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Pacific Seafood · 1 day ago

Payroll and HRIS Specialist

Portland, Oregon Metropolitan Area

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$70K/yr - $85K/yr

8+ years exp

Pacific Seafood is a family-owned, excellence-driven organization committed to providing healthy proteins and being the employer of choice. The Payroll and HRIS Specialist will collaborate with team members to ensure timely payroll processing across multiple locations, assist with HR reporting, and support system configurations and maintenance of the HRIS.

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Comp. & Benefits

Responsibilities

Payroll Processing & Reconciliation (40)

Model and promote the Pacific Group Diamond Philosophy — Productivity, Quality, Excellence, and Teamwork — in all aspects of your work

Perform accurate and timely completion of payroll processing tasks, preparation of funding, payroll reconciliations and report distribution

Respond to inquiries related to payroll processes and procedures

Serve as payroll processing subject matter expert in providing direction, interpretation, training, and problem-solving advice, on issues to the Central Support, Division HR, and location HR as well as other Payroll Representatives

Reviews payroll adjustment requests to ensure proper authorization and compliance with corporate policies, employment tax & other payroll-related laws

Review, process, and establish child support, garnishment and voluntary wage assignment orders, ensuring accurate input and compliance with legal requirements

Support payroll tax needs, including but not limited to establish state agency tax accounts, establish TPA access, assist Payroll Supervisor resolving quarterly variances, process adjustments/reversals as needed

Ensure federal, state, and local payroll tax rates are up-to-date and correctly calculated

Generate and write reports/queries using Business Intelligence (BI)

Run and review audit reports to ensure accuracy of payroll data

Manage system administration including reports development, password resets, email campaigns, workflows, approval cycles, auto-responses, SSO, two-factor authentication, and certificate problems to maintaining data quality

Collaborate with HRIS, HR and Benefits Teams to resolve system issues

Ensure system compliance with state and federal reporting requirements on a monthly, quarterly, and annual basis

Monitor and respond to ticketing system requests. Provide technical assistance to users with the ability to resolve issues quickly and independently

Identify and gather requirements, translating into best practice, scalable solutions, and training models with a focus on exceptional user experience

Support system/application testing (e.g., upgrades, tax updates) where applicable and participate in HR system or payroll implementations and other payroll projects and process improvements for assigned payrolls

Qualification

Payroll ProcessingHRIS SystemsPayroll Tax ComplianceBusiness Intelligence (BI)CPPFPC CertificationTeamworkProblem SolvingCommunication Skills

Required

Must have broad knowledge of payroll practices and procedures, payroll documentation procedures and requirements

Bachelor's degree in human resources, Business Administration, or Accounting (work experience greater than 8 years will be considered in lieu of bachelor's degree)

Preferred

8+ years of full-service payroll processing

In depth understanding of HRIS systems including implementations

Valid CPP or FPC

Benefits

Health insurance benefits options, including medical, prescription, vision, dental, basic group life and short term disability.

Flexible spending accounts for health flex and dependent care expenses.

401(k) Retirement Plan options with generous annual company profit sharing match.

Paid time off for all regular FT team members, to include paid sick, vacation, holiday, and personal time.

Employee Assistance Program- Confidential professional counseling, financial, and legal assistance provided at no charge to Team Members and immediate family members

Product purchase program.