Senior Payroll Specialist

Job Description

Position Purpose :

The Senior Payroll Specialist is responsible for payroll operations, garnishments, and taxable fringe benefits. The role involves payroll processing, ensuring compliance with payroll related regulations, resolving issues or discrepancies, reporting, and training other payroll professionals.

Essential Functions :

• Enter, transmit, and report assigned hourly / salary payrolls for multiple locations and states.
• Crosstrain other payroll users on the full process of semi-monthly and weekly payroll for multiple business units.
• Follow established payroll-related policies, procedures, and regulations.
• Ensure all payroll activities comply with state and federal laws.
• Resolve inquiries from employees arising from interpretations of payroll regulations.
• Address and resolve payroll-related issues and discrepancies.
• Complete all hourly / salary payroll reporting requirements as needed.
• Generate regular and ad-hoc payroll reports for management.
• Maintain accurate payroll records.
• Balance assigned payroll accounts by auditing information, identifying and resolving discrepancies, and completing payroll journal entries.
• Conduct training sessions for other payroll professionals on payroll policies and procedures.
• Utilize corporate systems with authorized pay rates for both hourly and salary personnel.
• Demonstrate continuous effort to improve operations, decrease turnaround times, rationalize work processes, and work cooperatively to provide quality and seamless customer service.
• Participate in internal and external audits regarding payroll-related requests.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Education and Training

Minimum Qualifications

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or other characteristics protected by law.

Benefits

We offer a full complement of benefits that include medical, dental, and vision insurance; life, travel, and disability insurance; a flexible spending account; 401K plans; a pension plan; paid holidays and vacation. We also offer financial assistance programs if you decide to adopt a child or want to pursue further education. We have a comprehensive wellness program and an Employee Assistance Program, that supports individuals in the proactive management of their overall health and wellness.