Job Details

Payroll Clerk

Leggett & Platt's overall mission is a commitment to enhance lives by delivering quality products, offering empowering and rewarding careers, and doing our part in bringing about a better future. Leggett & Platt's inventive heritage and leadership in the residential products industry span more than 130 years. As The Components People, we are the leading supplier of a wide range of products and components for all areas of life, including mattress springs and carpet cushion, as well as bedding machinery and erosion-control products. From aerospace tubing and fabricated assemblies to flooring underlayment and carpet cushion, Leggett & Platt has divisions that design, manufacture, and sell a variety of products. Our reliable product development and launch capability, coupled with our global footprint, make us a trusted partner for customers in the aerospace, hydraulic cylinders, flooring, textile, and geo components industries.

Leggett and Platt Wire Mill has an immediate opening for a Payroll Clerk.

General Job Summary

Process payroll for all hourly and incentive employees of the facility.

General Job Responsibilities

• Manually calculate and key hours worked daily for hourly and incentive paid employees.
• Enter data into payroll system, balance and verify entries (entries include vacation, overtime, paid personal time, and various other types of compensated leave).
• Manually update and adjust pay rates and shift differentials when applicable.
• Investigate and process retroactive and/or manual pay adjustments and discrepancies (including recalculating incorrect hours paid, missed overtime or downtime, wrong pay rate, and data entry errors).
• Communicate with employees any pay discrepancies, findings, or errors.
• Demonstrate a strong commitment to maintaining confidentiality of sensitive employee information.
• Maintain payroll records in accordance with Company Policies and Procedures.

Skills Required

Strong skills in basic accounting and Microsoft Excel. Meticulous attention to detail and payroll balancing. Exceptional organizational and time management skills. Skilled in high-volume data entry with exceptional accuracy. Skilled in conveying complex information clearly and effectively. Proficient in manual timecard reconciliation.

Education/Experience

Must have a background in payroll administration and processing. Proven experience in reviewing, verifying, and entering manual timecard data. Understanding of Wage and Hour Laws (FLSA in the U.S). Background in Accounting or Business is helpful.

To be considered for this position, please submit resume to Leggett and Platt, 1225 E. Central, Carthage MO. 64836 to the attention of April Whitescarver. You can also apply in person at the same address. Please bring resume.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer/Veteran/Disability employer.

Our Values

Put People First reflects our commitment to safety and care of each other, learning and development, and creating an environment of mutual respect, empathy and belonging. Do the Right Thing focuses us on acting with honesty and integrity, delivering the results the right way, taking pride in our work, and speaking the truth good or bad. Do Great WorkTogether occurs when we engage without hierarchy, collaborate as a team, embrace challenges, and work for the good of all of us. Take Ownership and Raise the Bar demonstrates our responsibility to add value and make a difference, challenge the status quo and biases to make things better, foster innovative and creative solutions to drive impact, and explore new perspectives and embrace change.

Our Commitment to You We're actively taking steps to make sure our culture, processes and practices promote equal opportunity for all. Join us! We welcome and encourage all applicants to apply. We'd love the opportunity to consider you. Equal Employment Opportunity/Veterans/Disability Employer.