Payroll Specialist

Responsibilities

• Perform timecard audits to ensure compliance with company policies and applicable employment laws; review and sign off on timecards for accuracy and approval.
• Maintain and update employee payroll records in UKG Pro, including new hires, terminations, benefit deductions, 401(k) elections, garnishments, tax withholdings, and direct deposit changes.
• Process retroactive pay and gross-up calculations for prizes, awards, and financial planning benefits.
• Administer severance payments in accordance with pre-established schedules and process termination and layoff payments as needed.
• Run pre-processing reports, assist in resolving pay issues as needed.
• Run post-processing reports and save integration files following payroll finalization to ensure proper documentation and audit readiness.
• Complete post processing tasks including the Hours Reconciliation, Payroll Comparison, Tax Reconciliation, Gross to Net Audit, Invoice Allocation, Plant Accounting Accrual Report, Multiple Worksite Reporting.
• Review and approve expense reports in Concur in accordance with company policy. Respond to expense-related inquiries and provide support to Associates as needed.
• Research and respond to payroll inquiries from Associates, internal departments in a timely and professional manner.
• Assist with ad hoc payroll-related tasks and special projects as needed.

Qualifications

• High School diploma required. Bachelor's Degree in Accounting/Finance preferred.
• 2+ years of payroll experience required.
• Experience with UKG Pro WFM is required.
• Proficiency in Excel is required.
• Workday and Concur experience are a bonus.
• Must be able to work effectively in a fast-paced, high-volume processing environment with strong attention to detail and a high degree of accuracy.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills are essential.

Pay

$26-28 per hour