Payroll Specialist

Socket.dev; Westborough (MA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k)

Competitive salary

Dental insurance

Paid time off

Profit sharing

Job summary

Columbia Tech is seeking a payroll professional in Westborough, MA to manage daily payroll operations, benefits deductions, and 401(k) funding while ensuring regulatory compliance and accurate reporting. The role requires hands-on ADP payroll systems experience and strong knowledge of wage and hour laws.

The candidate will maintain employee records, generate reports, and support managers with time and attendance systems. This is a full-time, on-site position with competitive compensation.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of payroll processing experience
• Experience with ADP payroll systems
• Strong knowledge of payroll administration principles and best practices
• Understanding of federal and state payroll tax regulations, wage and hour laws, and garnishments
• UKG HRIS experience preferred

Responsibilities

• Perform daily payroll operations and related administrative tasks
• Manage bi-weekly payroll workflow on schedule
• Reconcile payroll data and validate reports
• Post payroll GL entries and reconcile with cash accounts
• Manage 401(k) submission funding for IRS compliance
• Process payroll adjustments, manual checks, and deductions
• Process benefit enrollments and related deductions
• Calculate wage garnishments in compliance with laws
• Generate payroll reports for vendors and stakeholders
• Enter new hires and updates in UKG HRIS and ADP
• Maintain employee records including salary changes and status updates

Skills

Payroll processing

ADP payroll systems

Regulatory knowledge

Wage and hour knowledge

Tools

ADP

UKG HRIS

Job description

Benefits:

• Health insurance
• Opportunity for advancement
• Paid time off
• Profit sharing
• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Competitive salary
• Dental insurance

Responsibilities:

• Perform daily payroll operations and related administrative functions
• Manage bi-weekly payroll workflow to ensure all payroll transactions are processed accurately and on schedule.
• Reconcile bi-weekly payroll data prior to transmission and validate payroll reports for accuracy.
• Create and post payroll-related general ledger entries and reconcile payroll transactions with cash accounts.
• Manage the 401k submission funding to ensure IRS compliance
• Process payroll adjustments, manual checks, and related payroll entries
• Process all benefit enrollments and related payroll deductions.
• Calculate and administer wage garnishments in compliance with applicable federal and state regulations.
• Generate standard payroll reports and distribute them to staffing vendors and internal stakeholders weekly and as needed
• Complete employment and income verification requests in a timely manner.
• Support and guide supervisors and managers in the proper use of ADP Time & Attendance systems.
• Review non-exempt employee time records to ensure accuracy and compliance with company policies and payroll requirements
• Review monthly benefit invoices for accuracy and coordinate payment processing through Accounts Payable.
• Enter new hire and temporary employee information into the UKG HRIS system and ADP payroll database.
• Maintain employee records by processing salary changes, benefit enrollments, employment status updates, and other personnel actions.

Qualifications:

• Minimum of 3-5 years of payroll processing experience preferred.
• Proven experience processing payroll accurately and efficiently using ADP payroll systems.
• Working knowledge of payroll administration principles, practices, and best practices.
• Strong understanding of federal and state payroll tax regulations, wage and hour laws, and garnishment requirements.
• Experience with ADP payroll systems required.
• Experience with UKG HRIS or comparable Human Resource Information Systems preferred.

Salary Range: $65,000-$80,000 (Salary commensurate with experience)

Columbia Tech is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Columbia Tech does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.