Garnishment Specialist

Extensis Group; Woodbridge Township (NJ); Sur place; USD 60 000 - 80 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

ExtensisHR is seeking a Garnishment Specialist to own end-to-end processing of wage garnishments, IWOs, and levies across client bases. You will validate orders for authenticity, ensure correct employer-of-record, and communicate with courts, agencies, and clients to meet deadlines.

The role combines Legal & Compliance with Payroll, requiring meticulous attention to detail and clear guidance to clients and employees across multiple jurisdictions.

Qualifications

• Experience handling wage garnishments, IWOs, and related notices.
• Strong understanding of federal and state wage laws and compliance requirements.
• Excellent communication with clients, employees, courts, and agencies.

Responsabilités

• Order Intake & Review: Receive, log, and review garnishment orders and related notices; validate authenticity and jurisdiction; coordinate with clients when misdirected or erroneous orders; meet statutory deadlines.

Connaissances

Attention to detail

Compliance knowledge

Payroll collaboration

Communication

Description du poste

Who We Are:

ExtensisHR, one of the largest Professional Employer Organizations (PEOs) in the U.S. with client employees in all fifty states, is looking for talented people to join our team.If you want to contribute your talents, make a bigger impact, and be part of the growing PEO & HRO industry, we are interested in talking to you. Our renowned industry leadership in customer service starts with our people. You can contribute to delivering on our brand promise of helping organizations succeed through our people-first approach in solving customer’s ever-evolving HR needs. Our HR offerings include personalized services for HR, employee benefits, payroll and taxes, employer risk, compliance, and employee management. Today, we manage over $3 billion in employment-related costs annually—and we are growing every day.

For more information about the company visitwww.ExtensisHR.com

Who You Are:

The Garnishment Specialist owns the end-to-end processing and compliance of wage garnishments, income withholding orders, and levies across our PEO client base. Working at the intersection of Legal & Compliance and Payroll, this role ensures that every order received, whether child support, tax levy, creditor garnishment, student loan, or bankruptcy, is validated, implemented accurately, remitted on time, and documented in line with federal and state law. Because we operate as a co-employer for many worksite employers across multiple jurisdictions, this role requires strong attention to detail, the ability to identify conflicting or unclear orders and elevate them appropriately, and clear communication with clients, employees, courts, and agencies.

What You'll Do:

Order Intake & Review

• Receive, log, and review incoming garnishment orders, income withholding orders (IWOs), tax levies, and related notices from courts, state disbursement units, government agencies, creditors, and attorneys
• Validate each order for authenticity, jurisdiction, proper service, and completeness before implementation
• Identify the correct employer of record, and coordinate with clients when an order is directed to the wrong entity or contains errors
• Meet statutory response deadlines, including employer answers and acknowledgment forms

Calculation & Processing

• Calculate withholding amounts accurately based on disposable earnings, applicable federal Consumer Credit Protection Act (CCPA)and state limits, and order type
• Apply priority rules when multiple orders exist for one employee, and determine allocation among competing orders
• Work with internal payroll to set up, update, suspend, or release deductions in the payroll system before each pay cycle
• Review pre-payroll and post-payroll reports to confirm garnishments were applied correctly, and resolve exceptions.
• Process garnishment adjustments for terminations, final pay, leaves of absence, multi-state employees, and lump-sum payments in accordance with established procedures, and elevate unusual or unclear situations to Legal & Compliance.