Payroll Specialist

Position Overview

LSB Industries is seeking a high‑performing Payroll Specialist to take full ownership of payroll operations, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and a seamless employee experience. This is a salaried position with a hybrid schedule that reports under Treasury. Candidates must currently reside in the greater OKC metropolitan area to be considered for this role.

• Process biweekly payroll for ~560 employees accurately and on time with minimal oversight.
• Review personnel action forms (PAFs), verify timesheets, overtime, and special pay adjustments.
• Reconcile payroll registers and correct discrepancies before submission.
• Complete funding requests and upload HRIS interface files to accounting software (currently Paycom → JDE).
• Maintain compliance with SOX standards, federal/state payroll regulations, and company policies.
• Tax notice research and resolution support.

• Act as the primary point of contact for payroll inquiries, ensuring professional and timely resolution.
• Prepare biweekly, monthly, quarterly, and ad hoc payroll reports for HR, Finance, and leadership.
• Process and track garnishments, levies, child support orders, and remit union dues.
• Support quarterly and annual payroll tax filings, year‑end activities (W‑2 distribution, fringe reporting), and audit requests.

• Identify opportunities to improve and automate payroll processes.
• Maintain and update payroll SOPs for consistency and audit readiness.
• Serve as a backup to Treasury/HR team members when needed, particularly benefits invoice processing.
• Assist with upcoming payroll system selection (2026) and support implementation in 2027.

• Payroll Accuracy: 0 off‑cycle payrolls due to processing errors.
• Timeliness:
  No late payrolls or HRIS provider penalties.
• Audit Readiness:
  Clean audits with no identified payroll deficiencies.
• Employee
  
  Experience:
  
  Positive feedback and timely resolution of payroll inquiries.