Payroll Specialist

Overview

This Payroll Specialist role performs payroll processing activities and applies basic knowledge of payroll-related state and federal wage and hours laws. Responsibilities include processing detailed time and earnings information to produce accurate gross-to-net pay calculations within payroll software, adhering to financial controls to ensure accurate payroll expenses, and researching and resolving employee pay questions.

Responsibilities

• Collect and import hours and earnings files from various systems and sources for weekly and bi-weekly payroll processing.
• Process gross-to-net calculations in the payroll software.
• Audit hours, gross, and net payroll expenses to ensure alignment with previous pay periods; investigate and explain variances.
• Adhere to internal financial controls to ensure accuracy of payroll expenses for SOX compliance.
• Apply earnings and deduction codes and appropriate pay rates to ensure accurate employee pay and tax reporting.
• Communicate with appropriate departments and field branches on payroll issues and questions to ensure timely resolution.
• Review weekly reports to ensure pay rates are entered properly for new employees and that final payments for terminations are processed according to state laws.
• Adhere to HIPAA laws and PHI rules and guidelines.
• Follow all federal, state, and local wage and hour laws and guidelines.
• Maintain confidentiality of all payroll information.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED equivalent.
• 2+ years of payroll processing experience.
• Experience with payroll-related activities in a multi-state payroll environment.
• Strong customer service focus.
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively verbally and in writing with all levels of staff.
• Ability to multi-task under tight deadlines.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite.
• Able to work in a team environment.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Capable of learning new technology applications.

Preferred Qualifications

• ADP Vantage experience.

Compensation & Benefits

• $21 to $23 hourly.
• Medical, Dental and Vision Benefits
• Continued Education
• PTO Plan
• Retirement Planning
• Life Insurance
• Employee discounts

Location

• Remote role
• Employee will need to live in either IL or TX

Schedule

• Full time, Monday–Friday 8am to 4:30pm