Payroll Specialist

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain and update employee personnel files, ensuring accuracy, confidentiality, and compliance with company policies and legal requirements.
• Complete and monitor employment verification documentation, including I-9 processing and record retention.
• Conduct HR data audits and routine checks to ensure data accuracy and completeness.
• Serve as a first point of contact for employee questions related to HR, benefits, and payroll.
• Aid in benefits administration, including enrollment support, invoice reconciliation, reporting, and data accuracy reviews.
• Support annual Open Enrollment by assisting with employee questions, system updates, documentation tracking, and communications.
• Enter HRIS transactions such as new hires, terminations, pay changes, job changes, and status updates in ADP Workforce Now.
• Create job requisitions and postings in ADP Workforce Now.
• Generate HRIS reports and support routine data requests.
• Support new hire onboarding for HQ and field-based employees; assist Plant-HR Assistants with these activities as needed.
• Provide administrative and transactional payroll support under the direction of the Payroll Manager.
• Review and audit payroll data for accuracy, including timekeeping, pay changes, and employee information.
• Aid in payroll processing to ensure timely and accurate pay for all employees.
• Partner with plant HR teams to answer payroll-related questions and ensure data accuracy across locations.
• Support compliance with wage and hour regulations and company policies.

Requirements

• A high school diploma or equivalent required.
• 1+ years of HR experience.
• 1+ years of payroll experience.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to data accuracy.
• Excellent organizational skills and ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Strong customer service and communication skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Outlook, Word).

Priorities

• An associate degree or HR/payroll coursework.
• 3+ years experience with ADP Workforce Now.
• 1+ years experience with ADP Enhanced Time & Attendance.
• Experience managing employment verifications, employment eligibility.

Job Location

This position is full-time, office-based in Stamford, CT (5 days/week). Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States. We are unable to sponsor or assume sponsorship of employment visas at this time.