Impactful HR Payroll Specialist: Multi-State & Compliance

MassMutual; Springfield (IL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

MassMutual is seeking an HR Payroll Administration Specialist to join our Springfield, MA team. You will manage multi-state payroll, ensure accurate pay results, and support payroll accounting and compliance across the organization.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, handle off-cycle payrolls, and contribute to continuous improvement of payroll processes while staying current with Workday functionality.

Qualifications

• 3 years of insourced Payroll experience.
• 3 years of multi-state Payroll experience.
• Highschool Diploma or GED.

Responsibilities

• Manage MassMutual's multi-state payroll process, ensuring timely and accurate pay results.
• Prepare and audit payroll transactions such as wage garnishments, tax withholding information, deductions, pay calculations, off-cycle requests, retroactive transactions, prior to processing each payroll cycle while ensuring compliance with Federal, State, and Local regulations for multi-state payrolls.
• Assist with the design of system implementations, testing, and upgrades, while staying current with Workday functionality.
• Participate in internal control testing and compliance as well as interact with auditors for the purpose of providing supporting documentation and/or information on internal process that is required for audit.
• Investigate and resolve employee payroll related issues and inquiries.
• Resolve escalations, by providing root cause analysis and corrective action for all complex or non-routine situations for all levels of employees and management.
• Evaluate, revise, and continuously improve processes, procedures, and tools to enhance the customer experience.
• Participate in cross-functional strategic initiatives across the organization.
• Cross-train cross-functionally to provide back up support across the team during absences.

Skills

Payroll processing

Multi-state payroll

Workday

Auditing

Issue resolution

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Workday

Job description

MassMutual is seeking an HR Payroll Administration Specialist to join our Springfield, MA team. You will manage multi-state payroll, ensure accurate pay results, and support payroll accounting and compliance across the organization.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, handle off-cycle payrolls, and contribute to continuous improvement of payroll processes while staying current with Workday functionality.