Payroll Specialist - Multiple Locations Available

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Full Time Clerical Fargo, ND, US

3 days ago Requisition

Salary Range: $22.50 To $37.50 Hourly

* Opportunities for hybrid and/or remote work within DSG's footprint are available for qualified candidates.

* Factors that may be used to determine your actual salary include your job specific skills, education, training, job location, number of years of experience related to this role and comparison to other employees already in this role.

DSG is seeking a Payroll Specialist to join our team! As a Payroll Specialist
, you will be responsible for supporting accurate, timely, and compliant payroll processing for hourly and salaried employees
. This position maintains payroll records, reviews and audits payroll data, resolves payroll-related questions, and supports payroll tax, garnishment, benefit deduction, unemployment insurance, workers’ compensation, and year-end reporting processes. The role partners closely with Human Resources, Finance, managers, and employees to ensure payroll information is complete, confidential, and processed in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local requirements.

At DSG, we are dedicated to building futures one job at a time. Starting with yours. As an ESOP, we are a community of peers, first and foremost. And we focus on cultivating an environment of respect, teamwork and growth. Where your career path is rich with possibilities. Where every success is shared. And where every challenge is overcome together. For more than a century, we’ve delivered more than supplies, we’ve offered true partnership and valuable solutions.

By continuing to empower the future of our vendors and customers, we will empower a future of ongoing success for all of us.

A Typical Day in the Life of a Payroll Specialist at DSG:

• Process bi-weekly payroll for hourly and salaried employees, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, compliance, and confidentiality.
• Review and audit payroll data, including hours worked, paid time off, earnings, deductions, tax setup, direct deposit information, and employee status changes prior to payroll processing.
• Maintain accurate payroll records and support payroll data integrity within the payroll and HRIS systems.
• Maintain compliance with federal, state, and local payroll laws and regulations, including wage and hour requirements, garnishments, tax filings, and required reporting.
• Research and resolve payroll-related questions from employees and managers in a timely, professional, and service-focused manner.
• Coordinate with Human Resources, Finance, benefits, and managers to ensure payroll changes, deductions, and adjustments are complete and accurately processed.
• Support quarterly and year-end payroll processes, including W-2 preparation, payroll reconciliations, audits, and reporting.
• Support the Payroll Specialist with unemployment insurance, workers’ compensation accounts, payroll reporting, process documentation, and other payroll-related projects.
• Prepare, review, and maintain recurring payroll reports to support payroll processing, audits, reconciliations, and management requests.
• Assist with payroll system updates, employee payroll data maintenance, and testing related to system changes or process improvements.
• Identify payroll data discrepancies, trends, or process issues and elevate or recommend improvements as appropriate.
• Maintain payroll procedures, checklists, and documentation to support consistent and compliant payroll operations.
• Partner with internal teams to support payroll-related projects, reporting needs, audits, and process improvements.
• Other duties as assigned.

A Successful Payroll Specialist Typically Has:

• Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field preferred; equivalent payroll experience may be considered.
• 2–4 years of payroll processing experience required; multi-state payroll experience preferred.
• Working knowledge of payroll best practices, wage and hour requirements, payroll…