Payroll Specialist

PACE Staffing Alternatives; St. Louis (MO); Presencial; USD 45.000 - 60.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

PACE Staffing Alternatives in St. Louis seeks a payroll professional to process data across multiple locations and schedules, ensuring accurate and timely submissions. You will collect timesheets, validate inputs, and upload data to support processing, tax handling and payments.

Strong Excel skills, attention to detail, and collaboration with stakeholders are essential. Willingness to grow into additional responsibilities and earn CPP/FPC/SPC is a plus.

Formación

• 2+ years of payroll processing experience in a multi-state environment.
• Experience managing multiple payroll schedules (weekly, bi-weekly).
• Familiarity with payroll systems such as Paycor preferred.
• Strong Excel skills with formulas and large datasets.
• Excellent communication with various stakeholders in fast-paced settings.
• Self-motivated, organized, and deadline-driven.
• Continuous improvement mindset with process enhancement suggestions.
• Professional CPP/FPC/SPC is a plus but not required.
• Payroll tax experience is a plus but not required.

Responsabilidades

• Process payroll data across multiple locations, ensuring accurate and timely submission.
• Collect, review, and validate timesheets and inputs from assigned groups.
• Upload/manage payroll data within the payroll system to support processing, tax handling, and payments.
• Support payroll operations across varying pay schedules (weekly, bi-weekly).
• Build and maintain relationships with internal stakeholders for timely submissions.
• Follow up to obtain missing or incomplete information as needed.
• Analyze payroll reports, troubleshoot discrepancies to ensure data accuracy.
• Utilize Excel to sort, filter, analyze payroll data with formulas.
• Continuously evaluate payroll processes and identify efficiency improvements.
• Collaborate with team members to support a cohesive payroll function.
• Gradually take on additional responsibilities as proficiency increases.

Conocimientos

Payroll data handling

Excel proficiency

Communication

Multistate payroll

Process improvement

Self-motivation

CPP/FPC/SPC (plus)

Descripción del empleo

• Process payroll data across multiple locations, ensuring accurate and timely submission for employees in a multi-state environment
• Collect, review, and validate timesheets and payroll inputs from assigned groups
• Upload and manage payroll data within the payroll system to support processing, tax handling, and employee payments
• Support payroll operations across varying pay schedules (e.g., weekly, bi-weekly)
• Build and maintain relationships with internal stakeholders to ensure timely and accurate submission of payroll data
• Proactively follow up to obtain missing or incomplete information as needed
• Analyze payroll reports, identify discrepancies, and troubleshoot issues to ensure data accuracy
• Utilize Excel to sort, filter, and analyze payroll data, including working with formulas and large datasets
• Continuously evaluate payroll processes and identify opportunities for improvement, efficiency, and automation
• Collaborate with team members to support a cohesive and high-performing payroll function
• Gradually take on additional responsibilities and scope as proficiency in the role increases

Qualifications

• 2+ years of payroll processing experience preferred, ideally in a multi-state and/or multi-location environment
• Experience managing multiple payroll schedules (e.g., weekly, bi-weekly)
• Familiarity with payroll systems such as Paycor preferred
• Strong Excel skills, including the ability to work with formulas, analyze data, and troubleshoot discrepancies
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to work effectively with a variety of stakeholders in fast-paced environments
• Self-motivated and able to manage responsibilities independently while staying organized and meeting deadlines
• Demonstrated curiosity and a continuous improvement mindset, with the ability to identify and suggest process enhancements
• Professional certification such as CPP or FPC/SPC is a plus but not required
• Payroll tax experience is a plus but not required