Multistate Payroll Specialist & HRIS Expert

Highmark Health; Pennsylvania; Hybrid; USD 37,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

Highmark Health in Pennsylvania seeks a Payroll Admin Specialist to manage multi-state payroll processing on a weekly/bi-weekly/monthly cadence, ensuring accuracy and compliance with federal, state, and local rules including FLSA. The role supports HRIS systems (Workday and Kronos) with data management, reporting, and EIB loads, and provides Tier Two issue resolution for payroll inquiries.

Strong attention to detail and confidentiality are essential.

Qualifications

• 3 years of payroll processing experience
• Experience with Workday and Kronos or related system
• CPP (Certified Payroll Professional) or FPC preferred

Responsibilities

• Core Payroll Processing & Compliance: Payroll execution for multi-state employees on weekly/bi-weekly/monthly cycles, ensuring accuracy and compliance with federal, state, and local regulations including FLSA.
• HRIS Management & System Expertise: Maintain documentation, train users, assist with HRIS features, and generate reports; perform EIB loads and data validation.
• Customer Service & Support: Respond to employee payroll inquiries; act as SME for paycheck issues including benefits, 401k, and leave of absence.
• Compliance & Policy Adherence: Stay current on payroll laws; maintain procedures and internal controls; conduct pay audits.
• Banking & Financial Operations: Manage banking via third-party system (ACH returns, positive pay); process wires and check requests for deductions.

Skills

Payroll processing

HRIS (Workday/Kronos)

Attention to detail

Excel

Regulatory compliance

Customer service

Data validation

Education

Preferred Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Business Administration, Accounting, or related field

Three years related experience in lieu of degree

Tools

Workday

Kronos

Salesforce

Job description

Highmark Health in Pennsylvania seeks a Payroll Admin Specialist to manage multi-state payroll processing on a weekly/bi-weekly/monthly cadence, ensuring accuracy and compliance with federal, state, and local rules including FLSA. The role supports HRIS systems (Workday and Kronos) with data management, reporting, and EIB loads, and provides Tier Two issue resolution for payroll inquiries.

Strong attention to detail and confidentiality are essential.