Payroll Specialist

CFS; Portland (OR); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

CFS in Portland, OR is seeking a Payroll Specialist to support biweekly payroll for ~250 employees and weekly payroll for production staff. You'll work hands-on with the full payroll system, excel-driven data reviews, and a focus on accuracy in a unionized environment.

You'll collaborate with the payroll processing supervisor and analysts, assist with union deductions, reconciliations, and the Kronos to ADP Lyric transition, while helping improve processes and ensuring on-schedule payroll.

Qualifications

• Hands-on payroll processing experience
• Strong Excel skills
• Attention to detail
• Ability to meet deadlines
• Collaborative learner

Responsibilities

• Process biweekly payroll for approximately 250 employees, ensuring accurate and timely calculations and payments.
• Support weekly payroll processing for production employees.
• Review and process union dues, deductions, and other payroll-related adjustments across a workforce represented by more than 23 unions.
• Use Excel to review payroll data, identify discrepancies, and help maintain accurate records.
• Investigate payroll discrepancies and resolve issues with a high level of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Work within the existing Kronos environment while supporting the transition to ADP Lyric.
• Collaborate with the payroll team to maintain compliance with payroll procedures and applicable requirements.
• Assist with payroll tax-related activities as needed, with opportunities to expand knowledge in this area.

Skills

Payroll processing

Excel

Attention to detail

Deadline management

Team collaboration

Tools

Kronos

ADP Lyric

Job description

• Join an established organization with a collaborative payroll team supporting a workforce with complex payroll needs.
• Be part of a seven-person payroll team responsible for accurate, timely payroll processing across a unionized workforce.
• Take on a hands-on role with access to the full payroll system and opportunities to learn, solve problems, and build your payroll expertise.
• Get involved in an exciting systems transition as the company begins implementing ADP Lyric, providing exposure to a new payroll platform and evolving processes.
• Work in a team environment that values accuracy, accountability, and a willingness to learn, with a mix of remote work and regular onsite collaboration.

About The Company & Opportunity

• Join an established organization with a collaborative payroll team supporting a workforce with complex payroll needs.
• Be part of a seven-person payroll team responsible for accurate, timely payroll processing across a unionized workforce.
• Take on a hands-on role with access to the full payroll system and opportunities to learn, solve problems, and build your payroll expertise.
• Get involved in an exciting systems transition as the company begins implementing ADP Lyric, providing exposure to a new payroll platform and evolving processes.
• Work in a team environment that values accuracy, accountability, and a willingness to learn, with a mix of remote work and regular onsite collaboration.

Overview

The Payroll Specialist will support biweekly payroll processing for approximately 250 employees, along with weekly payroll for production employees. This role is well suited for someone with hands-on payroll experience, strong Excel skills, and a high level of attention to detail who enjoys working through complex payroll requirements.

Working alongside the payroll processing supervisor and other payroll analysts, you will help ensure payroll is processed accurately and on schedule while supporting union-related deductions, payroll reconciliations, and ongoing system improvements.

Responsibilities

• Process biweekly payroll for approximately 250 employees, ensuring accurate and timely calculations and payments.
• Support weekly payroll processing for production employees.
• Review and process union dues, deductions, and other payroll-related adjustments across a workforce represented by more than 23 unions.
• Use Excel to review payroll data, identify discrepancies, and help maintain accurate records.
• Investigate payroll discrepancies and resolve issues with a high level of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Work within the existing Kronos environment while supporting the transition to ADP Lyric.
• Collaborate with the payroll team to maintain compliance with payroll procedures and applicable requirements.
• Assist with payroll tax-related activities as needed, with opportunities to expand knowledge in this area.

What You Bring

• Hands-on payroll processing experience, ideally in a role involving recurring payroll cycles.
• Strong Excel skills and the ability to work confidently with payroll data.
• Exceptional attention to detail and a commitment to payroll accuracy and confidentiality.
• The ability to manage deadlines and work through discrepancies in a fast-paced environment.
• A collaborative approach and the confidence to ask questions, learn new processes, and take on challenges.
• A willingness to learn new systems and contribute to process improvements.

Nice To Have

• Experience supporting union payroll or processing union dues and deductions.
• Exposure to payroll taxes and related reporting.
• Experience with Kronos, ADP, or other payroll systems.