Payroll Specialist

Description We are looking for a Payroll Specialist to join a team in Houston, Texas in a contract capacity with the potential for a permanent role. This position focuses on delivering accurate multi-state payroll support for a large employee population while maintaining compliance, documentation, and timely employee payments. The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, comfortable managing competing priorities, and confident working collaboratively in a fast-paced payroll environment.

Responsibilities:

- Manage biweekly payroll processing across multiple states for several company codes, ensuring timely and precise pay for both salaried and hourly employees.

- Oversee high-volume payroll calculations and review earnings, deductions, and special pay considerations, including payroll practices specific to California.

- Support employee reimbursement activity and assist with expense-related administration through Concur.

- Coordinate recurring wire transfer activities during the week to help ensure employees receive payments as scheduled.

- Administer garnishments, child support orders, tax account matters, and responses to state or multi-state payroll notices with accurate recordkeeping.

- Complete employment verification tasks and maintain organized payroll documentation by entering and updating information in payroll systems.

- Work closely with payroll team members to address compliance items, tax-related needs, and daily operational priorities.

- Provide responsive support to field employees and help maintain clear communication between payroll operations and the broader workforce.

- Contribute additional time during payroll cycles when needed to meet strict deadlines and uphold payroll accuracy. Requirements - At least 2 years of payroll experience, including hands-on use of ADP Workforce Now.

- Proven experience processing payroll for multiple company codes; this capability is required.

- Working knowledge of multi-state payroll regulations, including California payroll requirements.

- Familiarity with garnishments, child support administration, payroll tax identifiers, and related compliance processes.

- Strong attention to detail with the ability to manage several tasks effectively in a deadline-driven environment.

- Clear communication skills and sound judgment when handling payroll questions and resolving issues.

- Willingness to receive feedback, learn quickly, and adapt within a collaborative team setting.

- Ability to work on-site in Houston, Texas once per week to manage mail and payroll-related documentation.

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