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Payroll Specialist I

Portland, OROnsiteFull Time$21–$30 /hrPosted 1 day agoVisa sponsorship available

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Required skills

  • payroll
  • compliance
  • Federal reporting
  • State reporting
  • deadlines
  • confidential
  • customer service
  • multi-corporation systems
  • MS Excel
  • MS Outlook

Nice to have

  • hospital pay practices
  • HR Administration
  • Benefits Administration
  • business school
  • community college

Role summary

Legacy Health is seeking a Payroll Specialist I to ensure accurate and timely payroll processing. This role involves maintaining employee payroll files, ensuring compliance with Federal and State reporting requirements, and adhering to strict deadlines. The ideal candidate will have a minimum of two years of customer service experience, familiarity with payroll principles, and basic understanding of HR and Benefits Administration. Proficiency in MS Office Suite and strong communication and organizational skills are essential.

Overview

Everything we do at Legacy reflects our mission of making life better for others. You can help us fulfill this mission by ensuring that payroll runs smoothly and accurately. Through your strong knowledge of payroll principles and practices and your ability to work under deadlines, you’ll be strengthening the payroll department while growing your career.

Responsibilities

The Payroll Specialist I is responsible for the maintenance of employee payroll files and compliance with Federal and State reporting requirements. Required work is highly confidential and must be completed in accordance with deadlines and schedules set forth by Company policies, pay practices and regulatory agencies.

Qualifications

Education:

High school diploma or equivalent. Additional training through business school or community college preferred.

 

Experience:

Minimum of two years customer service experience working in a busy environment.

Skills:

Communication and customer service skills. 

Familiarity with hospital pay practices and multi-corporation systems. 

Basic understanding of Human Resources and Benefits Administration. 

Excellent organizational skills along with the ability to work under strict deadlines, to simultaneously deal with various issues or functions and reprioritize workload as needed.

Excellent phone etiquette and the ability to communicate complex information effectively. 

Ability to operate standard office equipment including PC and 10 key by touch. 

Basic Understanding of MS Word, MS Excel, and MS Outlook. Typing at 40 wpm.

Pay Range

USD $21.25 - USD $30.39 /Hr.

Our Commitment to Health and Equal Opportunity

Our Legacy is good for health for Our People, Our Patients, Our Communities, Our World. Above all, we will do the right thing.

If you are passionate about our mission and believe you can contribute to our team, we encourage you to apply—even if you don't meet every qualification listed. We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where everyone can grow and succeed.

Legacy Health is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits unlawful discrimination and harassment of any type and affords equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion or creed, citizenship status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

To learn more about our employee benefits click here: https://www.legacyhealth.org/for-health-professionals/careers/benefits

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