Payroll Associate

*This role is open to applicants in Atlanta, Chicago, and St. Louis.*

WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR
We are seeking a dynamic and versatile individual to join our team in a hybrid role, partnering with People Operations. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment, are highly organized, and enjoy tackling payroll & people operations tasks, this role is for you. The successful candidate will manage payroll operations and other projects within the People team.

HERE’S WHAT YOU’LL DO (RESPONSIBILITIES)

• Ensure the high-quality delivery of multiple payroll processes, providing exceptional service to the business.
• Oversee and manage payroll processing, ensuring accuracy and compliance with company policies and regulations. Partner with IPG’s payroll hub for all employee questions and concerns.
• Respond to payroll inquiries from employees in a timely manner.
• Oversee data quality, reconciliation, and validation of people and payroll data.
• Partner with Finance to ensure all freelance request forms are accurate to ensure correct payments for Momentum's freelance population.
• Manage all tuition reimbursement requests and payments.
• Handle data entry and approvals in PeopleSoft and Workday, verifications of employment, transfer/probationary letters, unemployment requests, and workers' compensation audits.
• Assist with compliance reporting, including EEO-1.
• Assist with various HR administrative tasks as needed.
• Supporting Momentum’s Values
• All other duties as assigned

 
HERE’S WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR (QUALIFICATIONS & REQUIREMENTS)

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field preferred.
• Proven experience in payroll management, experience with PeopleSoft & Workday is a plus.
• Attention to detail and a high level of accuracy.
• Excellent organizational and multitasking skills.
• Strong communication and interpersonal abilities.
• Proficiency in HRIS and applicant tracking systems like Greenhouse.
• Efficiency in Microsoft Suite, Excel, Outlook
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

SALARY RANGE
The salary range for this position is $50,000. Where an employee or prospective employee is paid within this range will depend on, among other factors, actual ranges for current/former employees in the subject position; market considerations; location and region; budgetary considerations; tenure and standing with the company (applicable to current employees); as well as the employee’s/applicant’s background, pertinent experience, and qualifications.

ABOUT US – MOMENTUM WORLDWIDE 
Momentum is an agency of doers. We make the industry’s most disruptive, entertaining, shareable, unforgettable experiences for our clients and their fans. We do it by bringing people closer to what they love, in original and unexpected ways. Whether it’s a physical activation, a virtual experience, or a piece of unique branded content, it’s all part of what we call the Total Brand Experience — ideas that solve business challenges, through best-in-class Consulting, Strategy, Analytics, Experience Design, and Production. 

We want you to help brands do amazing, unprecedented, wild things, creating experiences that people never forget.

WHAT CAN YOU EXPECT FROM MOMENTUM

At Momentum, we expect our employees to embody our values!
Our Core Values of Be One, Do Great Work, Have Fun, Give Back and Grow empower an environment where we challenge ourselves professionally and encourage each other personally.

At Momentum, we make our differences matter!
Who we are matters.  We choose to hire diverse voices from all walks of life.  We choose to make our culture one where everyone can be their authentic self and speak in their voice. We choose to give each other permission to get things wrong, so we can learn to make them right.  We choose to celebrate the bravery of our peers and we choose to be collectively responsible.

At Momentum, we make our actions matter!
Making it matter means always choosing the sustainable option. It means designing waste out from the start.  It means working with the right materials. Sourcing locally, innovating off-the-shelf solutions and reusing and repurposing. It means powering smarter. Traveling less. And only working with vendors who do the same. Make it matter means becoming the first experiential agency in the world to receive 2 ISO certifications.

At Momentum, we make our people matter!
We choose to make your workplace part of your wellbeing. We choose a hybrid work model. We choose no meeting Fridays. We choose to let ourselves take as much Time Well Taken (vacation) as we need. We choose education programs that help our people develop professionally and personally. We choose tuition reimbursement. We choose to match your 401K. We choose to make your financial wellbeing our priority. We choose to make our people’s lives matter.

MOMENTUM BENEFITS

• Time Well Taken (our flexible benefits plan that allows you take the time you need)
• Hybrid Work model – ability to work from home or in office
• Holidays and Winter Break (agency closes between Christmas and New Years holidays)
• No meeting Fridays
• Curated DE&I programs and initiatives
• Medical, Dental and Vision plans
• Short- and Long-term disability
• 401(K) with company match
• EAP – Employee Assistance Plan
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Work from Home stipend
• Referral bonuses
• Training and development opportunities
• Flexible Spending Account
• Health Saving Accounts

At Momentum Worldwide, we value diversity and the uniqueness of all people. We thrive in an inclusive environment, and we recruit, hire and promote without regard to race, gender, age, color, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, ethnic or national origin, citizenship, religion, sexual preference, military or veteran status, marital status, family status, physical or mental disability – or any other legally protected categories as set forth in the applicable state, federal or local laws. This policy applies to all aspects of employment including training, compensation, benefits and all other privileges of employment.