Payroll Specialist - Multi-Entity Paylocity Expert

Emerald Auto; Boise (ID); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Emerald Auto is seeking a Payroll Specialist to manage multi-entity payroll in Paylocity, ensuring on-time processing, accurate tax withholdings, and timely remittances. The role balances payroll with Accounts Receivable duties during downtime, emphasizing data confidentiality and precise journal entries.

The ideal candidate has hands-on payroll experience, strong Excel skills, and familiarity with QuickBooks Online. This position is full-time and based in Boise, ID.

Qualifications

• Hands-on payroll processing experience with multi-entity or multi-state is required.
• Strong Excel skills including lookups, pivots, reconciliations.
• Familiarity with payroll taxes, withholdings, and benefit true-ups.
• Experience preparing payroll journal entries and reconciling to the general ledger.

Responsibilities

• Process multi-entity payroll in Paylocity (time review, earnings, deductions, garnishments, and pay runs).
• Calculate taxes, withholdings, and benefit true-ups (medical, retirement contributions, reimbursements).
• Process bonuses and one-off payments accurately and on deadline.
• Prepare and post payroll journal entries to the general ledger.
• Complete L&I filings and related remittances on schedule.
• Build and maintain Excel workbooks for reconciliations and audits.
• Partner with finance leadership on payroll questions, audits, and month-end close support.
• Protect confidential employee data.
• AR downtime tasks: issue invoices, apply cash, follow up on aging.

Skills

Payroll processing

Paylocity

Excel

Attention to detail

Tax compliance

Journal entries

Multi-entity payroll

Multi-state payroll

Communication

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Associate’s or bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or business

Tools

Paylocity

QuickBooks Online

Job description

Emerald Auto is seeking a Payroll Specialist to manage multi-entity payroll in Paylocity, ensuring on-time processing, accurate tax withholdings, and timely remittances. The role balances payroll with Accounts Receivable duties during downtime, emphasizing data confidentiality and precise journal entries.

The ideal candidate has hands-on payroll experience, strong Excel skills, and familiarity with QuickBooks Online. This position is full-time and based in Boise, ID.