Payroll OPS Specialist

Job Details

What you will do

Under broad supervision, responsible for timely and accurate preparation and delivery of the organization's payroll. This includes the preparation, documentation, reviewing/auditing payroll reports and completion of payroll. Work on a team of payroll professional to process payroll transactions, answer employee/customer inquiries, and resolve problems within a designated timeframe.

How you will do it

• Responsible to ensure the timely and accurate preparation and submission of the employee pay, benefits, and retro pay calculations, etc.
• Ensures appropriate withholding of federal, state, and local income taxes, and on any temporary tax withholdings from employees.
• Responds to all inquiries relating to pay, benefits, taxes, garnishments, etc
• Executes and reviews payroll reports to determine accuracy.
• Ability to process weekly and biweekly payroll deadlines
• Work closely with the Union Team and HRSSC to ensure deadlines are meet and accurate payroll delivered to employees.
• Coordinates and executes all activities relating to year-end bonus payments and other year-end activities impacting employees.
• Provides customer and stakeholder support for issues that arise including problem resolution along with mitigation of issues on a go-forward basis.
• Process payrolls for union and nonunion employees in US and Canada
• Adheres to and complete all activities related to SOX and internal control compliance.
• Performs other tasks/duties as assigned.

Qualifications - External

What we look for

• Degree in business related discipline (Business, Accounting, Finance, HR, etc.), or the equivalent of combination of education and work experience
• Minimum of 3 years hand on experience in payroll processing and associated activities
• Ability to work in a team-oriented environment
• Ability to work independently in a time sensitive environment
• Knowledge of wage withholding orders and garnishments
• Knowledge of Workday HCM and Payroll system preferred
• Working knowledge of payroll tax
• Must be a customer-focused, self-driven, results-oriented individual with good attention to detail and time management skills
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• Strong skills in Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel

Johnson Controls and each of its Canadian subsidiaries are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants, candidates and employees with disabilities, in accordance with applicable human rights legislation and in Ontario, in accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act ("AODA"). If you are an individual with a disability and you require an accommodation.

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