Payroll Specialist: Multi-State Expert & Process Optimizer

PACE Staffing Alternatives; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

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.

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

Payroll data handling

Excel proficiency

Communication

Multistate payroll

Process improvement

Self-motivation

CPP/FPC/SPC (plus)

Job description

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.