Payroll Generalist

Apex Systems; Augusta (GA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

401(k) plan

Employee stock purchase program (ESPP)

Health Savings Account (HSA)

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Job summary

Apex Systems in Augusta, GA is seeking a Payroll Specialist to provide cross-team support ensuring accurate and timely payroll results. You will engage in year-end payroll activities, own ad hoc payroll tasks, coordinate with processing stakeholders, and resolve issues while adhering to standard operating procedures.

Qualified candidates will have 3–7 years of US payroll experience, including multinational exposure.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of payroll laws, regulations and garnishments such as child support and levies.
• Strong analytical and logical thinking abilities.
• Excellent communication, team collaboration and client focus.
• Good decision making and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide support across payroll processing teams for accurate, timely pay results.
• Engage in year-end payroll project tasks and deliverables.
• Own ad hoc payroll operations requests and objectives.
• Coordinate with stakeholders to ensure high-quality payroll results.
• Resolve payroll issues and provide clear solutions.
• Follow documented SOPs diligently.
• Monitor wage withholding orders and garnishments interpretation.
• Escalate risks to management as needed.
• Communicate updates to supervisor on operational aspects.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Skills

Payroll laws knowledge

Analytical thinking

Client focus

Verbal/written communication

Decision-making

Organizational skills

Education

3–7 years payroll processing experience

2+ years multinational organization experience

Job description

Job#: 3051152

Payroll Specialist

Responsibilities

• Provide overall support across payroll processing teams to ensure all pay groups and payroll results are accurate and timely.
• Engage and provide support of applicable task responsibility within the year-end payroll project.
• Take ownership with ad hoc payroll operations requests, deliverables, and objectives.
• Coordinate with key processing stakeholders to ensure the highest quality of payroll results.
• Resolve issues pertaining to the payroll and provide absolute solutions for various queries as required.
• Diligently follow documented Standard Operating Procedures.
• Continually monitor, review, interpretation, administration, and payment of wage withholding orders.
• Coordinate with different stakeholders to ensure proper interpretation of garnishment documents and interrogatories.
• Daily, alert management of any known or potential risk issues.
• Escalations to immediate supervisor at appropriate times and keep them updated on operational aspects.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Skill And Competency Requirements

• Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of payroll laws, regulations, and practices. This includes experience with processing garnishments, child support, levies, etc.
• Strong analytical and logical thinking ability.
• Client focus and good team player.
• Excellent verbal/written communication skills.
• Good analytical & decision-making skills.
• Excellent organizational skills.

Qualifications Required

• 3 to 7 years of payroll processing knowledge and experience supporting US payroll.
• 2+ years of experience working in a multinational organization engaged in global customer delivery.
• Teamwork: Partners with fellow associates, supervisors, and departments; contributes and exchanges knowledge and skills to meet group needs and goals; participates in resolving issues.

Everforth Apex is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Everforth Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRateds Best of Staffing® in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work® in the United Kingdom and Mexico.

Everforth Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Everforth Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Everforth Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Everforth Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our ‘Welcome Packet’ as well, which an Everforth Apex team member can provide.

Everforth Apex Systems is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, political affiliation, union membership, or any other characteristic protected by law. Everforth Apex will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law.

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Everforth Apex Systems is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, political affiliation, union membership, or any other characteristic protected by law. Everforth Apex will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law.

If you have visited our website in search of information on employment opportunities or to apply for a position, and you require an accommodation in using our website for a search or application, please contact our Benefits Department at [email protected] or 804-523-8228. (Do not submit resumes or solicit consultants to this email address). UnitedHealthcare creates and publishes the Transparency in Coverage Machine-Readable Files on behalf of Everforth Apex.