Payroll Specialist
Lawrence, Essex County, Massachusetts, 01842, USA
Listed on 2026-02-24
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HR/Recruitment
HRIS Professional, HR / Recruitment Consultant, Recruiter, HR Manager
Who We Are
Point
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Health is a leading not‑for‑profit health and well‑being organization dedicated to delivering high‑quality, affordable healthcare. Serving nearly 2 million members, Point
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Health builds on the legacy of Harvard Pilgrim Health Care and Tufts Health Plan to provide access to care and empower healthier lives for everyone. Our culture revolves around being a community of care and having shared values that guide our behaviors and decisions. We’ve had a long‑standing commitment to inclusion and equal healthcare access and outcomes, regardless of background; it’s at the core of who we are.
We value the rich mix of backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences of all of our colleagues, which helps us to provide service with empathy and better understand and meet the needs of the communities where we serve, live, and work.
Process bi‑weekly, multi‑state payroll using the Workday platform with a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail.
Job DescriptionKey Responsibilities/Duties – what you will be doing (top five):
- Prepare for biweekly payroll processing
- Receive all one‑time employee pay data changes and review for completeness, accuracy, and reasonableness.
- Perform data‑entry of all one‑time employee pay data changes in accordance with payroll processing deadlines.
- Process all changes in payroll system
- Review Manager Self Service events for completeness, accuracy and verify approvals. Perform final approval of transactions and follow‑up processes required to maintain accurate employee master file data.
- Monitor Employee Self Service changes to tax with holdings and address changes. Follow up with employees as necessary.
- Maintain benefit deduction information for fitness center memberships, Liberty Mutual, Tuition Reimbursement, etc.
- Complete new hire record audits submitted by talent acquisition team to ensure accurate pay for new employees.
- Perform Social Security Verification on all hires.
- Online Time & Absence Maintenance
- Review online time & absence for accuracy, completeness, and consistency with company pay policies and follow up with the departments as needed.
- Support colleagues and managers with timecard and absence corrections as needed.
- Perform all steps to successfully transmit and receive the payroll files from the payroll service. Review payroll file for accuracy and set up for next processing.
- Run post payroll reports and reconciliations between Workday and ADP.
- Enter or review On Demand payments for involuntary terminations, missed wages and as requested.
- Provide assistance and support to colleagues, managers and HR by monitoring the Payroll Inbox, Teams and Workday ticketing.
- Other duties and projects as assigned.
Experience
Required (minimum): 3 years payroll experience.
Preferred:
Workday experience a plus.
Skill Requirements
- Proficiency in Excel (pivot tables, spreadsheets, vlookups)
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to interact with internal parties across all levels of the organization
- Ability to build connections and work with different departments to resolve issues
- Organized, logical and methodical
Working Conditions and Additional Requirements
- Must be able to work under normal office conditions and work from home as required.
- Work may require simultaneous use of a telephone/headset and PC/keyboard and sitting for extended durations.
- May be required to work additional hours beyond standard work schedule.
Disclaimer The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of employees assigned to this position. Management retains the discretion to add to or change the duties of the position at any time.
SalaryRange
$24.19 - $36.28
Compensation & Total Rewards OverviewThe annual base salary range provided for this position represents a range of salaries for this role and similar roles across the organization. The actual salary for this position will be determined by several factors, including the scope and…
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