Senior Payroll Specialist
Temporary
Acara Solutions
Job Title: Senior Payroll Specialist
Location: Remote, NY
Employment: Contract (11 months)
Industry: Banking
Compensation: $33.00/Hrs
Schedule: 40 hours /week
About the Opportunity:
- Join a collaborative payroll team where you'll play a key role in ensuring employees are paid accurately and on time every two weeks.
- You'll manage a range of payroll activities, resolve complex issues, and partner with HR teams and external providers while ensuring compliance with payroll regulations, policies, and internal controls.
Why You'll Love Working Here:
- Supportive, team-driven culture that values collaboration, transparency, and accountability
- Opportunity to grow your career with a global workforce solutions leader serving multiple industries
- People-first environment that encourages employees to bring their authentic selves to work
- Strong focus on partnership, innovation, and delivering meaningful results for clients and candidates
Why This Opportunity is Exciting:
- This role offers the chance to join a company that prioritizes both people and performance-where your contributions directly impact client success while giving you room to grow and develop professionally.
About Acara Solutions
- Acara is a premier recruiting and workforce solutions provider-we help companies compete for talent. With a legacy of experience in various industries worldwide, we partner with clients, listen to their needs, and customize visionary talent solutions that drive desired business outcomes. We leverage decades of experience to deliver contingent staffing, direct placement, executive search, and workforce services worldwide.
Sound like a good fit?
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What You'll Do:
- Process biweekly payroll, including employee pay, time, leave, adjustments, off-cycle payments, and final pay, with a strong focus on accuracy and timeliness.
- Investigate and independently resolve payroll-related employee cases, overpayments, garnishments, ACH payment issues, and leave-related payroll matters.
- Prepare and reconcile payroll files and transactions, including one-time pay and benefits adjustments and taxable stock transactions, while following required audit and approval processes.
- Maintain up-to-date knowledge of payroll regulations, statutory requirements, time and attendance practices, and company policies; identify and escalate risk or compliance concerns when needed.
- Support team development by training and mentoring less experienced payroll team members and contributing to payroll projects, system testing, and process improvements.
Job Requirements
What You'll Bring:
- High School Diploma or GED
- Minimum 2+ years of experience in Payroll Processing and fundamental payroll knowledge
- Minimum 2+ years of experience in Workday Payroll System or Minimal Workday HCM or Time and Attendance
What Sets You Apart:
- Multi-tasking and Problem Solving Skills
Additional Information:
- Upon offer of employment, the individual will be subject to a background check
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