Sr. Payroll Specialist

About the role

Process payroll transactions. Perform data entry and accounting services.

Responsibilities

Responsibilities may include:

• Lead daily, biweekly, and special payroll processes for multi-state payroll for US non-exempt and exempt employees.
• Process payroll for up to 500* employees
• Reconcile payroll prior to transmission and validate confirmed reports.
• Maintain payroll control records
• Provide guidance to the team on payroll processing, tax laws, garnishments, system issues and general troubleshooting in payroll.
• Assist with mentoring of payroll specialists and as a backup for their duties.
• Work with the team to research and respond to escalated employee inquiries.
• Authorizes, reviews, and prepare complex payroll transactions.
• Assist with final payroll check calculation review
• Perform adhoc projects as needed
• Assist in month/quarter/year-end close
• Completes verification of employment verifications, garnishments, and EDD notices as needed.
• Provide support to managers and employees with Workday's time tracking and absence modules
• Back up for payroll transmit.
• Exemplifies professionalism
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and attention to detail

Requirements

• 5-7 years payroll processing experience required.
• Extensive payroll experience in a fast-paced, multi-state, demanding environment is needed.
• Comprehensive knowledge of wage and hour laws, garnishment laws, and taxability of wages.
• CPP or FPC preferred but not required.
• Associate degree preferred

Skills

• UKG
• Workday
• High proficient in excel (vlooks, pivot tables, and formulas)
• Ability to work in a fast paced and high volume environment.

Pay

Position's Pay Range $31.00 - $36.00

Benefits

Benefits may include:

• Comprehensive medical, prescriptions, dental and vision plans
• 401(k) plan with a discretionary company match
• Shareholder Purchase and Reinvestment Plan
• Basic life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance premium paid by the company
• Voluntary supplemental life insurance for employees, spouses and dependent children
• Fertility and Family Building Benefits
• Paid Disability benefits
• Paid time off programs
• 11 Company paid holidays per year
• Flexible spending account
• Health savings account (available to High Deductible Health Plan participants only)
• Employee Assistance Program
• Educational Assistance Program
• Voluntary benefits, such as Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity, Pet Insurance and Accident Insurance
• Title insurance policies and certain escrow services for the employee's primary personal residence at no charge
• Transportation benefit plan for mass transit, parking and vanpool, in several markets