Senior Payroll Specialist

The Senior Payroll Specialist helps support our payroll function for our growing client base. This position will be responsible for all payroll-related processing activities.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• The senior payroll specialist position is responsible for, processing voids and tax overrides
• Responsible for being the first escalation and responds by troubleshooting any issues presented by clients.
• This position will work directly with our payroll supervisor on special projects to help assist and address our client’s needs. 
• Payroll specialists will work within our payroll software to run payroll, input payroll data, and prepare payroll checks
• As a senior payroll specialist you will learn our company policies, SOPs and procedures in order to deepen your payroll knowledge. 

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Ability to efficiently organize work activities to meet daily and weekly deadlines
• Ability to multi-task with a strong attention to detail
• Good communication skills and the ability to work effectively in a team environment
• Intermediate to strong skills in MS Office, including Excel and Outlook
• Must use logic and reasoning to make immediate decisions under pressure or tight deadlines.
• Proven ability to make proper judgment calls when presented by a situation/problem
• Work with other departments to find other resolutions 

Education & Experience:

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• 2+ years of payroll experience
• PEO, ASO, multi-state payroll experience
• Knowledge of HR Pyramid (recommended but not required)
• Knowledge of Prism HR (recommended but not required)