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Payroll Specialist
Location:
Foster City, California
Pay range - 60 to 79.01/HR
Introduction
This position is responsible for accurate and timely payroll processing for the company’s operations, assisting in month-end close activities, under the guidance of the Senior Payroll Manager.
Required Skills & Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree with 8 to 10 years of payroll processing experience or H.S. Diploma or GED equivalent with 12 to 14 years of payroll processing experience
- Knowledge of payroll administration and related compliances
- Understanding the importance of confidentiality
- Intermediate to advanced proficiency in Excel and Word, VLOOKUP and pivot are strongly preferred
- Prior work experience at client or in client's Industry
- Applicants must be able to work directly on W2
Preferred Skills & Qualifications
- Workday Payroll experience is required
- Accounting or HR background is a plus
Day-to-Day Responsibilities
- End-to-end payroll processing from data entries, timecard validations, to check distributions
- Point of contact for employees’ payroll questions and concerns
- Assistance with maintaining employee/payment records, timekeeping records, etc.
- Partnership with People, Benefits, Finance and other departments, as appropriate
- Year-end communication and reconciliations
- Responding to government inquiries including wage verification, garnishment orders, etc.
- Benefit audits and coordination with People/Benefits and 3rd party vendors
- Leave of Absence Payment Calculation and entries
- Other payroll related tasks upon request
Company Benefits & Culture
- Competitive hourly rate
- Opportunity to work with a forward-thinking team
- Collaborative work environment
For immediate consideration please click APPLY to begin the screening process with Alex.