HireTalent - Staffing & Recruiting Firm ยท 1 month ago
Senior Payroll Specialist
Raleigh, NC
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
5+ years expHireTalent is a staffing and recruiting firm seeking a Senior Payroll Specialist for their Global Payroll Services team in North America. The role involves managing payroll operations for around 11,000 employees, ensuring timely and accurate payroll processing, and collaborating with various teams to improve payroll efficiencies.
DeliveryHuman ResourcesStaffing Agency
Responsibilities
Support processing and disbursement of payrolls on time with a high degree of accuracy
Plan, coordinate, and assist with payroll across North America and ensure that payroll cycles and deadlines are adhered to by all parties involved in the payroll cycle
Focus is on handling payrolls for exempt and non-exempt employees paid on a semi-monthly and weekly basis
Responsible for thorough review and analysis, accurate and timely processing of monthly payroll in accordance with company policies and local regulatory standards, including liaising with payroll vendor where applicable
Partner with team members and payroll vendor to ensure accurate and timely filing and payment of statutory payroll withholding taxes to relevant government authorities
Partner with team members and payroll vendor to ensure accurate and timely processing of involuntary withholding orders
Partner with internal teams and payroll vendor to ensure that employee income from stock option and share grants is correctly computed and reported in accordance with local regulatory standards
Partner with internal teams and payroll vendor to support accurate and timely processing of payroll related journal entries and accruals
Work with payroll vendor to support issuance of employee income tax reporting statements
Resolve escalations by providing root cause analysis and corrective action for complex or non-routine situations
Review and resolve employee pay-related inquiries
Keep abreast of payroll regulatory changes, review and analyze tax and legal regulations (including complex issues such as stock-based compensation)
Identify issues/implications affecting company and employees; as needed, work with Corporate Legal, Tax, and People areas as well as payroll vendor to ensure resolutions
Consistently review existing work practices and recommend areas for improvement including workflows, payroll vendor competencies, analysis & planning, regulatory compliance, etc
Assist in implementation of improvements/enhancements, including working independently with all stakeholders, and achieve high levels of efficiency, accuracy, and compliance
Assist with responses to all payroll related audits, both internal and external
Qualification
Required
5+ years of relevant professional experience: Prior payroll experience required with a preference for experience in a multi-national company; processing payroll for at least 5000 employees or more
Highly organized and capable of working under time constraints to meet tight deadlines
Extensive knowledge of Excel, including use of pivot tables
Ability to accurately manipulate and move data to and from a variety of sources across multiple platforms
Excellent communication skills
Ability to work independently and within a team
This role will require working East Time hours
Preferred
Diploma or Degree in Human Resource Management or Business or Accountancy
Experience with Workday
CPP certification a plus
Company
HireTalent - Staffing & Recruiting Firm
HireTalent is a certified Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) workforce solutions firm, specializing in securing the best talent fits in Executive/Retained Search, Direct Hire Placements, MSP, SOW, and nationwide hiring program management and support.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Ashish Kaushal
CEO / Founder
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