Senior Payroll Associate

Standard Parking is a long standing Chicago-based, publicly traded (NASDAQ) company which provides parking and transportation management services for real estate firms, various municipalities as well as hospitals and universities. Over the last few years the company has grown rapidly through a series of acquisitions to the point where it they now manage 2000 locations in North America and employ roughly 12,000 employees.We provide on-site management services at multi-level and surface parking facilities for all major markets of the parking industry. We manage parking facilities containing more than one million parking spaces in hundreds of cities across the United States and Canada.
Our diversified client base includes some of the nation's largest private and public owners, managers and developers of major office buildings, residential properties, commercial properties, shopping centers and other retail properties, sports and special event complexes, hotels, and hospitals and medical centers. In the airport market, we manage parking-related and shuttle bus operations serving airports throughout the United States.We also provide an array of related ancillary services to our clients. They include, for example, valet parking services that we provide at urban and airport locations, as well as on-street parking enforcement and meter collection services that we provide for municipal clients.We currently are seeking candidates for our Senior Payroll Associate opening at our Chicago Corporate Office. We offer a competitive salary and benefits package that includes medical, dental, 401(k) and tuition reimbursement.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Process payroll for approximately 5000 employees
Perform the monthly payroll close to GL.
GL account reconciliations
Administer the compensation and benefit portions of the company’s union contracts.
Responsible for making timely and accurate payments for union dues, health and welfare, pension and legal.
Perform monthly union billing reconciliation.Audit records to ensure compliance with union contracts.
Gather and prepare material for internal and union audits related to payroll entries and benefit deductions.
Research and respond to all payroll and union inquiries in a timely manner.
Participate in special projects as assigned.
REQUIREMENTS
At least 3 years of payroll and bookkeeping experience.
Knowledge of payroll taxes and tax filings
Experience with AS400 and Cognos Impromptu preferred.
Must have Word processing and Excel skills.
Knowledge of union payroll helpful.
Detail oriented, well organized, high degree of accuracy.
Commitment to team work.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Maturity in dealing with sensitive and confidential matters.
Standard Parking Corporation is an equal opportunity employer committed in policy and practice to recruit, hire, train, and promote, in all job classifications, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, citizenship status, marital status, sexual orientation, status as a veteran of the Vietnam era, or other legally protected status. Standard Parking Corporation also prohibits discrimination against persons because of their disability, including disabled veterans; and does not tolerate harassment of or retaliation against any employee or applicant on the basis of these characteristics, or because the individual exercised his or her EEO rights.