Payroll Specialist

HIRE Strategies, L.P.; Houston (TX); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Work from home every other Friday

Job summary

HIRE Strategies, L.P. in Northwest Houston is seeking a Payroll Professional with extensive Certified Payroll experience to join our growing team. The role handles multi-state payroll for about 600 employees, with responsibilities across wages, garnishments, benefits and taxes.

This position offers excellent pay and benefits and the option to work from home every other Friday. Candidates should have at least 5 years in full-cycle payroll and 3 years in certified payroll, with a strong eye for

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of full-cycle, multi-state payroll and benefits administration experience.
• At least 3 years in certified payroll.
• Experience with Sage 300 is a plus.
• OCIP or CCIP is a plus.
• Proficient with Microsoft Excel and Word.
• Excellent communication, presentation, organizational and time-management skills.

Responsibilities

• Process weekly payroll for multiple states and administer benefits and taxes.
• Handle Workers’ Compensation administration and internal reporting.
• Respond to certified payroll or benefit inquiries and resolve issues.
• Review and document current payroll, reporting and tax procedures; implement improvements.
• Assist with filing local, state and federal tax forms.
• Maintain employee documents (electronic and hard copy).
• Prepare and distribute weekly, monthly, quarterly and year-end reports.
• Stay updated on new payroll legislation and regulatory rulings.
• Interpret FMLA and ADA implications for leaves and disabilities.
• Oversee COBRA activities.
• Answer 401(k) inquiries from management and employees.
• Support annual audit data gathering.
• Participate in ad hoc projects as needed.

Skills

Full-cycle payroll

Multi-state payroll

Certified payroll

Sage 300

OCIP/CCIP

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Communication skills

Time management

Tools

Sage 300

Job description

Growing company in Northwest Houston is seeking a Payroll Professional with experience in Certified Payroll. Excellent pay and benefits. Able to work from home every other Friday.

Responsibilites:

• Reporting to the Payroll Manager and working with one other payroll professional processing a total of approximately 600 employees.
• Manage and process disbursement of weekly, multi-state payroll, including wages, garnishments, benefits and taxes to employees.
• Responsible for Worker’s Compensation administration and internal reporting & analysis.
• Respond to certified payroll or benefit related inquiries and resolve issues.
• Review, analyze and document current certified payroll, reporting and tax procedures; recommend and implement approved changes leading to best-practice operations.
• Respond to payroll or benefit related inquiries and resolve issues.
• Review, analyze and document current payroll and tax procedures; recommend and implement approved changes leading to best-practice operations.
• Assist accounting department when needed to file local, state and federal tax forms.
• Update, review, and oversee appropriate employee documents, both electronic and hard copy.
• Manage reporting, including weekly, monthly, quarterly and year-end reports.
• Keep current on new legislation and regulatory ruling impacting payroll.
• Effectively interprets FMLA & ADA implications as they relate to leave of absence and disabilities.
• Monitors COBRA activities.
• Responds to 401(k) inquiries from management and employees.
• Collects and provides data and reporting necessary for the annual audit.
• Works on other projects and assignments, as required for business requirements and team support.

Candidates must possess:

• Must have a minimum of 5 years recent experience processing full cycle, multi-state payroll and benefits administration and a minimum of 3 years in Certified payroll.
• Experience working with Sage 300 a plus.
• OCIP or CCIP a plus.
• Proficient in Microsoft Products including Excel and Word.
• Excellent communication, presentation, organizational and time management skills.

All resumes are confidential and will only be sent to the client with candidate's permission. EOE