Payroll Specialist

Title:

Payroll Specialist

Location:

White Plains NY 10601

Duration: 12 Months

Pay rate: $35 - $38 per hour

Hybrid Role - 3days onsite per week

The Payroll Specialist is primarily responsible for on time and accurate processing of payroll and associated tasks in ADP Vantage for Client and its subsidiaries.

• Process bi-weekly payroll using ADP Vantage, ensuring payroll compliance with federal, state, and local legal requirements.
• Maintain employee files, processes changes to employee master records in ADP, monitors and reviews time entry in the Time & Attendance system, calculates special payments, reconciles payroll registers, distributes various reports and checks to both employees and sites.
• Serve as a point of contact for payroll processing, payroll errors, corrections, and stakeholders concerns.
• Implement payroll adjustments, Retroactive payments, final payments, sick & vacation payouts, taxable relocation.
• Process entries for multiple payrolls including time entry and master data, deduction changes, direct deposit entries, benefits, withholding, W4 changes, paid time off balance adjustments, new hires, and additional payments.
• Monitor the time & attendance system to ensure compliance with Client policy by troubleshooting problems encountered with employee entry, Manager’s approvals, and site Finance processing.
• Work closely with HR and Accounting to ensure accurate employee data and processing.
• Reconcile payroll registers against original source data verifying all paychecks are processed accurately.

• Highly proficient in ADP Vantage application and platform.
• Strong knowledge of current payroll compliance procedures and laws necessary.
• Strong creative, analytical and problem-solving skills required; practical approach to solving issues and gaining solution alignment.
• Excellent customer service focus and experience.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and navigate sensitive situations
• Ability to handle multiple tasks and work in multiple systems simultaneously.
• Keen trouble-shooting and analytical abilities.
• Applicable system experience (Advanced knowledge of ADP and SAP are preferred).
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite.

• Bachelor’s degree preferred in Accounting, Business, Human Resources, Finance, or a related field.
• At least two (2) years of payroll experience with ADP Vantage Now.