Payroll Administrator

About Us:

DJJ, a division of Nucor Corporation, is seeking applicants for our open payroll position. DJJ is a world leader in scrap metal recycling, trading, and transportation. We have relationships with scrap metal businesses around the world. Founded in 1885, we pride ourselves on our dedication to safety, and the principles of integrity and respect. We’re recognized as a good community citizen who is trustworthy, financially strong, and environmentally proactive.

Our parent company Nucor Corporation is a Fortune 150 company, known for being North America’s leader in designing, manufacturing, and recycling steel and steel products with a history of long-term sustainability and stability. Fortune Magazine recently ranked Nucor No. 1 on their list of the World’s Most Admired Companies in our industry. The key to Nucor’s success is that we care about the safety and well-being of our teammates and customers, the health and protection of our environment, and the relationships we establish in the communities where we live and work. At the heart of every Nucor division are the dedicated people who make up our team. We are seeking a creative, motivated, and dedicated teammate to join our DJJ team. We offer you a challenging and rewarding work environment where you can contribute to the success of over 30,000 Nucor teammates.

Benefits:

Medical, vision and dental are just the beginning. We value our teammates and offer benefits packages that also include:

• Bonus Program
• Profit Sharing
• Stock Plan
• Retirement Savings
• Credit Union
• Vacation and Holiday Pay
• Scholarship and Tuition Reimbursement
• Unlimited Growth Potential
• Hybrid Work Schedule
• Free Financial Planning / Assistance via Insight Financial
• Free Teammate Parking (Cincinnati Office)
• On-site Health Clinic (Cincinnati Office)
• On-site Cafeteria (Cincinnati Office)
• On-site Gym (Cincinnati Office)
• On-site Laundry Service (Cincinnati Office)

Basic Job Functions:

• Manage onboarding, employee status changes, increases, etc. within the payroll and time keeping software
• Oversee timekeeping entries and approvals for hourly employees in all locations, ensuring that all necessary approvals are obtained prior to processing payroll
• Process weekly payroll cycles for all employees for multiple entities and multiple states, consistent with federal and state wage and hour laws and established internal procedures
• Perform advanced level transactional payroll and benefit accounting tasks including non-routine and complex payroll, benefit, and accounting issues
• Reconcile payroll prior to transmission and validate confirmed reports
• Maintain and update employee files in a confidential manner
• Process corrections, relocation adjustments, personal mileage adjustments, etc
• Execute payroll tax reporting for assigned divisions and/or jurisdictions, including returns and payments
• Review of Child Support, Levies, Wage Garnishments, etc. presented from any state
• Manage the review and distribution of annual employee documents, including W-2’s
• Create and maintain payroll related procedural documentation
• Maintain deep knowledge of applicable local, state, and federal regulations
• Additional responsibilities as assigned

Safety is the most important part of all jobs within Nucor; therefore, candidates must be able to demonstrate the ability to initiate, lead, and uphold safety policies, practices, procedures, and housekeeping standards at all times.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Three to five years of entire payroll processing experience is required

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Business or a related field is preferred
• Previous experience with SAP, ATS Software, and Kronos Time and Attendance (UKG) is preferred
• Strong /Advanced Microsoft Office skills (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook)
• Exceptional attention to detail and strong organizational skills, with ability to prioritize multiple projects with tight deadlines
• Highly analytical, with strong critical thinking and problem-solving abilities
• High degree of trustworthiness and discretion when dealing with sensitive information
• Exceptional customer service and communication skills, both written and oral
• Working knowledge of payroll best practices, including expert knowledge of multi-state payroll operations and federal, state and local payroll laws
• Commitment to our core values of safety, respect, excellence, and integrity
• Ability to both collaborate in a team setting and to work individually
• Initially, willingness to learn and follow established internal payroll procedures
• Demonstrates dependability including a good attendance record