Payroll Specialist

About This Role

The Payroll Specialist runs payroll for the whole company and answers employees' questions about their pay slips. This role involves understanding and applying pay rules, policies, and procedures to accurately and timely process bi-weekly payroll and off-cycle checks, while ensuring regulatory compliance. The specialist will partner with the Payroll Manager and other stakeholders to evaluate system needs and department efficiencies.

Responsibilities

• Audit and reconcile all earnings and deductions to ensure timely and accurate bi-weekly, quarterly, and year-end reporting requirements utilizing ADP payroll, Workforce Time and Attendance, or other related payroll systems
• Use knowledge of Federal, state, local wage and hour, payroll tax laws, and other regulatory requirements to enforce adherence related to pay rules and taxable relationships
• Manage and maintain payroll information by defining business requirements and the associated system set-up, changes, and updates to calculate payroll data
• Prepare off-cycle checks as compliant with state law
• Research and resolve payroll-related questions to support the needs of employees
• Continuously make efforts to improve operations, decrease turnaround time, streamline work processes, and work cooperatively and jointly to provide quality outputs
• Partner with HR and other key stakeholders to ensure data integrity and operational efficiencies
• Assist in assessment of payroll system evaluations, testing, and upgrades as needed

Requirements

• High School Diploma plus 4 years' related experience OR Associate's degree plus 2 years' related experience OR Bachelor's degree plus 1 year related experience
• Knowledge of government regulations and compliance standards affecting payroll
• Advanced proficiency in MS Excel, with strong working knowledge of other MS Office Suite (Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, and Access)
• Reporting skills to produce information in an efficient manner and support ad-hoc data request
• Data analysis skills that include data collating, inspection, and benchmarking
• Strong proficiency of HRMS systems to include tables set-up and report writing; knowledge of other related systems (timekeeping and payroll)
• Ability to work independently and handle sensitive and confidential information with discretion
• Ability to plan, manage, and execute on multiple tasks with tight deadlines

Nice to have:

• Bachelor's degree plus 2 years' related experience
• 3 or more years of effective leadership skills with proven ability to lead change in order to better the company
• 3 or more years of experience in Human Resources, Employee Benefits, Accounting, or other related field