Hybrid Payroll Specialist - Multi-State & ADP Expertise

Align; Woodbridge Township (NJ); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

HSA/FSA options

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Company-paid holidays

Cellphone reimbursement

Floating holiday

Pre-tax commuter benefits

Wellness programs

Job summary

Align is seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Payroll Specialist to join our Accounting team in Iselin, NJ. This hybrid role processes end-to-end bi-weekly payroll for 260+ employees across multiple states and collaborates with ADP and HRIS data to ensure accuracy and compliance.

The ideal candidate will have 5+ years of hands-on payroll experience, strong knowledge of payroll laws, and excellent Excel skills. The position offers $85,000 to $100,000 annually plus benefits and PTO.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on payroll processing and administration experience.
• Experience owning end-to-end payroll for a multi-state workforce.
• Strong knowledge of payroll laws, tax compliance, deductions, and garnishments.

Responsibilities

• Own and process end-to-end, bi-weekly payroll for a multi-state workforce of 260+ employees.
• Maintain employee payroll records, including changes to pay, location, status, taxes, deductions, and garnishments.
• Resolve payroll discrepancies and process corrections, manual checks, voids, and reversals as needed.
• Process employee overtime, benefits deductions, garnishments, and expense reimbursements.
• Respond to employee and management payroll inquiries.
• Prepare payroll reporting and perform quarterly GL vs. payroll system reconciliations.

Skills

Payroll processing

ADP Workforce Now

Multi-state payroll

Microsoft Excel

Confidentiality

Tools

ADP HRIS

Job description

Align is seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Payroll Specialist to join our Accounting team in Iselin, NJ. This hybrid role processes end-to-end bi-weekly payroll for 260+ employees across multiple states and collaborates with ADP and HRIS data to ensure accuracy and compliance.

The ideal candidate will have 5+ years of hands-on payroll experience, strong knowledge of payroll laws, and excellent Excel skills. The position offers $85,000 to $100,000 annually plus benefits and PTO.