Payroll Specialist

Payroll Specialist

Eastridge Workforce Solutions is committed to connecting skilled professionals with meaningful career opportunities. We are seeking a Payroll Specialist to support our client, a sports & entertainment company.

Employment Type: Temporary, 3-6 months FLSA Status: Non-Exempt Schedule: Monday-Friday, 40 hours/week

Responsibilities

• Prepare and process semi-monthly and bi-weekly multi-state payroll transactions, payroll taxes, and federal, state, and local compliance using ABI, Workday and ADP systems
• Validate and reconcile payroll transaction data to ensure accurate payroll payments, reporting and records, including review of certain Workday dashboards and reports
• Review and audit time and attendance reports and employee correction forms for proper payroll processing
• Communicate with managers and/or employees regarding payroll discrepancies and proactively work to resolve such items
• Review the Workday Payroll Dashboard for Compensation Changes, One-Time Payments, Department Transfers, etc.
• Partner with Human Resources on compliance reporting
• Prepare and input payroll accounting entries and assist with reconciling payroll balance sheet accounts
• Reconcile 401K contributions and loans, and responsible for processing bi-weekly submissions
• Maintain accurate records and reports of payroll transactions, including quarterly and year-end reporting
• Reconcile ADP Quarter Tax Reports and W-2s
• Prepare and validate the annual NHL Schedule 18 (staffing and wages) and Player Salary schedules
• Support an environment that encourages, values, and delivers outstanding customer service
• Support the accounting and finance management team with ad-hoc reporting and reviewing payroll-related expenses on monthly financials, etc.
• Perform other duties as assigned

Skills

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience preferred
• Minimum of 5+ years of multi-state payroll and payroll accounting experience
• Experience with Time and Attendance and Payroll systems (preferably ABI, ADP, and Workday) and accounting systems (Microsoft Dynamics 365 preferred)
• Knowledge of sports team payroll and operations is helpful
• Excellent team player dedicated to the department's success
• Proactive team player with excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• Self-motivated and possess strong organizational, collaboration and critical thinking skills
• Demonstrated proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Word and Excel
• Able to prioritize and manage multiple tasks and deadlines
• Able to maintain privacy and confidentiality with sensitive data
• Able to work with minimal supervision