Senior Payroll Specialist

About Panorama:
Panorama is a fast-growing national technology company focused on radically improving education. More than 2,000 school systems serving 15 million students across all 50 states have adopted our platform to understand students’ academic and social-emotional strengths and to identify those in need of additional support. School systems turn to our suite of tools to ensure that every child gets the support they need, including school climate and social-emotional learning surveys, tiered intervention planning, and professional development.

Panoramians can choose to work fully remote anywhere within the Continental United States, in-person from our Boston/San Francisco offices, or a hybrid option.

About the Role:

Panorama is looking for a Senior Payroll Specialist.  As a successful candidate, you are the company's sole payroll practitioner who independently manages payroll in partnership with ADP and the business to ensure accurate and efficient record keeping, processing, reporting and reconciliation of all payroll matters. 

Responsibilities:

• Analyzes, prepares and inputs data into ADP and other systems, as appropriate: utilizing processes and systems to produce accurate and timely payroll runs
• Ensures compliance with all applicable state and federal wage and hour laws
• Ensures state and locals are set up properly in ADP
• Audit benefits deductions, tax withholdings and garnishments 
• Process 401(k) contributions, elections, set up deductions and monitor reports to ensure proper deductions are taken and reported.
• Final review of payroll transactions, including the 401(k) deductions, and to ensure that all 401(k) transactions have been processed correctly.
• Researches, analyzes and responds to complex matters requiring comprehensive knowledge of payroll policies and procedures
• Works with the accounting team on reconciliation of payroll accounts
• Prepares and files a variety of local, state and federal forms including, but not limited to: monthly, quarterly and year end filings; responds to outside agency requests for production
• Responds verbally or in writing to inquiries quickly, clearly and concisely
• Coordinates with the People team regarding payroll related administration requirements and calendaring
• Primary contact for employee support and education on payroll matters
• Responsible for new hire onboarding (payroll set-up) and offboarding activities
• Complete mortgage employment verifications
• Other tasks as assigned

Our Ideal Candidate Has:

• Minimum of 5 years payroll processing experience, multi-state experience is required
• Experience using ADP at advanced level, administrator level preferred 
• Knowledge of all relevant Federal, State & Local payroll, employment, and income tax laws, regulations and operating guidelines 
• Workforce Now payroll platform preferred
• Knowledge of payroll principles, practices, regulations and procedures required
• Knowledge of basic accounting practices and procedures required
• Prior experience auditing payroll, employee records, work authorizations
• Ability to accurately perform data entry, formulate calculations, process and generate computerized reports
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and ability to write or speak about complicated payroll
• Capable of prioritizing and handling multiple projects under tight timelines
• Ability to succeed and self-motivate in a remote team
• Comfortable working within a high growth ever changing environment
• Ability to maintain confidentiality 

 

Panorama Education is dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive company because we serve students, educators and families from tremendously diverse backgrounds and identities across the country; we’ve seen how our product and impact are strengthened the more we reflect that diversity. In addition, we have found (and we believe the research) that diverse teams are higher-performing, and we embrace the varied perspectives that our team members share with each other. As such, we are an Equal Opportunity Employer. Panorama also has a policy on maintaining a drug-free workplace.

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