Senior Payroll Specialist

About the role

Oversees the weekly payroll process, ensuring accurate data submission, resolving discrepancies, and managing supplemental payments while maintaining compliance with all relevant regulations. Supervises a team of payroll specialists, providing training, and coordinating interdepartmental payroll allocations, all aimed at supporting organizational goals. Serves as a point of contact for payroll inquiries and collaborates on various internal and external projects to enhance payroll operations.

Responsibilities

• Processes payroll on a weekly basis including: receives and submits payroll data electronically and resolves any transmission problems, reviews payroll data for reasonableness and resolving errors, processing reimbursements, scheduling and processing supplemental payrolls and bonuses, and administers off-cycle payments.
• Ensures all time/attendance information has been captured, reviews time/attendance data for reasonableness and resolving errors, processes payroll allocations between departments, and maintains vacation and personal time records.
• Processes intercompany transfers within HRIS/Payroll System.
• Fields payroll inquiries, performs required research, and resolves discrepancies as required.
• Downloads and files management reports and initiates payment as needed.
• Processes voided payroll checks and stop payment orders.
• Reviews payroll system updates as required.
• Consults with personnel on payroll-related issues.
• Provides payroll-related training to personnel as needed.
• Supports campuses, departmental goals, and the overall objectives of the Company.
• Performs actions necessary to maintain FLSA overtime regulatory requirements.
• Comply with Federal, State, and local requirements for tax and social security withholdings and other deductions, insurance, benefits, pension/retirement, 401(k) contributions and company match.
• Monitors computer reports alerting Payroll Administrators to problems or errors.
• Manages a team of payroll specialists.
• Coordinates and assists with projects internally and externally.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Education: High School / GED
• Experience: 3-5 years
• Licenses and Certifications: Fundamental Payroll Cert (FPC) preferred, Certified Payroll Professional Cert (CPP) preferred, Associates preferred
• Physical Requirements: Sitting, standing, bending, reaching, stretching, stooping, walking, and moving intermittently during working hours. Must be able to lift at least 50lbs. Must be able to maintain verbal and written communication with co-workers, supervisors, residents, family members, visitors, vendors, and all business associates outside of the health campus.

Benefits

• Competitive salaries and weekly pay
• 401(k) Company Match
• Mental Health Support Program
• Student Loan Repayment and Tuition Reimbursement
• Health, vision, dental & life insurance kick in on the first of the month after your start date
• First time homebuyers' program
• HSA/FSA
• And so much more!

Schedule & work environment

• Hybrid work environment with flexibility to work from home and in-office collaboration
• Freshly renovated Home Office with collaborative workspaces, rotating cubicles, and meditation areas
• Six months of training, orientation, and support ("blue-badge" period)