Senior Payroll Specialist

Our client is located in Central Houston and is looking for a Senior Payroll Specialist to add to their team. The Senior Payroll Specialist will ensure accurate processing and recording of company’s payroll, provide timely and accurate financial information, participate in daily data entry Payroll processing. This role offers a remote/ hybrid work schedule.

Responsibilities:

• Ensure US payroll is processed accurately and timely.
• Balancing and controlling earnings and deduction totals.
• Inspecting automated system output such as registers and standard reports, determining and correcting out-of-balance conditions.
• Processing VOE’s, wage garnishments, deductions and levies.
• Process manual checks and relocation metrics.
• Reconcile payroll prior to transmission and validate confirmed reports.
• Reconcile payroll accounts when assigned.
• Ensure miscellaneous deductions are recorded and processed.
• Research laws and regulations regarding taxes and payroll withholding procedures.
• Respond employee inquiries and government agencies.

Requirements:

• 5+ years’ experience in high volume corporate payroll role focusing on payroll processing, taxation, and compliance.
• Must have strong corporate payroll processing experience.
• Experience processing payroll for hourly and salaried employees.
• Experience processing commissions.
• Ability to produce and reconcile advance general ledgers.
• Experience with multi-state payroll.
• Strong written and verbal communication and presentation skills.
• Advanced in Excel.
• Experience with Oracle Cloud, MS Office, and ADP Tax Compliance Software.
• Bachelor's degree a PLUS