Senior Payroll Specialist

Socket.dev; Minnetonka (MN); Hybrid; USD 43,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, prescription, dental and视ion

401(k) plan with company match

Paid time off

11 company paid holidays

Health savings account

Employee Assistance Program

Educational Assistance Program

Job summary

Old Republic Title is seeking a skilled Payroll Specialist to lead multi-state payroll processing for non-exempt and exempt employees. You will handle end-to-end payroll, reconcile reports, and ensure compliance with wage and hour laws in a fast-paced environment.

The role is hybrid, located near Minnetonka, MN, requiring 2 days in the office weekly. A 5–7 year background in payroll and strong Excel skills are essential.

Qualifications

• 5-7 years payroll processing experience required for the senior level.
• Payroll experience in a fast-paced, multi-state environment is needed.
• Comprehensive knowledge of wage and hour laws, garnishment laws, and taxability of wages.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily, biweekly, and special payroll processes for multi-state payroll for US non-exempt and exempt employees.
• Process payroll for up to 500 employees.
• Reconcile payroll prior to transmission and validate reports.
• Maintain payroll control records.
• Provide guidance on payroll processing, tax laws, garnishments, system issues and general troubleshooting in payroll.
• Assist with mentoring of payroll specialists and as a backup for their duties.
• Work with the team to research and respond to escalated employee inquiries.
• Assist in month/quarter/year-end close and related verifications.
• Provide support to managers and employees with Workday's time tracking and absence modules.
• Back up for payroll transmit.

Skills

Payroll processing

Multi-state payroll

Workday

UKG

Excel

Education

Associate degree

Tools

UKG

Workday

Excel

Job description

Job Description:

Summary: Process payroll transactions. Perform data entry and accounting services. 5-7 years payroll processing experience required for the senior level. Payroll experience in a fast-paced, multi-state, demanding environment is needed. Comprehensive knowledge of wage and hour laws, garnishment laws, and taxability of wages.

*Candidates must be located near our Minnetonka, MN office as the role is hybrid with 2 days a week in office.

Responsibilities may include:

• Lead daily, biweekly, and special payroll processes for multi-state payroll for Us non-exempt and exempt employees.
• Process payroll for up to 500* employees
• Reconcile payroll prior to transmission and validate confirmed reports.
• Maintain payroll control records
• Provide guidance to the team on payroll processing, tax laws, garnishments, system issues and general troubleshooting in payroll.
• Assist with mentoring of payroll specialists and as a backup for their duties.
• Work with the team to research and respond to escalated employee inquiries.
• Authorizes, reviews, and prepare complex payroll transactions.
• Assist with final payroll check calculation review
• Perform ad hoc projects as needed
• Assist in month/quarter/year-end close
• Completes verification of employment verifications, garnishments, and EDD notices as needed.
• Provide support to managers and employees with Workday's time tracking and absence modules
• Back up for payroll transmit.
• Exemplifies professionalism
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and attention to detail

Knowledge and Skills to be successful:

• UKG- preferred
• Other large payroll processing platforms helpful
• Workday- preferred, not required
• High proficient in excel (V-lookups, pivot tables, and formulas)
• Ability to work in a fast paced and high volume environment.
• Associate degree- preferred

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The estimated pay range stated represents the typical pay range for this position or similarly employed employees or employees performing substantially similar work. Factors which may be used to determine the actual pay rate may include, but are not limited to, education, training or experience; seniority; merit and work performance; quantity or quality of production; regional differences in compensation; differences in local minimum wages, or ability and effort.

Position's Pay Range:

$31.00-$36.00

Benefits may include:

• Comprehensive medical, prescriptions, dental and vision plans
• 401(k) plan with a discretionary company match
• Shareholder Purchase and Reinvestment Plan
• Basic life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance premium paid by the company
• Voluntary supplemental life insurance for employees, spouses and dependent children
• Fertility and Family Building Benefits
• Paid Disability benefits
• Paid time off programs
• 11 Company paid holidays per year
• Flexible spending account
• Health savings account (available to High Deductible Health Plan participants only)
• Employee Assistance Program
• Educational Assistance Program
• Voluntary benefits, such as Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity, Pet Insurance and Accident Insurance
• Title insurance policies and certain escrow services for the employee's primary personal residence at no charge
• Transportation benefit plan for mass transit, parking and vanpool, in several markets

Old Republic Title is an Equal Opportunity Employer