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About Challenge Unlimited:

At Challenge Unlimited, our vision is to become a national leader in providing employment services to people with disabilities that empower them to reach their full potential. We intentionally provide opportunities for individuals with disabilities which will assist them to live, work, and participate in the community.

Challenge Unlimited is driven by its core values: community, helpfulness, abilities, leadership, learning, ethics, innovation, growth, and effective outcomes. It is these values that have powered Challenge Unlimited to its success and has helped over 600 disabled individuals find meaningful work across all of our locations.

About this Position:\ Position Type:Full Time\ Days: Monday-Friday\ Hours:8am-4:30pm\ Pay:\$30-\$32\ Travel:up to 10%\ Location:Alton, Illinois

Summary\ Reporting to Vice President of Finance, the Payroll Manager is responsible for providing accounting services which further our mission to help people who have different abilities to receive work support and development as needed-achieving the highest level of independence possible.\ \ Responsibilities

• Review and update payroll data in Payroll system for new hires and for system-generated changes
• Enter all tax withholding and direct deposit information.Assists in month end closings.
• Review and process all child support and other garnishment orders.Audit vacation, sick and personal time balances, rate tables to ensure accuracy, setup auto deductions and earnings. reporting to Managers.Review quarterly unemployment liability reports and process for payment..
• Review and verify payroll submitted timesheets including hours worked, wages, mileage, notify managers of errors, ensure corrections are made.Follow up outstanding payroll checks not cleared.Download and distribute employee wage and hour-related reports to designated managers.
• Audit payroll data utilizing system reports to validate data or locate errors/issues. Verify and enter payroll correction orders.
• Print checks and prepares for distribution.Submit electronic files, ACH files for direct deposit accounts.
• Manage or assist with implementation of technology solutions.
• Generating and importing data into 3rd party system.
• Review federal and state payroll tax reports bi-weekly quarterly, and annually, balance accounts and complete tax payments.Review and balance year-end tax and deduction reports to electronic process W-2\'s.
• Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local payroll, wage and hour laws with best practices.
• Generate retirement contribution files after each payroll. Process the annual retirement census reporting.
• Audit system settings for employee/client Unemployment, Workers Comp and Tax settings.
• Update payroll calendars , identifies and recommends update to payroll software, systems and procedures.
• Generate various customized reports for contract reporting purposes.
• Answer accounting and financial questions, accurate manner by researching and interpreting data
• Maintain good rapport with all levels of staff, vendors, and external auditors.

Requirements

Education: Associates Degree in Accounting or Business administration/ Fina\ \

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\ \ Challenge Unlimited Inc is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any applicants for employment based on their race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), national origin, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information, veteran status, uniformed service member status, or any other status protected by aw.