Payroll Specialist

Responsibilities:

• Ensures employee wages are paid in accordance with all applicable federal, state, local/provincial regulations, and collective bargaining agreements.
• Ensures employee payroll deductions are properly calculated and deducted (benefits, wage garnishments, taxes).
• Responsible for assigned payroll process and data accuracy, including upload file preparation and balancing.
• Prepare monthly union reports
• Audits all preview payroll reports for anomalies; identifies and addresses issues within the data set.
• Assists employees with time and attendance questions.
• Partners with Internal and External Business Partners to test new functional system enhancements, system updates and integrations.
• Provides Excel analytics and reporting, ad-hoc and scheduled.
• Participate in payroll coverage for other regions as needed
• Is compliant & stays up to date on legislative changes regarding federal, state, local/provincial wage, and tax laws.
• Delivers excellent customer service by providing accurate and meaningful answers to employee wage, and tax inquiries.
• Collaborates with other shared service divisions.
• Adheres to learning guides/Standard Operations Procedures ("SOP") and best practice content.
• Maintains payroll record retention for all edits and adjustments.
• Other duties as assigned

Target Compensation:

• $55,00- $60,000 Annual Salary

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Team Player - Works well as a member of a group
Thought Provoking - Capable of making others think deeply on a subject
Detail Oriented - Capable of carrying out a given task with all details necessary to get the task done well

Ability to Make an Impact - Inspired to perform well by the ability to contribute to the success of a project or the organization
Self-Starter - Inspired to perform without outside help
Goal Completion - Inspired to perform well by the completion of tasks

Bachelors of Human Resource Administration (preferred)

Experience with payroll applications such as ADP and/or UKG Pro (preferred)
Analytical mindset with a strong sense of urgency and flexibility (preferred)
Strong organizational skills & the ability to meet strict deadlines (preferred)
Proficient in Excel, Word and other MS office applications (preferred)
Experience in execution of Union payroll (preferred) (preferred)
3+ years of progressive payroll experience (preferred)

IN Non-Licensed (preferred)
MS Non-Licensed (preferred)
NJ Non-Licensed (preferred)
NV Gaming Registration (preferred)
RI Lottery License Ops (required)

Skills