Payroll Specialist II

Job Description

Assist with completing payroll related activities such as reconciling hours worked, processing time records and calculating payrolls.

In this role as a Payroll Specialist II, you will:

• Coordinate payroll processing and compile confidential payroll data such as hours worked, commissions, taxes, insurance, garnishments and other deductions to be withheld
• Compute wages and deductions and post to payroll records
• Address and resolve employee's payroll inquiries
• Promote employee awareness of company benefits and policies
• Produce ad hoc, and monthly report requests
• Journal Entry preparation
• Tax filing/maintenance – including registering for new jurisdictions
• Update UKG Pro (payroll provider) with Tax Jurisdiction changes

For this role as a Payroll Specialist II, you should have:

• Proven experience in a payroll position in a fast-paced environment required
• Understanding of wage and tax laws
• Strong computer literacy including Microsoft Office applications
• Exceptional multitasking and organizational skills
• Able to perform work effectively with minimal supervision
• Experience with UKG Pro a plus
• Global payroll experience (Australia, Canada, UK) a plus

Education & Experience

• Bachelor's degree from four-year college or university
• 3 - 5 years of payroll experience
• Or equivalent combination of education and related experience and/or training

Other General Skills

• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals
• Efficient at writing routine reports and correspondence
• Consistently apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written or oral form