[ref. v53346701] Payroll Specialist

The position involves maintaining and enhancing our payroll procedures, as well as ensuring compliance with local, state, and federal payroll regulations.

Responsibilities:

• Oversee the preparation and processing of weekly and bi-weekly payroll for multiple entities and states
• Identify and rectify discrepancies and irregularities in payroll
• Develop, maintain, and improve payroll procedures to ensure efficiency and accuracy
• Manage employee leave balances, benefit payroll deductions, 3rd party sick pay, and garnishments
• Produce and distribute payroll reports as required, such as taxes, payroll registers, GL, overtime, leave balances, retirement contribution reports, etc.
• Handle state withholding registration and maintenance
• Review, distribute as needed, and ensure accuracy of quarterly payroll tax reports
• Adhere to local, state, and federal payroll regulations and respond to questions and special requests from regulatory agencies
• Keep informed about current and new legislation; enforce adherence to requirements; advise management on necessary actions
• Monitor and manage time off requests and balances and ensure accurate and easy transmission of timesheets for payroll.
• Prior experience in a similar role is preferred.
• Possession of strong knowledge and experience in payroll processing and wages calculation.
• Proficiency in using Paylocity for payroll management tasks.
• Understanding of Hour Law and its implications in payroll processing.
• Demonstrated ability to handle confidential and sensitive information with discretion.
• Proficiency in using Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Excel.