Payroll Senior Specialist - Houston, TX

Sempra Services Corporation; Houston (TX); Presencial; USD 85.000 - 110.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Health benefits

401k

Paid time off

Tuition assistance

Life insurance

Paid parental leave

Descripción de la vacante

Sempra Infrastructure is seeking a Payroll Senior Specialist in Houston, TX. This role handles advanced payroll support, resolves complex issues, and ensures accurate payroll execution with limited supervision.

Responsibilities include reconciliations, audits, testing system changes, and advising on improvements to payroll workflows. A high school diploma and ~5 years of payroll experience are required.

Formación

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Typically requires 5 years of related experience.
• Experience in payroll systems and processes preferred.

Responsabilidades

• Resolves payroll discrepancies across transactions and records.
• Performs payroll reconciliations and researches differences.
• Processes unusual or highly detailed payroll transactions per policies.
• Reviews exception and control reports to identify recurring errors.
• Researches inquiries involving payroll calculations and deductions.
• Supports payroll audits by tracing processing histories and discrepancies.
• Tests payroll system changes and documents defects.
• Identifies recurring issues and suggests improvements to procedures.
• Ensure health and retirement plan elections match deductions.
• Reconcile monthly insurance billing and resolve carrier issues.
• Assist with wellness and timekeeping initiatives and leave monitoring.
• Assist with vendor management and benefit communication.
• Assist with 401k contribution reporting.

Conocimientos

Payroll knowledge

Issue resolution

Process improvement

Time management

Communication

Cross-functional coordination

Internal controls

Analytical skills

Attention to detail

Educación

High school diploma or equivalent

Descripción del empleo

Payroll Senior Specialist

#26-75066

Location: Houston, Texas, United States

Primary Purpose

Performs advanced payroll support activities and independently resolves complex operational issues across payroll processes, transactions, and systems. Applies extensive knowledge of established payroll procedures and practices to address unusual situations, identify recurring problems, and support accurate payroll execution with minimal supervision.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Resolves payroll discrepancies involving multiple transactions, pay periods, deductions, employee records, or related payroll processes.
• Performs payroll reconciliations and researches differences among payroll results, time records, deductions, adjustments, and supporting documentation.
• Processes unusual or highly detailed payroll transactions by applying established policies, procedures, practices, and prior precedents.
• Reviews payroll exception and control reports to identify recurring errors, incomplete transactions, and processing issues requiring corrective action.
• Researches employee and manager inquiries involving payroll calculations, adjustments, deductions, time reporting, and transaction histories and explains applicable payroll procedures.
• Supports payroll audits and reviews by researching transactions, compiling records, tracing processing histories, and addressing identified documentation or transaction discrepancies.
• Performs detailed testing of payroll system changes, interfaces, configurations, and workflows and documents processing defects or unexpected results.
• Identifies recurring payroll processing issues and recommends practical changes to procedures, documentation, job aids, and workflows within established guidelines.
• Ensure health and retirement plan elections match active payroll deductions in the system.
• Reconcile monthly insurance billing statements and resolve eligibility or claim issues with external carriers.
• Assist with wellness and timekeeping initiatives including leave of absence case monitoring, tracking and support.
• Assist with vendor management and benefit communication.
• Assist with 401k contribution reporting.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Education

• High school diploma or equivalent required.

Experience

• Typically requires 5 years of related experience.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Ability to communicate sensitive or time-critical payroll information clearly and professionally.
• Ability to independently diagnose and resolve support issues with limited precedent.
• Ability to recommend improvements to payroll support workflows.
• Knowledge of advanced payroll support practices within complex payroll environments.
• Knowledge of internal controls and approval requirements affecting payroll processing.
• Skill in coordinating payroll documentation and issue resolution across multiple functions.
• Skill in synthesizing information from multiple sources to support accurate payroll outcomes.
• Knowledge of health and welfare programs.
• Knowledge of insurance billing and claims processes with external carriers.
• Knowledge of 401k processes including plan contributions and reporting.

Area of Interest

Human Resources

Full Time/Part Time

Full-time

Total Rewards Philosophy

Note: The Company strives to ensure that employees are paid equitably and competitively. Starting salaries may vary based on factors such as relevant experience, qualifications, and education.

Sempra Infrastructure offers a competitive total rewards package that goes beyond base salary. This position is eligible for an annual performance-based incentive (bonus) as well as merit-based recognition.

• annual performance-based incentive (bonus)
• merit-based recognition
• health and welfare (medical, dental, vision)
• employer contributions to retirement benefits
• life insurance
• paid time off
• tuition reimbursement
• paid parental leave
• employee assistance programs

Location

Houston Center of Excellence-TXHS