Payroll Operations Lead: Compliance & Insights

worksmartgroup; Greenville (SC); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Job summary

WorkSmart Staffing is seeking a Payroll Administrator to manage the end-to-end payroll for external employees, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and regulatory compliance. The role requires discretion, ownership, and cross-functional collaboration with HR and finance to support benefits administration and W-2s.

You will maintain payroll systems, audit data for accuracy, respond to pay discrepancies, and generate internal reports to guide leadership decisions.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of payroll administration experience in a staffing or multi-entity environment.
• Working knowledge of payroll software systems and timekeeping platforms.
• Solid understanding of wage and hour laws, payroll taxes, and compliance requirements.
• High attention to detail, accuracy, and confidentiality.
• Strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Accurately process weekly payroll for external employees in compliance with applicable regulations and company policies.
• Reconcile time records, verify approvals, and ensure correct payments.
• Set up new hires in payroll systems and maintain onboarding data.
• Monitor payroll legislation and implement changes to maintain compliance.
• Collaborate with HR to manage benefits and W-2 preparation.
• Generate internal reports to support payroll accuracy and leadership insights.

Skills

Payroll software

Timekeeping systems

Attention to detail

Microsoft Excel

Regulatory compliance

Tools

Payroll software platforms

Timekeeping platforms

Job description

WorkSmart Staffing is seeking a Payroll Administrator to manage the end-to-end payroll for external employees, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and regulatory compliance. The role requires discretion, ownership, and cross-functional collaboration with HR and finance to support benefits administration and W-2s.

You will maintain payroll systems, audit data for accuracy, respond to pay discrepancies, and generate internal reports to guide leadership decisions.