Specialist II, Payroll

Queen Creek, Arizona

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The Payroll Specialist II is responsible for providing end-to-end payroll administration and support for a manufacturing workforce of approximately 1,500 or more employees, including administrative professionals, engineers, technicians, and production operators.

This position manages payroll activities throughout the payroll lifecycle, including time and attendance review, payroll processing, deductions, taxes, corrections, reconciliations, reporting, and post-payroll activities. The Payroll Specialist II also monitors compliance with applicable federal, state, and local wage and tax requirements and processes necessary payroll amendments and corrections to maintain compliance with internal policies, accounting standards, and external regulatory requirements.

In addition to payroll administration, this role supports accounting and reconciliation activities associated with payroll, employee benefits, staffing and recruiting expenses, payroll and HR system fees, and other employment-related costs.

• Provide end-to-end payroll processing and administration for a workforce of 1,500+ employees
• Review and validate employee time and attendance records, including regular hours, overtime, shift differentials, premiums, paid time off, leaves, and other payroll-related transactions.
• Validate payroll changes including new hires, terminations, compensation changes, bonuses, deductions, garnishments, retroactive adjustments, and other employee data changes.
• Conduct pre-payroll audits to identify discrepancies and ensure payroll accuracy prior to final processing.
• Review post-payroll results, payroll registers, exception reports, and related documentation to identify and resolve payroll discrepancies.
• Research and process payroll corrections, off-cycle payments, over payment or underpayment adjustments, retroactive payments, and other payroll amendments as necessary.
• Monitor payroll practices for compliance with applicable federal, state, and local wage and hour, payroll tax, and withholding requirements.
• Coordinate payroll tax corrections and amendments, including adjustments involving employee taxable wages, tax withholding, and payroll reporting records.
• Support year-end payroll activities, including W-2 reconciliation, tax reporting validation, and correction processes.
• Maintain accurate payroll records and documentation in accordance with company record-retention requirements, internal controls, and applicable legal requirements.
• Reconcile payroll-related general ledger accounts and investigate discrepancies between payroll records, financial systems, invoices, and accounting records.
• Prepare, review, and reconcile accounting transactions associated with payroll expenses, payroll liabilities, employer taxes, and employee deductions.
• Support accounting and invoice reconciliation for employee benefit programs, staffing agency fees, recruiting expenses, payroll service fees, HR system fees, and other workforce-related costs.
• Review vendor invoices and supporting documentation to validate charges, headcount, service periods, rates, and contractual requirements before payment processing.
• Partner with Accounting, Finance, HR, Benefits, Recruiting, and external vendors to resolve payroll and employment-related financial discrepancies.
• Prepare recurring and ad hoc payroll reports, reconciliations, audit documentation, and management reports.
• Support internal and external payroll, financial, tax, and compliance audits by providing requested records and explanations.
• Identify payroll process gaps, recurring errors, and control weaknesses and recommend corrective or preventive actions.
• Assist with payroll system testing, implementation, upgrades, configuration changes, and process improvements.
• Respond to employee and management payroll inquiries and provide clear explanations regarding pay, deductions, taxes, timekeeping, and payroll adjustments.
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