Title: Payroll Specialist
Location: Duluth, GA
Duration: 8 months

Responsibilities:

• Process accurate and timely payrolls for all employees.
• Process all payroll transactions and prepare file loads for hourly and salaried payrolls.
• Key direct deposit, tax, and deductions into the system for processing.
• Ensures compliance with federal, state, and local tax laws.
• Resolves customer service issues and problems utilizing their individual expertise in payroll policies and laws.
• Responds to questions from employees and resolve discrepancies.
• Serves as the subject matter expert for US payroll-related issues.
• Maintains payroll records and databases.
• Follows all defined payroll SOX controls as defined in the payroll narrative.
• Provides analysis or work on projects assigned by their manager.
• Maintains time and attendance systems to ensure accurate data for payroll processing and reporting.
• Completes daily and weekly time analyses on each location.
• Downloads information out of Workbrain and Kronos into Qlikview to model the current pay period. Analyze/research each variance to ensure that all hours are accurate. Works with location to update/change time accordingly.
• Updates and maintains employee information.
• Pulls payroll times files and loads/submits into Peoplesoft.
• Adheres to departmental and organizational schedules and deadlines for payroll.
• Completes yearly uploads. Ex: vacation balances for each location.
• Compares gross wages in Peoplesoft to Worbrain or Kronos and completes functions in Excel to come up with yearly vacation hourly rates. Reviews for any discrepancy.
• Ensures compliance with policies and procedures, contracts, and state and federal laws.

Required Skills:

• CPP or FPC designation is highly preferred.
• Associate’s or bachelor’s degree in business, Human Resources, or a related field
• Union payroll experience would be helpful
• 3-5 years of full-cycle payroll administration work experience in a fast-paced, high-volume environment
• Experience with multi-state payroll taxes, including California, Ohio, and Pennsylvania
• Knowledge of payroll practices and HRIS systems including PeopleSoft
• Must have excellent written and verbal communication skills and the ability to interact with all employee levels across multiple business units and functional areas.