Accounting-Payroll Coordinator

Job description

Grant Thornton is seeking a Payroll Coordinator to join the team in Downers Grove, IL. Position Summary: The Payroll Coordinator processes semi-monthly payroll for Grant Thornton Advisors LLC employees as part of a national, centralized payroll department. Essential Duties and Responsibilities: - Prepare and upload and/or enter a high-volume of employee data, including hourly / salary data and tax data, using Oracle payroll system. - Work with the rest of the payroll team to meet published deadlines for payroll processing. - Process and distribute checks for a multi-state payroll using in-house Oracle HCM system. - Process manual payroll checks as requested / required. - Handle incoming phone calls and e-mail inquiries from Human Resources contacts and employees related to payroll issues. Act as customer service agent to resolve problems in a timely and effective manner. Elevate issues as appropriate to Payroll department management. - Provide back-up support to other team members in Payroll department. - Adhere to the highest degree of professional standards and strict confidentiality in matters that require discretion. - Ad hoc and recurring monthly projects as assigned, includin...