Payroll Clerk

Job Description: Payroll ClerkLocation: Schiller Park, Illinois Pay Rate: $21-$22/hourJob Category: Admin/ClericalJob Type: 3 month ContractPosition SummaryThe Payroll Clerk is responsible for maintaining accurate personnel and benefits records, supporting payroll administration, and ensuring timely processing of employee data within the HRIS and payroll systems. This role handles highly confidential information and plays a critical part in supporting payroll continuity during a period of limited staffing coverage and a major system transition from Kronos WFM to Workday.Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Enter employee information changes—including new hires, terminations, and status updates—into the HRIS and payroll systems in a timely manner.
• Maintain and organize personnel files, including unemployment, immigration, I?9s, emergency contacts, benefits, and compensation documents.
• Coordinate unemployment benefit audits and respond to related inquiries.
• Process unit payroll data and perform routine payroll administration tasks.
• Assist with orientation preparation and onboarding documentation.
• Support benefits coverage updates and employment verification processes.
• Perform additional administrative duties as assigned.
• Provide temporary payroll support during critical staffing gaps and system transition periods.

QualificationsEducation

• High School diploma or equivalent required.
• Associate or Bachelor’s degree preferred but not required.

Work Experience

• 1–3 years of administrative experience required.
• Payroll or Human Resources experience preferred.
• Experience with Kronos or Workday strongly preferred.

Skills

• Intermediate proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Outlook).
• Strong organizational and multitasking abilities.
• High attention to detail and accuracy.
• Strong interpersonal skills; able to collaborate across departments.
• Effective oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to handle confidential information with discretion.
• Multi?lingual abilities are a plus.

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