Payroll Specialist (contract)

Key Responsibilities

• Independently process established multi-state payroll using ADP Workforce Now.
• Ensure accurate and timely payroll processing in compliance with federal, state, and local regulations.
• Participate in a knowledge transfer to capture critical payroll processes, dependencies, institutional knowledge, and undocumented procedures.
• Perform payroll reconciliations and resolve payroll discrepancies.
• Process employee changes, garnishments, taxes, deductions, and payroll adjustments within established payroll processes.
• Generate payroll reports and support month-end, year-end, and audit activities.
• Document end-to-end payroll workflows and develop Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to support business continuity.
• Identify opportunities to improve payroll efficiency, documentation, and internal controls.

Requirements

• 3+ years of hands-on payroll processing experience
• Recent experience processing payroll using ADP Workforce Now
• Strong knowledge of payroll tax regulations and federal, state, and local wage and hour compliance
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills
• Demonstrated ability to document processes and develop Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
• Excellent analytical, organizational, and documentation skills

Preferred

• Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) certification