Sr. Payroll Specialist

Job Type Full-time Description

JOB OVERVIEW: 

The Sr. Payroll Specialist role, under the direction of the Director of Payroll, assists the department in processing a multi-state payroll, covering 1400 employees, which includes multiple pay cycles, in a fast-paced and rapidly growing environment, optimizing processes and procedures, while ensuring regulatory and compliance adherence. This position requires excellent customer service to internal and external stakeholders, technology implementation support as well as experience and judgment to plan and accomplish organizational goals and objectives. 

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO: 

• Conduct payroll processing, including earnings, taxes, benefit deductions, and garnishments.
• Lead the preparation of bi-weekly, semi-monthly, and monthly payrolls as assigned for approximately 750 employees.
• Manage HSA and 401k reporting
• Drive continuous improvements to processes, service delivery and technology.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with HR, Finance, and IT to ensure accurate employee data integration
• Assist with various project initiatives from planning through execution.
• Partner with internal and external auditors to ensure compliance and adherence to Company procedures and policies.
• Maintain payroll guidelines by ensuring policies and procedures are documented on a timely basis.
• Effectively communicate with employees with respect to Payroll, Time & Labor, Pay Plans, tax withholdings and other topics as needed.
• Assist with leading and implementing as the Subject Matter Expert for existing and new legislation governing payroll requirements.
• Other duties as assigned

Requirements

QUALIFICATIONS/LICENSE: 

Certified Payroll Professional Designation preferred

EDUCATION:

BS/BA in human resources, finance, or business preferred

EXPERIENCE:

Experienced payroll professional with 5+ years of payroll experience

Paylocity experience preferred

SKILLS:

• Ability and comfort of working in a fast-paced and rapidly growing environment
• Knowledge of accounting principles and practices
• Strong analytical and problem resolution skills
• Ability to collaborate, consult and partner with all levels and work well in a team environment
• Strong working knowledge of applicable US federal, state and local rules and laws and broad knowledge of global compliance needs.
• Ability to maintain a high level of confidentiality; strong knowledge of data privacy and cyber security
• Proficient in computer software including payroll processing and MS Office (Excel, Word and PowerPoint)
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Ability to work co-operatively and collaboratively with all levels of employees, management, and external customers to maximize performance, creativity, and problem solving 

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential function.

• Specific vision requirements include the ability to see at close range, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear.
• Possess the ability to fulfill any office activities normally expected in an office setting, to include, but not limited to remaining seated for periods of time to perform computer-based work, participating in filing activity, lifting and carrying office supplies (paper reams, mail, etc.)
• Frequently required to stand, walk, sit, use hands to feel, and reach with hand and arms
• Occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.
• Fine hand manipulation (keyboarding).
• Travel may be required for existing or new OCP locations.