Payroll Specialist - 12 Month FTC

NCC Group; United States; On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible Working

Community & Volunteering Programs

Special Time Off

Job summary

A leading cybersecurity firm in the United States is seeking a Payroll Specialist to manage US bi-weekly and semi-monthly payrolls for approximately 400 employees using Workday. The ideal candidate should have strong communication and organisational skills, experience in payroll audits, and the ability to work in a multi-state environment. This role offers flexible working options and community volunteering programmes as part of its benefits.

Qualifications

• Experience working in a corporate finance or payroll department is necessary.
• Experience with multistate and multicompany payroll processing is required.
• Familiarity with payroll audits and employee record verification.

Responsibilities

• Process bi-weekly and semi-monthly payroll for approximately 400 employees.
• Manage payroll adjustments and manual checks ensuring compliance across states.
• Liaise with employees professionally on payroll matters.

Skills

Workday Payroll experience

Strong communication skills

Organisational skills

Attention to detail

Experience in multistate environment

Tools

CloudPay

Job description

Thanks for checking out our job opening; we are excited that YOU are interested in learning more about NCC Group.

We are on a mission to make society a safer and more secure place. Our people are the ones who make that possible; a global community of talented individuals working together towards a safer future.

We aim to create an environment where everyone can reach their full potential. We work together, we are brilliantly creative, we embrace difference and we want you to join in our mission, to make the world safer and more secure.

Take a look at our website here to learn more about why we’re one of the leading global Cyber Security and Risk Mitigation business… https://www.nccgroup.com/uk/

The Opportunity

The Payroll Specialist is responsible for accurately processing NCC Group’s US bi-weekly and semi-monthly payrolls, payroll adjustments, and manual checks for approximately 400 employees using Workday. The role ensures compliance across multiple states, supports payroll audits, and provides specialist guidance to employees and internal teams.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with HR Operations and run monthly audit reports to ensure all changes are processed accurately and on time.
• Set up multi-state unemployment insurance accounts and manage applications with tax service provider.
• Verify payroll information for new hires and terminations.
• Audit payroll data to ensure accuracy in employee records, garnishments, and tax withholdings.
• Verify and fund Fidelity for 401k Deferral, Match, Roth, Loans, and Health Savings Account transactions.
• Track and update ESPP contributions.
• Provide information required for annual 401k and workers’ compensation audits.
• File quarterly Washington Labor & Industries returns.
• Reconcile quarterly and annual payroll tax reporting (QTD/YTD).
• Manage W-2 and W2c processing and publication.
• Review employee W4, home address, and payment election changes.
• Liaise with employees professionally on payroll matters.

Qualifications and Skills

• Workday Payroll experience is essential.
• Experience working in a multistate and multicompany environment.
• Strong communication skills and ability to build effective working relationships.
• Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail.
• Previous experience working in a corporate finance or payroll department.
• Experience with CloudPay (preferred but not essential).

Behaviours

• Focusing on Clients and Customers
• Working as One NCC
• Being Inclusive and Respectful
• Delivers Brilliantly

What we offer in return

• 🌟 Flexible Working: Balance your work and personal life with our flexible working options.
• 🤝Community & Volunteering Programmes: Make a difference in your community with our volunteering opportunities.
• 🎉 Special Time Off: Take time off for those big moments in life, like getting married/entering into a civil partnership, becoming a grandparent, and moving home.

About NCC Group

The NCC Group family has over 2,200 members located all around the world, providing a trusted advisory service to 15,000 customers. Born in the UK, we have now have offices in North America, Canada, Europe, Asia- Pacific and United Arab Emirates.

We are passionate about helping our customers to protect their brand, value and reputation against the ever-evolving threat landscape. We fuel that passion with investment in our people and our business.

Our values and code of ethics are at the heart of how we operate – we work together, we are brilliantly creative and we embrace difference. We treat everyone and everything with equal respect.

We want to create an environment where all colleagues feel psychologically, emotionally and physically safe to be authentic, sharing their personal experiences to represent the diversity of the world they live in, and have equal opportunity to achieve their best.

About your application

We review every application received and will get in touch if your skills and experience match what we’re looking for. If you don’t hear back from us within 10 days, please don’t be too disappointed – we may keep your CV on our database for any future vacancies and we would encourage you to keep an eye on our career opportunities as there may be other suitable roles.

If you do not want us to retain your details, please email [e-mail]. All personal data is held in accordance with the NCC Group Privacy Policy. We are committed to diversity and flexibility in the workplace. If you require any reasonable adjustments to support you during the application process, please tell us at any stage.

Please note that this role involves mandatory pre-employment background checks due to the nature of the work NCC Group does. To apply, you must be willing and able to undergo the vetting process. This role being advertised will be subject to BS7858 screening as a mandatory requirement.