Payroll Specialist - Hybrid Genesis10
Minnetonka, MN21 days ago
- $26–$33 Per Year
- Full-time
- Employee
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Skills
- ADPunmatched
- Accountingunmatched
- Analysis Skillsunmatched
- Channel Strategiesunmatched
- Customer Support/Serviceunmatched
- Data Analysisunmatched
- Data Qualityunmatched
- Documentationunmatched
- External Auditunmatched
- Federal Laws and Regulationsunmatched
- Financial Operationsunmatched
- Identify Issuesunmatched
- Internal Auditunmatched
- Leadershipunmatched
- Maintain Complianceunmatched
- Microsoft Excelunmatched
- Payroll Administrationunmatched
- Payroll Software/Servicesunmatched
- Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
- Process Improvementunmatched
- Reconciliationunmatched
- Record Keepingunmatched
- Regulationsunmatched
- Reporting Skillsunmatched
- State Laws and Regulationsunmatched
- Time Managementunmatched
- Time Management Softwareunmatched
- Variance Analysisunmatched
Description
Payroll Analyst
Location: Cottage Grove, MN
Schedule: Full‑time, on‑site
About the Opportunity
The Payroll Analyst is responsible for end‑to‑end payroll processing for a multi‑state workforce while ensuring compliance with federal, state, and local regulations. This role plays a key part in maintaining payroll accuracy, resolving issues, supporting audits, and improving payroll processes and systems.
In addition to core processing responsibilities, the Payroll Analyst will partner closely with HR, Benefits, Finance, and operational leaders and will provide backup support for payroll leadership as needed.
Key Responsibilities
- Process multi‑state payroll accurately and on time using payroll and timekeeping systems
- Review payroll results, reconcile data, and analyze variances prior to final processing
- Maintain employee payroll records including new hires, terminations, pay changes, taxes, and deductions
- Research and resolve payroll and timekeeping discrepancies with accuracy and urgency
- Ensure compliance with payroll‑related laws, regulations, and internal policies
- Respond to employee payroll questions with professionalism and strong customer service
- Generate payroll reports to support reconciliations, audits, and data integrity
- Assist with internal and external audits by preparing documentation and analysis
- Identify recurring issues and recommend process improvements or system enhancements
- Support cross‑training and knowledge sharing within the payroll team
- Provide backup support to payroll leadership as needed
Qualifications
- Minimum of 3+ years of payroll processing experience, including multi‑state payroll
- Experience working with payroll and time & attendance systems
- Strong Excel skills and comfort working with reconciliations and reports
- Associate’s degree in Accounting, Business, HR, or related field
- Experience with ADP Workforce Now and/or UKG
Compensation & Benefits
- $30–$40 per hour
- Discretionary annual bonus based on company performance
- Comprehensive benefits package including PTO and retirement savings options
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Cottage Grove, MN |
| Industry | Financial Services |
| Salary | $30–$40 Per Hour |
| Company Size | 500 to 999 employees |
| Year Founded | 1994 |
| Website | http://www.cfstaffing.com/ |
About Company
Founded by CPA firms in 1994, Creative Financial Staffing has spent over 30 years helping job seekers and employers succeed. In fall 2025, we rebranded as CFS—a name that reflects our full range of expertise while staying true to the trusted company you know.
CFS is the industry’s leading employee-owned staffing firm, connecting top talent in accounting, finance, technology, and human resources. We provide skilled professionals on both a temporary and permanent basis across diverse industries, leveraging our extensive network to match the right people with the right opportunities.
Our dedication to excellence extends to our award-winning culture, recognized repeatedly for growth, recruiting, workplace environment, and employee support. Honors include Forbes’ “America’s Best Recruiting and Temporary Staffing Firms,” Staffing Industry Analysts’ top U.S. staffing rankings, FlexJobs’ Top 100 Companies for Remote and Hybrid Work, Top Workplaces USA, Newsweek’s Best Practices awards, and more.
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