Payroll Specialist

Job Description

Job Description

We are looking for a Payroll Specialist to join a growing organization in Chattanooga, Tennessee on a contract-to-permanent basis. This position supports payroll operations for a large, multi-state workforce and plays a key role in keeping employee pay accurate, timely, and well-documented. The ideal candidate brings strong payroll processing experience, sound judgment when resolving pay-related questions, and confidence working with payroll data and reporting tools.

Responsibilities:

• Process bi-weekly payroll for a large employee population across numerous locations in multiple states, ensuring timely and accurate pay for hourly and salaried team members.

• Review timesheet submissions, identify missing approvals or discrepancies, and coordinate with field teams to resolve outstanding payroll items before each pay cycle is finalized.

• Enter and validate variable compensation details such as commissions, bonuses, deductions, and other earnings adjustments within the payroll system.

• Investigate and respond to employee payroll concerns, including direct deposit changes, deduction questions, and other issues that affect paycheck accuracy.

• Support garnishment administration by helping track, update, and maintain related payroll records in accordance with established procedures.

• Prepare recurring payroll reports and share key data with leadership to support visibility into payroll activity, exceptions, and follow-up items.

• Monitor payroll tax-related reporting and tracking needs while working within Paycom, which manages filing activity.

• Generate and maintain scheduled files and exports, including monthly workers’ compensation reporting and payroll data downloads for analysis in Excel.

• Assist with payroll maintenance activities between processing cycles, including audits, reconciliations, and updates that improve data quality and readiness for the next run.

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• Experience managing full-cycle payroll processing in a high-volume environment with more than 500 employees.

• Hands-on knowledge of multi-state payroll practices and the ability to work accurately across a distributed workforce.

• Prior use of Paycom or a comparable payroll platform for payroll processing, employee pay updates, and reporting.

• Understanding of payroll components such as hourly and salaried pay, deductions, commissions, bonuses, and garnishments.

• Ability to troubleshoot payroll discrepancies, research issues thoroughly, and communicate next steps clearly to employees and internal teams.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel for downloading, reviewing, and organizing payroll data and reports.

• Strong attention to detail, time management skills, and the ability to stay organized during high-volume payroll periods.

Must be open to drug and background screening to be considered.