Payroll Administrator

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Peoples Bank is one of the largest 150 banks in the United States with 130 full-service bank branches in Ohio, West Virginia, Kentucky, Virginia, Washington D.C. and Maryland. We also have Specialty Finance offices in Minnesota, Missouri and Vermont. Peoples Bank prides itself as a community bank and dedicates its resources to improving our communities. The Peoples Bank Foundation celebrated its 20th anniversary in 2023, donating over $7 million to local organizations since its inception.

We are proud to share national accolades that celebrate our company culture and recognize us as a great place to bank:

• American Banker Best Banks to Work For in 2021, 2022, and 2023
• Top Workplaces USA national award in 2022, 2023, and 2024
• Newsweek's America's Best Banks 2023, and 2024
• Newsweek's America's Greatest Workplaces 2024 and 2025
• U.S. News & World Report's Best Companies to Work For in Banking and in the Midwest 2024-2025

At Peoples Bank, we know that there is more to life than work. But we also understand that the quality of the work environment and employee benefits can greatly impact an associate's life. That's why we seek to create a great benefits package for our associates including: 401(k) retirement plan with an employer match, employee stock purchase plan, various education assistance programs such as student loan and tuition paydown/reimbursement, paid vacation, and holidays, and much more. For full details of our benefits offerings, please visit: peoplesbancorp.com/about-us/find-a-career/

Our associates are each accountable for living the culture and values of the organization. This includes ensuring actions and behaviors create a positive and collaborative work environment, always acting with integrity and professionalism and providing extraordinary customer service. Our goal is for you to be successful; to that end being reliable in terms of ensuring you are at work on time and work your schedule as well as actively pursuing your performance objectives, will be fundamental in your contributing to the teams' success as well as the organization.

Job Purpose: This position is the support role for payroll processing by compiling payroll information, gathering and entering appropriate payroll change information, confirming and uploading time keeping records to ensure each employee is paid accurately and in a timely manner. This individual will aid in completing accurate reports.

Job Duties

• Responsible to aid and assist the Payroll Manager in the timely processing of payroll.
• Primary back up for Payroll Manager.
• Responsible for following all procedures and double checking details before submission.
• Works with payroll processing company to correct errors and create processes and reports.
• Answers associate inquiries concerning payroll issues and time & attendance in ADP.
• Assists with the preparation of payroll related reports, such as Multiple Worksite reports, Worker's Compensation filings, information for accounting's annual loan cost review, Occupational Employment Services reports, etc.
• Processes payroll related items for Benefit programs such as the non-qualified deferred compensation plan.
• Assists with entry of payroll worksheets, manual checks, business banking deposits, and updates to pay profile information.
• Assists in reviewing employee-submitted updates in ADP, including federal and state changes, direct deposit modifications and address updates.
• Responsible to complete special projects as assigned for the strategic improvement of the payroll processing set up and systems.
• Will perform special projects as assigned.

Education, Experience and Job Skills

• Associate's Degree in accounting or business or equivalent work experience.
• 1-3 years previous payroll experience. Knowledge of ADP payroll processing system preferred.
• Excellent knowledge of principles and practices of payroll administration.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to make recommendations to effectively resolve problems or issues regarding payroll administration that is consistent with standards, practices, policies, regulations or government law.
• Demonstrates a high level of accuracy and thoroughness in all tasks.
• Ability to research and analyze various types of data.
• Ability to organize and prioritize work.
• Ability to adjust work hours to meet demands of position.

Basic Qualifications:

• Associate's degree in accounting or business or equivalent work experience. or business or equivalent work experience.
• 1-3 years previous payroll experience.

Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/Disabled/Vet;
If you are unable to complete this application due to a disability, contact humanresources@pebo.com to ask for an accommodation, alternative application process, or other inquiries.