Senior Payroll Specialist

Job Overview

We are currently seeking a dynamic, highly motivated, and experienced individual for the position of Senior Payroll Specialist. The Senior Payroll Specialist will contribute to the shared processing of the full payroll cycle as well as payroll related accounting processing. This role is vital in ensuring payroll is processed timely and accurately.

Job Duties and Responsibilities

• Manage workflow to ensure accurate and timely processing of new hires, transfers, promotions, and terminations for bi-weekly payroll.
• Contributes to managing, reporting, and processing of time reporting system.
• Ensures accuracy and timeliness of the payroll process detailed auditing of payroll reports.
• Ensures accuracy of all payrolls related journal entries and payroll related reconciliations.
• Assist in processing off cycle bonus payrolls.
• Schedules and prepares any management reports that could consist of bi-weekly, monthly, quarterly, and yearly reports and could be used for internal and external audits.
• Serves as a point of contact for employees with payroll related questions.
• Contributes to any payroll related upgrade, implementation, or cross functional working team.
• Ensure the organization is compliant with federal, state, and local tax withholding laws.
• Ensures compliance with all job-related Company policies and procedures.
• Provides timely and excellent customer service to all employees.

Key Core Competencies

• Ability to work in a fast paced, deadline driven environment.
• Understanding of full payroll cycle.
• Attention to detail, organized, and analytical.
• Strong problem-solving skills.
• Maintain confidentiality of all Payroll and HR related records.
• Ability to manage a busy payroll mailbox.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team environment.
• Committed to professional development and training to keep up with industry trends and current laws.
• Ability to act as a mentor and to train other payroll associates.

Education and Experience

• 5+ Years multi-state payroll experience in a high-volume environment.
• Bachelors degree.
• Understanding of appropriate tax jurisdiction based on work and resident state.
• Understanding of Payroll Tax compliance.
• Knowledge of accounting principles.
• Experience with Colorful HR And ADP a must preferably.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Applications.