Payroll Senior Officer

The JESS Payroll resources are responsible for performing various tasks including processing payments, processing adjustments, setting up deductions, preparation and distribution of overpayment notices and recovery and issuing payments to terminated employees as specified by each state.

Join Our Team as a Payroll Senior Officer!

Location: Kingston, Jamaica

Company: KPMG Jamaica Extended Support Services (JESS)


Overview: KPMG Jamaica has a delivery center named “Jamaica Extended Support Services (JESS)” operating from Kingston, which is contracted to provide back-office support to its member firm KPMG United States (“the Client”). The Clients’ Finance and Accounting is expanding operations at JESS to support the Payroll process area. Team members within the delivery center work with Client’s stakeholders under a team extension model to support Client’s back-office operations.

The Clients’ Payroll process area performs tasks related to HR Audit reviews- tax updates, calculations of final wages for terminated employees, calculation of overpayments and processing off cycle payments.

Key Responsibilities:

• Review HR audit reports and take necessary actions.

• Respond to payroll-related requests via email within set timeframes.

• Calculate off-cycle checks, overpayments, and underpayments.

• Update employee tax records and process deductions/refunds.

• Handle tax balance adjustments and W-2C corrections.

• Issue payments to terminated employees as per state requirements.

• Prioritize tasks to meet strict daily deadlines.

• Recommend improvements to standard operating procedures.

• Perform quality checks and collaborate with other departments.

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Must-Have Skills and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or equivalent professional accreditation.

• Minimum three years relevant work experience within Payroll environment or a similar process

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Special Conditions:

• Expected to work in a fast-paced team environment.
• ​Will be working primarily in a paperless environment and expected to use information systems for the entire workday to access data or perform activities.
• ​May be required to work extended hours periodically or on public holidays.

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Are you passionate about payroll and supporting operational excellence? Join KPMG Jamaica Extended Support Services (JESS) as a Payroll Senior Officer!

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