HR Payroll for growing television channel

Our current accounting staff needs a dedicated HR person to take over payroll and employee issues so they can concentrate on AP and AR duties.Bi-lingual in German would be a big plus.Job Purpose:Pays employees by compiling and processing payroll information; maintaining records.  Supports accounting staff and helps employees with timecard issues and benefits; solving performance problems. Primary Duties:* Handling payroll calculations and supervising disbursement for 150 employees * Updates records by reviewing and entering changes in exemptions, insurance changes, deductions, paid-time not worked, status, and pay; calculating vacation earned.* Prepares pay by verifying time records; calculating and producing checks or electronic transfers; * Balances payroll accounts by auditing information; identifying and resolving discrepancies; initiating journal entries.* Determines payroll liabilities by entering federal and state income and social security tax information, and direct deposits, wage assignments and garnishments.* Fulfills wage garnishment requirements by completing forms; adjusting payroll records, documenting and transmitting withholdings; negotiating with collection agencies to convert garnishments to wage assignments.* Maintains life insurance by updating calculations; preparing check requests; initiating disbursements.* Remits tax payments by collecting and verifying data; preparing federal, and state tax reports, and w2 statements; initiating payment.* Updates job knowledge by reading regulations and professional publications.* Accomplishes accounting and organization mission by completing related results as needed.Secondary Duties:* Implements human resources programs by providing human resources services, including talent acquisition, staffing, employment processing, compensation, health and welfare benefits, training and development, records management, safety and health, succession planning, employee relations and retention, AA/EEO compliance, and labor relations; completing personnel transactions.* Improves manager and employee performance by identifying and clarifying problems; evaluating potential solutions; implementing selected solution; coaching and counseling managers and employees.* Protects organization's value by keeping information confidential.* Complies with federal, state, and local legal requirements by studying existing and new legislation; anticipating legislation; enforcing adherence to requirements; advising management on needed actions.Skills/Qualifications:Tax, Compensation and Wage Structure, Worker Compensation, Benefits Administration, Employment Law, Analyzing Information, Attention to Detail, Confidentiality, Thoroughness, Verbal CommunicationPerformance Management, Training Management, Maintaining Employee Files, People Skills, Resolving Conflict, Employment Law, Project Management, Office Experience - General, Reporting Skills, Verbal Communication, Administrative Writing Skills