Hybrid Payroll Specialist — Multi-State with ADP Expertise

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

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision coverage

HSA and FSA options

401(k) with company match

Job summary

Align is seeking a Payroll Specialist for our Iselin, NJ office. You will own end-to-end payroll for 260+ employees across multiple states, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and timely reporting.

This hybrid role requires in-office presence on Tuesdays and Wednesdays with remote work the rest of the week. A strong ADP Workforce Now background and Excel proficiency are essential for success.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on payroll processing and administration experience.
• Experience owning end-to-end payroll for a multi-state workforce.
• Hands-on experience with a payroll processing system; ADP Workforce Now experience is strongly preferred.
• Strong knowledge of payroll laws, tax compliance, deductions, and garnishments.
• Understanding of exempt and non-exempt employee classifications and overtime calculations.
• Experience with payroll reporting and reconciliations.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
• Strong attention to detail, organization, and ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to work independently.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality of sensitive payroll and employee information.

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 General Ledger (GL) vs. payroll system reconciliations.
• Prepare and journalize bi-weekly payroll entries.
• Support quarterly and year-end payroll processes, including W-2 verification and reporting.
• Support insurance and Workers' Compensation audits.
• Coordinate with ADP on payroll-related issues and initiate new-state registrations as needed.
• Work with ADP HRIS data and Time & Attendance and ConnectWise time-entry data as part of payroll processing.
• Work with employee data from onboarding and benefits systems as needed.
• Maintain security and confidentiality of payroll and employee information.

Skills

Payroll processing

Multi-state payroll

Interpersonal communication

Attention to detail

Confidentiality

Independent work

Organization

Problem solving

Time management

Payroll regulations

Tools

ADP Workforce Now

Excel

Payroll reporting tools

Job description

Align is seeking a Payroll Specialist for our Iselin, NJ office. You will own end-to-end payroll for 260+ employees across multiple states, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and timely reporting.

This hybrid role requires in-office presence on Tuesdays and Wednesdays with remote work the rest of the week. A strong ADP Workforce Now background and Excel proficiency are essential for success.