Payroll Specialist

FastTek Global; Livonia (MI); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and Dental

Vision

Personal Time Off (PTO) Program

Long Term Disability (100% paid)

Life Insurance (100% paid)

401(k) with immediate vesting

Employee referral program

Job summary

A national consulting firm based in Livonia is seeking a Payroll Specialist to process payroll and expenses accurately. The ideal candidate will have prior experience in multi-state payroll, strong attention to detail, and proficiency in using the ADP system. This full-time role demands excellent communication skills and the ability to maintain confidentiality while ensuring timely payroll processing.

Qualifications

• Previous experience processing multi-state payroll and expenses.
• Ability to maintain employee confidentiality and strong security measures.
• Physical capability to work long hours in front of a computer.

Responsibilities

• Verify payroll data using ADP timekeeping system weekly.
• Process and reconcile payroll and expenses.
• Address employee payroll and expense issues.

Skills

Attention to detail

Excellent verbal and written communication

Strong organizational skills

Strong computer literacy

Tax and wage laws knowledge

Education

Associate’s degree in business or accounting

Tools

ADP Workforce Now

MS Office

Google suite

Job description

Overview

The Payroll Specialist processes payroll and expenses for a national firm and maintains the company HCM/payroll system to ensure payroll is processed accurately and timely.

Responsibilities

• Utilize ADP timekeeping system to verify payroll data on a weekly basis
• Follow up on any missing/inaccurate timecards
• Update and utilize iContact to send mass email timecard reminders on a weekly basis
• Speak with employees to confirm requested direct deposit changes and process changes
• Process and reconcile payroll and expenses
• Address and resolve any employee payroll and expense issues
• Backup the Onboarding Specialist as needed by connecting with new hires to ensure that all new hire/onboarding paperwork is completed in a timely manner
• Backup the Off-boarding Specialist as needed to process terminations
• Prepare, maintain, and update all payroll and expense-related reports and tracking mechanisms
• Manage filing of non-immigrant and state unemployment mailed notices
• Responsible for conducting and documenting workers compensation, 401k audits, and Friend of the Court (FOC) Income Withholding Notice as required
• Complete verification of employment inquiries
• Compile data and report on EEO-1 filing

Qualifications

• Associate’s degree in business or accounting preferred
• Previous experience processing multi-state payroll and expenses in a fast-paced environment
• Strong knowledge of tax and wage laws and common fiscal procedures
• Experience with ADP Workforce Now is a plus
• Attention to detail is critical
• Maintain employee confidentiality, keep strong security measures including locked physical and password-protected digital files, and ensure employees only access information on a need-to-know basis
• Excellent verbal and written communication, along with strong organizational skills
• Strong computer literacy, including MS Office and Google suite
• Physically able to sit in front of a computer every work day for long hours at a time
• At least 2 days in our Livonia office per week

Benefits and Additional Information

• Medical and Dental
• Vision
• Personal Time Off (PTO) Program
• Long Term Disability (100% paid)
• Life Insurance (100% paid)
• 401(k) with immediate vesting and 3% salary dollar-for-dollar match
• Lucrative employee referral program and an employee recognition culture

Company Notes

FastTek Global is financially strong, privately held, 100% consultant and client focused. We differentiate ourselves by being fast, flexible, creative and honest, serving Fortune 10, Fortune 500, and technology start-up companies.

Job Details

• Seniority level: Associate
• Employment type: Full-time
• Job function: Human Resources
• Industry: IT Services and IT Consulting

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