Payroll Specialist I Jobs

Salary Range: $72,498 - $96,664
Job Grade: 10E (for internal purposes only)
Close Date: 05/08/2023
Relocation: No

Summary

• Under moderate direction, performs specific payroll, payroll tax and funding activities to support the payroll team and the HR organization.

Key Roles & Responsibilities Directly or through others, the incumbent:

• Calculate and process retroactive pay.
• Generate payroll funding data and funding documentation for review and approval.
• Maintain satisfactory level of customer service.
• Coordinate with payroll vendor for tax and garnishment funding.
• Assist in escheatment process.
• Frequent interaction and coordination with payroll vendor, administrative assistants, accounting, tax and treasury.
• Calculate pro-rated pay for new hires, terminations and pay group transfers.
• Review exception reports and BI alerts. Resolve or escalate to appropriate resource.
• Participate in generating data for internal audit requests.
• Generate payroll data reports for review prior to finalizing payroll runs.
• Submit garnishments to garnishment vendor.
• Process accurate and timely regular cycle and off-cycle payrolls for approximately 4,500 employees. Regular payroll cycles are semi-monthly and biweekly.
• Perform other duties as required.
• Participate in payroll year-end activities including the generation and distribution of annual W-2 forms.
• Perform daily tasks of reviewing, researching and addressing Payroll tickets and inquiries from employees and vendors.
• Ensure payroll cycles are finalized prior to deadlines.
• Backup Sr Payroll Specialist as needed.
• Submit stop payments through banking application.
• Collaborate with HRIS and other human resources groups to ensure employee data is updated timely for purposes of payroll processing.
• Validate vacation payout calculations and adherence to company policy.
• Partner with HRIS Specialists to build and enhance payroll related BI reports.
• Prepare payroll import templates with payroll data for payroll processing.

Education, Experience, & Skill Requirements

• Solid understanding of payroll processing and compliance requirements.
• Two years of experience processing payroll.
• Demonstrated ability to maintain confidential employee data.
• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience resolving employee inquiries in an HR call center or similar experience.
• Ability to research and analyze payroll data and discern root cause.
• Ability to organize and prioritize work to meet
• Proficient in utilizing Word and Excel.

Preferred Education, Experience, & Skill Requirements

• Experience with in-house payroll processing.
• College degree or FPC certification.
• Five years of experience in payroll processing related duties.
• Familiarity with UKG Pro.

Measures of Success

• Favorable overall opinions regarding payroll function operation from stakeholders including management and employees.
• Consistent accurate and timely processing of regular and off-cycles payrolls.

Required