Summary/objective:

This individual performs various payroll functions essential to processing payroll.  Day to day activities require the use of initiative and judgment, particularly when prioritizing work or working with forepersons, supervisors, and hourly employees.  Must be discreet working with employee confidential information. This position is year-round in Yuma, no seasonal travel.

Essential functions: (to include supervisory responsibilities – if applicable)

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.

Payroll duties:

  • Process high-volume weekly payroll
  • Compile payroll data such as units harvested, hours worked, and harvest bonus to enter and calculate gross wages for assigned commodities
  • Reconcile all payroll reports prior to entering any data into Great Plains
  • Resolve payroll discrepancies by collecting and analyzing information
  • Distribute payroll checks to foreperson
  • Reconcile weekly sign-out sheets and checks that are returned to the office
  • Cross – train in all commodities, able to assist others as requested by your manager
  • Manage workflow to ensure all payroll transactions are processed accurately and timely
  • Maintain payroll information by collecting, verifying, and calculating payroll data
  • Assist foreperson, supervisors and management by providing payroll information as requested
  • Assist employees by providing payroll information regarding their specific payroll data
  • Maintains employee and department confidentiality
  • Contributes to team effort by accomplishing common department goals
  • Reconcile contract labor invoices forwarding to Accounts Payable for payment.
  • Consistent attendance is mandatory
  • Other job duties as assigned

Additional functions:

  • N/A

Competencies:

  • Active Listening
  • Assertive
  • Communication – written and verbal
  • Complex Thinking/Problem Solving
  • Customer Service
  • Flexibility/Adaptability
  • Independent
  • Motivating
  • Multi-tasking
  • Organizing
  • Perseverance
  • Researching
  • Teaching/Training
  • Teamwork
  • Time Management/Planning

Work environment:

  • Indoor
  • Fulltime, Monday through Friday and may include overtime and Saturdays, 7:00am to 4:00pm or 8:00am to 5:00pm

Physical requirements:

  • See separate physical requirements document for this role.

Travel required:

  • Rare travel, no day trips to Mexico, rare overnight travel

Required education and experience:

  • Knowledge of general payroll related regulations and procedures and general accounting practices and procedures
  • Operation of standard office equipment, including personal computers, fax machine and scanner
  • Working knowledge and experience with Outlook, Excel and Word
  • Must possess strong data entry skills with speed and accuracy
  • Strong 10 key calculator skills
  • Must be bilingual and biliterate in English/Spanish
  • Excellent customer service skills on the phone and in person
  • Organized team player who works well with a variety of people with a minimum of supervision
  • Thrive in a fast-paced environment and handle pressure while managing multiple tasks
  • All duties are to be performed and completed in a timely manner and per Company protocol.
  • Duties may vary and assignments modified from time to time at management’s discretion.

Preferred education and experience:

  • 1+ years of the required experience
  • Prior payroll experience in the produce industry a plus but not necessary

Additional eligibility requirements:

N/A

Affirmative Action/EEO statement:

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer – The Company assures equal employment opportunity with respect to recruiting, hiring, training, compensation, transfers, and promotions. All Company practices will be administered without regard to race, sex, pregnancy, childbirth, and medical conditions related to pregnancy and childbirth, age (40 and over), ancestry, color, religious creed (including religious dress and grooming practices), denial of FMLA leave, disability, marital status, medical condition (cancer and genetic characteristics), genetic information, national origin, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, military or veteran status or any other characteristic protected by state, federal or local law in terms and conditions of employment. Information provided on this application will not be used for any discriminatory purpose.

Other duties:

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Pay range: $25.00 – $30.00