Payroll Specialist

• Responsible for processing, balancing, and transmitting payrolls to and from ADP payroll to ensure completeness of the payroll process forweekly, bi-weekly and monthly disbursement of multi-state and multi-country payroll for 40,000 employees consistent with federal and state wage and hour laws.
• Processing that includes, but not limited to, new hires, STD, wage assignments, relocation, expatriate compensation, additional pays, bonus and commissions, direct deposit and paycards, and terminations final pay.
• Ensure automated timekeeping hours file is processed and balanced.
• Calculates and creates out of sequence pay entries for corrections.
• Ensure processing of tax and GL processes for accurate reporting to ADP and Accounting and troubleshoots errors for resolution.
• Frequently interacts with various departments.
• Assist with various payroll, tax, and benefit reconciliations and audits.
• Creates, tracks and works to resolve service requests with 3rd party payroll provider.
• Support direct training needs for incoming payroll staff.
• Identifies critical pay incoming tickets to determine need for On Demand paycards/checks and processes emergency pays.
• Addresses incoming inquiries from tickets system, internal employees, stakeholders, or regulatory agencies and escalates internally.
• Stays informed of all payroll and HR policies and procedures.
• Adheres to applicable state, local and federal laws, rules, and regulations.
• Follow prescribed procedures and workflow.
• Run employee pay detail reports as needed for HR, Legal, Compliance requests.
• Provide excellent customer service to employees, coworkers.
• General clerical duties for review of incoming mail related to payroll.

• Associate's degree in Human Resources or equivalent combination of education and experience required.
• 3+ years Payroll experience required.
• Previous experience with reporting, data analysis or payroll reconciliations.
• Solid understanding of payroll effects to payroll tax and accounting.
• Ability to create and modify reports using Globalview reports.
• Multi-state payroll processing experience in a fast paced/large volume environment.
• Proficiency using Microsoft Excel, Word at advanced level.
• Self-motivated, resourceful, takes initiative, analytical, with strong attention to detail.
• Trustworthiness with confidential information.
• Positive attitude and a team player.
• Willingness to accept and drive change.
• Must be confident with engaging in a variety of different communicative modes and understanding others through strong active listening skills.
• Bachelors degree or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years Payroll experience preferred, ideally utilizing ADPs GlobalView system.
• Payroll Association (APA) CPP or FPC certification.
• Canadian payroll experience.
• Wage garnishment processing.

Last updated on Nov 8, 2023