Payroll/Accounting Clerk

Job Summary:

The Payroll / Accounting Clerk will be responsible for processing payroll for approximately 300 employees and providing excellent customer service to team members. Performs daily accounting and financial functions, which include entering data into computer; recording; calculating and summarizing numbers; reviewing documents for proper completion. 

Qualifications:

• Required high school diploma or equivalent
• Must be at least 21 years of age
• Required 6 months previous payroll and accounting experience
• Required proficiency with Microsoft Excel
• Proficient in 10-key data entry 

Essential Job Functions:

• Ability to provide excellent customer service to employees
• Applicant must be detail-oriented, and have strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
• Must possess good oral and written communication skills 
• Assist employees with any payroll-related inquiries or concerns
• Familiarity with payroll software and accounting programs
• Strong understanding of company payroll policies, systems, and procedures
• Review timecards, verify hours, compute wages, and detect and reconcile discrepancies
• Calculate, review, and verify tips and tokes
• Process final pay checks for terminated employees
• Process and reconcile employee deductions
• Process employee reimbursements
• Track and verify union fees such as dues and healthcare
• Calculate and pay union for collected fees and healthcare
• Ensure timecards and PTO (Paid Time Off) requests are approved within deadlines
• Position requires strong understanding of Wage and Hour laws related to payroll and Union CBA (Collective Bargaining Agreement)
• Partner with Human Resources to maintain accurate payroll and employee databases
• Provide training to team members on payroll software systems: Nettime and Engage
• Provide support for Accounts Payable processing
• Maintain employee confidence and protect payroll operations by keeping information confidential
• Maintain the highest standards of accuracy, precision, discretion, and confidentiality
• All team members will follow the Everyone Greets Everyone (EGE) policy. It is the expectation that every team member, front or back of house, should proactively seek out opportunities to greet guests and their fellow team members daily. EGE policy states teams members should: acknowledge guests and fellow team members within 10 feet; initiate friendly verbal greeting within 5 feet; keep your head up, look around (“head on a swivel”); look for opportunities to greet guests and others; please remember that when you are on the floor, you are “on stage”.   
• Team members will participate in all mandatory meetings and pre-shift BUZZ sessions.
• Must be able to get along with co-workers and work as a team.
• Ability to read, write, speak and understand English. 
• Must be able to respond to visual and aural ques.
• Must present a well-groomed, professional appearance.
• Meets the attendance guidelines of the job and complies with all state, federal and regulatory policies and procedures.
• Must be able to work a varied schedule including holidays, nights and weekends as needed.
• Must be able to work a reasonable amount of overtime when required.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Physical, Mental & Environmental Demands:           

• Must be able to maneuver around various areas throughout the casino. 
• Must be able to operate a 10-key adding machine, a computer keyboard, and a small electronic device for storing meter readings. 
• Must be able to sit for long periods of time and view information displayed on a computer screen. 
• Must be able to bend, reach, kneel, twist and grip items while working at assigned desk area. 
• Must have the manual dexterity to operate office equipment.
• Must be able to work in areas containing secondhand smoke, dust, loud noises and bright lights.

Harrah’s reserves the right to make changes to this job description whenever necessary.  It is our policy to provide equal employment opportunity to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, or marital status. This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change, or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice.

Preference is given to qualified Buena Vista Me-Wuk tribal members and members of other federally recognized tribes. 

JOB CODE: 132-26