Job Description
Job DescriptionMore Than a Job
SilMan is a thriving community of industrial professionals based on the company's commitment to teamwork, collaboration, and empathy. This fully integrated culture has created a new kind of industrial service company, and our loyal clients continue to come back for more.
What Does a Payroll Generalist Do?
The Payroll Generalist is responsible for day-to-day Payroll functions and light Human Resource responsibilities. This includes cooperation with multiple departments to keep accurate employment and payroll records for SilMan's Team Members.
The ideal candidate for this role is someone with a high level of energy, a strong entrepreneurial spirit, and a passion for innovation, who is seeking an innovative company to call home.
Here are some of the responsibilities of this role
- Data entry and maintenance of payroll and human resource records
- Verify and implement payroll deductions, elections, and garnishments
- Complete and file payroll-related hours and earnings audits
- Document and maintain policy and procedure updates
- Offer "best practice" recommendations and insights
- Ensure timely certification of payroll reports
- Produce periodic workers' compensation and union reports
- Produce quarterly and annual payroll tax reports
- Generate payroll expense, tax, and compensation reports
- Support the Human Resource team, including new hire onboarding and maintenance of vacation/PTO hours
- Perform additional tasks or projects related to payroll operations, as needed
What Makes You a Great Fit
- 3+ years of experience in payroll processing
- Certified payroll and union payroll experience
- Experience with union environments
- Experience in the construction, industrial, and manufacturing industries (desired, not required)
- Problem-solver, Solution-oriented
- Excellent written and verbal communication
- Detail orientation
- Organize daily plans and tasks
- Flexible and calm under pressure
What We Look for in Candidates
- Proactive and assertive
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Customer-centric approach, relationship builder
- Empathy, human awareness
- Impeccable follow-up and follow-through
- Resolve employee queries, clearly communicate with team members
- Technical capacity
- Strong organizational skills
Other Competencies you will need to fulfill this role
Effectively communicate with fellow Team Members and demonstrate enthusiasm towards daily duties. Self-motivation and positive attitude are contagious for the rest of our team.
Confidentiality: As this role involves personal information, your professionalism and sensitivity are paramount to your success as the Payroll Generalist.
Competencies
- Trustworthiness
- Versatility
- Decisive
- Continuing Education and Career Enhancement
- Industry-Specific Training and Awareness
But most importantly
- Exercise independent initiative and drive to ensure that any requested support activities have been completed, internal and external
- Communicate, Communicate, Communicate
- Lead by example
Compensation
SilMan's compensation packages are carefully customized based on the candidate's experience and current market considerations. Our competitive base salary ranges are researched and benchmarked against peer companies. The base salary range will depend on various factors, including experience and other job-related skills.
The anticipated compensation package includes:
- Competitive Base Salary Range of $68,640 – $75,000
- Discretionary Annual Bonus
- Comprehensive Healthcare Coverage: 100% covered medical, dental, and vision insurance plans for employees
- Additional Fully Covered Insurance Benefits: Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, and Long-Term Disability, all 100% employer-paid
- Lifestyle Spending Account (LSA): SilMan contributes $1,200 per year to you and your eligible dependents to improve your overall well-being or lifestyle in physical, financial, or emotional wellness.
- Company-sponsored 401(k): SilMan contributes 3% to a 401 (k) plan, regardless of whether the employee contributes.
- PTO and Vacation Pay
- Continuing Education Assistance Program available
- Career Growth Opportunities! – SilMan invests in a training platform available to all team members who wish to advance their careers or develop personal capabilities. From technical skills to soft skills and certifications, there are no boundaries to "what's next" for SilMan Team members.
The Basics
- Job Location: 1600 Factor Ave., San Leandro, Calif. 94577
- As the Payroll Generalist, you will work with the team at our headquarters in San Leandro, Calif. Office hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm.
- This role operates in a professional office environment. The Payroll Generalist routinely utilizes standard office equipment, including computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets, and fax machines.
- No travel is expected in this role.
Monday - Friday
8:00 am - 5:00 pm