Bilingual Payroll Specialist

Location: South Bend, IN (100% onsite)

Responsibilities

• Administer and process weekly payroll for 100+ employees, ensuring accuracy and timely completion.
• Investigate and resolve payroll discrepancies and employee payroll inquiries.
• Prepare payroll-related reports, reconciliations, and journal entries.
• Process payroll changes including new hires, terminations, wage adjustments, deductions, garnishments, and benefits.
• Calculate and administer overtime, bonuses, and shift differentials.
• Maintain payroll records and ensure compliance with federal, state, and local payroll regulations.
• Assist with payroll audits and year-end payroll activities.

Requirements

• 5+ years of payroll processing experience.
• Hands-on experience with ADP Payroll systems.
• Proven experience processing payroll for 100+ employees.
• Strong understanding of payroll laws, tax withholdings, and payroll compliance requirements.
• Experience calculating and processing shift differentials and other complex payroll adjustments.
• Strong attention to detail, organization, and problem-solving skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and payroll reporting.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bilingual (English/Spanish) is a huge plus.
• CPP certification is a plus.
• Manufacturing or industrial environment experience is strongly preferred.
• Experience processing payroll in multi-shift operations and handling shift differentials is a plus.