Hybrid Payroll Specialist for Multi-State Compliance

WP Beverages Pepsi-Cola; Windsor (CT); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous Paid Time Off

Flexible Spending Accounts

Critical Illness & Accident Coverage

Life Insurance

Short & Long-Term Disability

401(K) with Profit Sharing

Tuition Reimbursement

Paid Holidays

Job summary

WP Beverages is seeking a Payroll Administrator to manage payroll for a multi-state workforce of hourly and salaried employees. You will report to the Payroll Lead and handle timekeeping review, payroll processing, records maintenance, reconciliations, and tax/compliance support.

The role supports a hybrid model with four days onsite and one day remote per week, collaborating with HR, Finance, Benefits, and Operations to ensure accurate, compliant payroll processing and employee administration.

Qualifications

• Associate's or bachelor's degree in Accounting, Business Administration, Human Resources, or a related field preferred, along with 2+ years of payroll processing experience.
• Multi-state payroll experience is preferred.
• Experience with payroll systems, timekeeping systems, and HRIS platforms.
• FPC or CPP certification is a plus.
• Working knowledge of federal and state wage and hour laws, payroll tax requirements, and payroll compliance regulations.
• Proficiency in Excel, including pivot tables and lookup functions.

Responsibilities

• Process payroll on a recurring cycle for hourly and salaried employees across multiple states and locations.
• Calculate and verify wages, overtime, shift premiums, bonuses, commissions, garnishments, deductions, and benefit withholdings.
• Review timekeeping data each cycle, resolve missing punches and exceptions with location supervisors, and confirm hours before payroll close.
• Enter and maintain employee payroll records, including new hires, terminations, pay rate changes, tax elections, and direct deposit information.
• Complete payroll reconciliations, audit reports, and validation checks each cycle, and correct discrepancies before transmission.
• Apply federal, state, and local payroll tax requirements and wage and hour rules to daily processing, escalating questions that fall outside established guidance.
• Process garnishment orders, unemployment claims, and employment and wage verification requests within required timeframes.
• Support year-end payroll activities, including W-2 preparation, distribution, and corrections, and maintain payroll records in accordance with legal and company retention requirements.

Skills

Attention to detail

Customer-focused

Communication skills

Education

Associate's or Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Business Admin, HR, or related field

Tools

Payroll systems

HRIS platforms

Timekeeping systems

Microsoft Excel

Pivot tables

Lookup functions

Job description

WP Beverages is seeking a Payroll Administrator to manage payroll for a multi-state workforce of hourly and salaried employees. You will report to the Payroll Lead and handle timekeeping review, payroll processing, records maintenance, reconciliations, and tax/compliance support.

The role supports a hybrid model with four days onsite and one day remote per week, collaborating with HR, Finance, Benefits, and Operations to ensure accurate, compliant payroll processing and employee administration.