Payroll Operations - III

W2 Contract 6 months

40 hrs a week

Atlanta GA 30309

The Payroll Specialist is responsible for the timely and accurate processing of multistate payroll for 1800 employees across multiple entities and locations. The position will focus on providing exceptional customer service with proactive collaboration with stakeholders and internal HR functional areas. Ability to support Shared Services apply agility principles process various GL account transactions including vendor invoice payments. The level of work is considered intermediate and staff must be able to work under general supervision.

Initiate payroll processing cycle endtoend processes of complex payrolls with multiple internal and external stakeholders to deliver targeted outcome of 100% accuracy.

Responsible for monthly quarterly and yearend activities reconciling and distributing payroll reports to Financial Management and Planning and other business areas as needed.

Ability to take direction prioritize tasks maintain confidentiality of sensitive payroll data and communicate with different levels of staff concerning payroll matters by providing excellent customer service.

Processing of payroll and taxes for multistate locations in compliance with Statutory Regulations Employment and Labor Standards

Execute and maintain payroll job stream checklists following all detective and preventative controls.

Maintain integrity of payroll database by ensuring accurate processing of new hires status changes work location updates etc.

Interpret and set up garnishment orders child support deductions etc.

Provide insights on opportunities to improve payroll processes and results.

Perform various ad hoc and final pay calculations (e.g. pay adjustments overtime PTO payouts etc.)

Perform comprehensive review of semimonthly payroll and reconcile results to ensure accuracy prior to submission.

Support Payroll function with projects and participate on crossfunctional teams to assist with the implementation of new technologies training and/or enhancements to existing platforms and processes Timely and accurately upload payroll documentation into depository retention application.

Respond to employment verifications state tax rate changes unemployment claims.

Run and review monthly late separations report and provide Payroll manager with findings.

Complete service recalculations for rehires update the Human Capital Management application and notify employee of update to years of service dates for verification.

Respond timely and accurately to questions and requests from employees.