Payroll Specialist - Multiple Locations Available

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At DSG, we are dedicated to building futures one job at a time. As an ESOP, we are a community of peers, first and foremost. And we focus on cultivating an environment of respect, teamwork, and growth.

Responsibilities

• Process bi-weekly payroll for hourly and salaried employees, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, compliance, and confidentiality.
• Review and audit payroll data, including hours worked, paid time off, earnings, deductions, tax setup, direct deposit information, and employee status changes prior to payroll processing.
• Maintain accurate payroll records and support payroll data integrity within the payroll and HRIS systems.
• Maintain compliance with federal, state, and local payroll laws and regulations, including wage and hour requirements, garnishments, tax filings, and required reporting.
• Research and resolve payroll-related questions from employees and managers in a timely, professional, and service-focused manner.
• Coincide with Human Resources, Finance, benefits, and managers to ensure payroll changes, deductions, and adjustments are complete and accurately processed.
• Support quarterly and year-end payroll processes, including W-2 preparation, payroll reconciliations, audits, and reporting.
• Support the Payroll Specialist with unemployment insurance, workers’ compensation accounts, payroll reporting, process documentation, and other payroll-related projects.
• Prepare, review, and maintain recurring payroll reports to support payroll processing, audits, reconciliations, and management requests.
• Affordance payroll system updates, employee payroll data maintenance, and testing related to system changes or process improvements.
• Identify payroll data discrepancies, trends, or process issues and escalate or recommend improvements as appropriate.
• Maintain payroll procedures, checklists, and documentation to support consistent and compliant payroll operations.
• Partner with internal teams to support payroll-related projects, reporting needs, audits, and process improvements.

Qualifications

• A degree in Accounting, Finance, Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field preferred; equivalent payroll experience may be considered.
• 2–4 years of payroll processing experience required; multi-state payroll experience preferred.
• Working knowledge of payroll best practices, wage and hour requirements, payroll taxes, garnishments, deductions, and applicable compliance requirements.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and payroll reporting; experience with ADP Workforce Now or similar payroll/HRIS systems preferred.
• Strong attention to detail with the ability to review, reconcile, and validate payroll information accurately.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, meet recurring payroll deadlines, and maintain accuracy in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to manage confidential information with discretion and sound judgment.
• Strong communication and customer service skills with the ability to respond to payroll questions clearly and professionally.