Senior Payroll Specialist (Remote)

Jobsultant Solutions; Atlanta (GA); Remote; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading payroll services firm is seeking a Senior Payroll Specialist to join their remote team in Atlanta, Georgia. The ideal candidate will have a high school diploma, at least 2 years of payroll experience, and strong knowledge in multi-state taxation. Responsibilities include resolving payroll issues, managing vendor relationships, and providing analytical support to the team. Candidates must be US citizens or permanent residents authorized to work in the U.S.

Qualifications

• Minimum two years of experience in payroll processing.
• Proficient in multi-state taxation and reporting requirements.
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Resolve payroll issues and accurately manage escalations.
• Analyze payroll activities for discrepancies.
• Maintain vendor relationships with ADP and Workday.

Skills

Payroll issue resolution

Multi-state taxation

Customer service

Analytical skills

Team collaboration

Education

High School Diploma

Bachelor Degree

Tools

ADP

Workday

Google Suite

Excel

SAP R3

Tableau

Power BI

Job description

About the job Senior Payroll Specialist (Remote)

As a Payroll Specialist, you'll work as part of a team of problem solvers, helping to solve complex business issues from strategy to execution. Professional skills and responsibilities for this management level include but are not limited to:

• Use feedback and reflection to develop self awareness, personal strengths and address development areas.
• Delegate to others to provide stretch opportunities, coaching them to deliver results.
• Demonstrate critical thinking and the ability to bring order to unstructured problems.
• Use a broad range of tools and techniques to extract insights from current industry or sector trends.
• Review your work and that of others for quality, accuracy and relevance.
• Know how and when to use tools available for a given situation and can explain the reasons for this choice.
• Seek and embrace opportunities which give exposure to different situations, environments and perspectives.
• Use straightforward communication, in a structured way, when influencing and connecting with others.
• Able to read situations and modify behavior to build quality relationships.
• Uphold the firm's code of ethics and business conduct.

Job Requirements and Preferences

Basic Qualifications

Minimum Degree Required: High School Diploma

Minimum Years of Experience: 2 year(s)

Preferred Qualifications

Degree Preferred: Bachelor Degree

Preferred Knowledge/Skills

Demonstrates thorough knowledge and/or a proven record of success in payroll issue resolution and knowledge in multi state tax with emphasis in the following areas:

• Understanding multi-state taxation, tax payments/deposits, and year end reporting (W-2, W-2c, etc) as well as federal and state regulations;
• Understanding daily payroll department operations and industry leading practices; and,
• Building knowledge and skills to continuously develop customer service, teaming, and reporting skill sets.

Responsibilities

Demonstrates a thorough level of abilities with, and/or a proven record of success as both an individual contributor and team member, identifying and addressing customer needs by:

• Resolving issues, accurately answering escalations, and proactively reporting potential issues that may impact financial results or the customer;
• Accurately analyzing and reconciling payroll activity, identifying possible issues, making recommendations, and supporting conclusions;
• Working knowledge of ADP and/ or Workday and able to assist in maintaining vendor relationship;
• Providing analytical and technical assistance to the team;
• Utilizing the Firm's standard suite of work solutions, such as Google Suite, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, SAP R3, Business Warehouse, Oracle, etc.;
• Innovating through new and existing technologies and experiment with digitization solutions /modeling tools, such as Tableau, Alteryx, Power BI, etc.;
• Demonstrating ability to effectively multitask and prioritize daily activities;
• Building and maintaining relationships with business partners, finance leaders and stakeholders; and,
• Interacting with other departments to resolve data discrepancies and establishing proper documentation is prepared.

Equal Opportunities

Optimere is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer that proudly pursues and hires a diverse workforce. Optimere does not make hiring or employment decisions on the basis of race, color, religion or religious belief, ethnic or national origin, nationality, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, age or any other basis protected by applicable

PLEASE NOTE:

Optimere is unable to sponsor visas at this time. You must be a US Citizen or Permanent Resident authorized to work in the US.