Payroll Specialist

MasterApp Labs LLC; Tampa (FL); On-site; USD 34,000 - 52,000; Part time

Job summary

MasterApp Labs LLC is seeking a Payroll Specialist for an onsite contract role in Tampa, FL. You will handle complex payroll transactions, including retroactive pay and garnishments, while ensuring timely, accurate payments and regulatory compliance.

You will interpret payroll policies, support audits, and maintain confidentiality of employee data. Experience with ADP or Trapeze is highly desirable, as is experience in a unionized environment.

Qualifications

• Must speak, write and understand English.
• Associates Degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Human Resources, or related field.
• 2–4 years of payroll/related experience.
• Strong data entry skills.
• Experience processing complex payroll transactions.
• Experience with reconciliations and problem solving.
• Ability to meet critical payroll deadlines.
• Maintain confidentiality of employee data.
• Experience in a unionized environment (highly desired).
• Experience with ADP or Trapeze (highly desired).

Responsibilities

• Process complex payroll transactions and ensure accurate and timely employee payments.
• Resolve complex payroll adjustments and transactions, including retroactive pay and garnishments.
• Apply payroll policies and laws to ensure compliant payroll administration.
• Investigate escalations and resolve payroll discrepancies.
• Review payroll data for accuracy and compliance before processing.
• Perform payroll-to-general-ledger reconciliations and resolve variances.
• Prepare payroll reports, records, and supporting documentation for management.
• Assist with audits and year-end payroll activities and reporting.
• Maintain confidentiality of payroll and personal information.
• Serve as a resource to staff on payroll matters.
• Manage garnishment setups and changes in ADP.
• Review preview check registers and make corrections.
• Prepare check requests and backup documentation for payroll deductions.

Skills

English proficiency

Data entry

Complex payroll processing

Reconciliations

Confidentiality

Union experience

ADP experience

Trapeze experience

Education

Associate's Degree in Accounting/Finance/Business Administration/HR

Tools

ADP

Trapeze

Job description

Job Title:

Payroll Specialist

Location:

Tampa, FL (Onsite)

Position Type:

Contract

Interview Mode:

In-person

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Process complex payroll transactions and ensure accurate and timely payment of employees
• Process and resolve complex payroll adjustments and transactions, including retroactive pay, wage corrections, supplemental payments, final pay, garnishments, tax withholding adjustments, benefit deductions and other payroll-related corrections
• Research, interpret, and apply payroll policies, procedure, collective bargaining provisions, and applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations to ensure consistent and compliant payroll administration.
• Investigate and resolve escalated payroll discrepancies, employee inquiries and complex pay-related issues; identify root causes and recommend or implement appropriate corrective actions.
• Review payroll data for accuracy, completeness, and compliance prior to the following payroll processing; identify discrepancies and perform necessary corrections and adjustments.
• Perform payroll-to-general-ledger reconciliations and research and resolve variances between payroll records, accounting records, benefit deductions, tax liabilities and related financial systems.
• Prepare, maintain and analyze payroll reports, records, reconciliations, and supporting documentation for management
• Support internal and external audits by gathering documentation, researching payroll transactions, responding to inquiries, and assisting with the implementation of corrective actions or process improvements
• Assist with year-end payroll activities and reporting, including the reconciliation and verification of payroll records, taxable wages, deductions, and other information necessary for required tax reporting and employee wage statements.
• Maintain the confidentiality and security of employee payroll, tax, and personal information.
• Serve as a technical resource to payroll staff, managers, and employees regarding complex payroll matters
• Management garnishment set ups and changes in ADP
• Assist in reviewing preview check register and making corrections as needed
• Prepare check requests and backup documentation for payroll deductions paid through Accounts Payable or an ACH deposit
• Prepare payroll off-cycle chaecks

Required/Desired Skills

Skill | Required /Desired | Amount | Actual Years of Experience

• Ability to speak, write and understand English | Required |
• Associates Degree in a Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Human Resources, or a related field. | Required |
• Two to Four years of work experience in payroll, accounting, human resources, timekeeping or a related administrative role | Required | 2 |
• Excellent data entry skills | Required |
• Experience processing and reviewing complex payroll transactions with high degree of accuracy | Required | 1 |
• Experience performing detailed reconciliations, analysis, and problem-solving | Required | 1 |
• Ability to organize and prioritize work to meet critical payroll deadlines | Required | 1 |
• Ability to maintain confidential and sensitive information | Required |
• Experience working in a unionized environment | Highly desired |
• Experience using payroll and timekeeping systems, preferably ADP or Trapeze | Highly desired | 1 |
• Experience using payroll and timekeeping systems, preferably ADP or Trapeze | Highly desired | 1 |