Payroll Specialist

Join a people-focused HR team where accuracy, service, and continuous improvement matter.
We are seeking a detail-oriented Payroll Specialist to help ensure every employee is paid accurately and on time-while providing responsive, friendly support across the organization.

This is a Hybrid position with Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday in the office and Monday and Friday remote. Shift available is 8am-5pm.

Work Wellbeing Score: 83

What You'll Do

As a Payroll Specialist, you will manage essential payroll operations and serve as a trusted resource for employees, accounting teams, and business units. Your responsibilities will include:

• Process bi-weekly payroll accurately and on schedule using time and pay reporting systems.
• Maintain payroll records, reports, reconciliations, and audit documentation.
• Review, audit, balance, and validate payroll prior to transmission, ensuring time entries, deductions, earnings, and taxes are correct.
• Review computed wages, investigate discrepancies, and make necessary corrections.
• Ensure timesheets are submitted in accordance with company policy, contracts, state requirements, and regulatory standards.
• Review payroll taxes and verify accuracy by applicable state and city.
• Process garnishments and ensure timely withholding and payment.
• Ensure legally required taxes are properly set up, withheld, paid, and reconciled.
• Prepare month-end payroll reports in accordance with close deadlines.
• Support payroll processing for multiple divisions, including during periods of staffing shortages or organizational growth.
• Troubleshoot payroll issues across multiple business units.
• Partner with internal and external auditors to support compliance with tax laws and government regulations.
• Provide timely, professional customer service to employees with payroll questions or concerns.
• Protect confidential employee and company information.
• Maintain positive working relationships with coworkers, accounting teams, and business units.
• Complete special projects and other duties as assigned by the Payroll Manager.

What You Bring

• Associate degree, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant work experience.
• One to three years of payroll experience.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify issues and implement effective solutions.
• Comfort communicating and collaborating with personnel at all levels of the organization.
• A commitment to confidentiality, accuracy, and exceptional customer service.
• Ability to promote and support a culture of continuous improvement.
• Knowledge of multi-state taxation is preferred.
• Experience with the ADP payroll reporting system is preferred.

Work Environment

This role is performed in a professional work environment with a typically moderate noise level. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position.

If you are a dependable payroll professional who takes pride in precision, service, and compliance, we encourage you to apply.