Payroll Specialist

Description

Expanding Brooklyn based firm is currently seeking a Payroll Specialist to oversee accurate and timely payroll operations. This position plays an important role in maintaining payroll records, reviewing pay data, and ensuring employees are paid correctly across each semi-monthly cycle. The ideal candidate brings strong payroll administration experience, sound knowledge of compliance requirements, and the ability to respond effectively to payroll questions and reporting needs.

Responsibilities:

- Administer semi-monthly payroll for hourly and salaried employees, including updates related to compensation changes, incentive pay, and other earnings adjustments.

- Review timekeeping records for completeness and accuracy, and coordinate with supervisors and HR when corrections or clarifications are needed.

- Maintain payroll and employee data by recording new hires, separations, tax elections, benefit deductions, overtime, retroactive pay, and other status changes.

- Apply federal, state, and local payroll regulations to ensure proper handling of taxes, with holdings, and garnishments.

- Reconcile payroll-related accounts and benefit deductions, investigating and correcting variances in a timely manner.

- Produce routine and on-demand payroll, budget, and benefit reports to support management decision-making and operational needs.

- Prepare documentation and reporting required for financial and retirement plan audits.

- Respond to employee questions regarding earnings, deductions, and payroll tax forms with professionalism and accuracy.

Expanding

Requirements

- 2+ years of experience managing full-cycle payroll from start to finish.

- Background processing payroll in a multi-state environment.

- Experience supporting payroll for organizations with approximately 100+ employees.

- Proficiency using ADP Workforce Now (WFN).

- Ability to analyze discrepancies, perform reconciliations, and resolve issues efficiently.

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