Payroll Specialist

Job Title: Payroll Specialist

Job Location: Foster City, CA

Contract: 6 months

On-Site role

Job Description:

• This position is responsible for accurate and timely payroll processing for the company’s operations, assisting in month-end close activities, under the guidance of the Senior Payroll Manager.

Responsibilities:

• End-to-end payroll processing from data entries, timecard validations, to check distributions
• Point of contact for employees’ payroll questions and concerns
• Assistance with maintaining employee/payment records, timekeeping records, etc.
• Partnership with People, Benefits, Finance and other departments, as appropriate
• Year-end communication and reconciliations
• Responding to government inquiries including wage verification, garnishment orders, etc.
• Benefit audits and coordination with People/Benefits and 3rd party vendors
• Leave of Absence Payment Calculation and entries
• Other payroll related tasks upon request

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree with 8 to 10 years of payroll processing experience or H.S. Diploma or GED equivalent with 12 to 14 years of payroll processing experience
• Knowledge of payroll administration and related compliances
• Attention to details and diligence are a must
• Understanding the importance of confidentiality
• Intermediate to advanced proficiency in Excel and Word, VLOOKUP and pivot are strongly preferred
• Strong communication skills

Bonus Qualifications:

• Workday Payroll experience is required
• Accounting or HR background is a plus