Organized, and Detail Oriented
• Regular, Punctual, and Predictable attendance
• Ability to work in stressful situations especially when meeting deadlines
• Experience with ADP Time and Attendance and Work Force Now software.

• Associate’s degree (A.A.) or equivalent from two‑year college or technical school or one or more years of related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• One to three years of experience with payroll software such as ADP, Paycor, Ultipro, etc. Preferably ADP Time and Attendance and Work Force Now.

Interested candidates should apply here.

Taft is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The information in this posting presents general duties, tasks, and responsibilities but is not intended to be an exhaustive listing. Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP participates in E-VERIFY.