Payroll Administrator

Description We are looking for a Payroll Administrator to support a high-volume payroll operation serving a large healthcare organization. This contract opportunity with potential for a permanent role is ideal for someone who wants to build a long-term career in payroll while contributing to accurate, timely pay processing across a multi-state workforce. The role offers the chance to work remotely within Eastern or Central time zones and collaborate with an established payroll team handling complex payroll activities.

Responsibilities:

- Manage and support biweekly payroll processing for a workforce of approximately 8,000 employees, including both salaried and hourly staff.

- Review and complete payroll-related transactions such as garnishment setup, retroactive pay adjustments, new employee entries, and payment reissues.

- Perform payroll tax calculations for employees across nearly all U.S. states in which the organization operates, ensuring data is accurate before submission to the external tax filing provider.

- Export, analyze, and organize payroll data using advanced Excel skills to support reporting, validation, and issue resolution.

- Partner with payroll team members to identify discrepancies, research payroll questions, and maintain consistent payroll accuracy and compliance.

- Assist with full-cycle payroll activities and provide support for additional payroll tasks as business needs require.

- Help maintain employee payroll records and ensure updates are entered correctly and on time within payroll systems.

- Contribute to a collaborative team environment while meeting deadlines in a fast-paced, high-volume setting. Requirements - Experience supporting payroll processing, preferably in a high-volume or multi-state environment.

- Working knowledge of full-cycle payroll practices, including earnings, deductions, adjustments, and payroll balancing.

- Familiarity with payroll tax calculations and related compliance requirements; hands-on tax experience is strongly preferred.

- Strong Excel skills with the ability to work with exported data, perform analysis, and create payroll-related reports.

- Ability to manage detailed work accurately while meeting recurring biweekly deadlines.

- Strong problem-solving skills and a willingness to learn in a team-oriented payroll environment.

- Experience with payroll platforms such as ADP Workforce Now is helpful, and exposure to Vantage is a plus.

- Availability to work remotely while aligned to Eastern or Central time zones.

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