Lead Payroll Specialist (Paylocity, Multi-State)

Beacon Hill Staffing Group, LLC; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Leave programs

Job summary

Beacon Hill Staffing Group, LLC is seeking an experienced Payroll Specialist to own the end-to-end payroll process for a growing multi-state organization. You will manage bi-weekly payroll for ~600 employees, ensure accuracy, compliance, and responsive internal service, and serve as the primary payroll contact.

The ideal candidate has extensive Paylocity experience, strong multi-state knowledge (CA, PA, TX, IL, FL), and a proven ability to handle complex adjustments, garnishments, tax filings,

Qualifications

• 5+ years of payroll processing experience.
• Extensive Paylocity experience.
• Payroll for 500+ employees.
• Strong multi-state payroll experience.
• Knowledge of payroll taxes, garnishments and deductions.
• Experience with complex adjustments and reconciliations.
• Excellent communication and customer service skills.
• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Process bi-weekly payroll for about 600 employees across multiple states.
• Serve as the primary payroll contact and end-to-end owner.
• Administer onboarding, terminations, retroactive pay, PTO, severance, garnishments.
• Process and reconcile commission payments and complex structures.
• Assign employees to cost centers and manage entity transfers as needed.
• Review payroll audit reports and document variances.
• Respond to employee inquiries on W-2s, W-4s, taxes and payroll.
• Coordinate with HR on benefit deductions and enrollments.
• Maintain audit-ready payroll records and documentation.

Skills

Payroll processing

Paylocity

Multi-state payroll

Garnishments

Excel

Communication

Independent work

Audits

Tools

Paylocity

Paycor

ADP

Excel

Job description

Beacon Hill Staffing Group, LLC is seeking an experienced Payroll Specialist to own the end-to-end payroll process for a growing multi-state organization. You will manage bi-weekly payroll for ~600 employees, ensure accuracy, compliance, and responsive internal service, and serve as the primary payroll contact.

The ideal candidate has extensive Paylocity experience, strong multi-state knowledge (CA, PA, TX, IL, FL), and a proven ability to handle complex adjustments, garnishments, tax filings,